You’d have to be crazy to start a new print newspaper—much less an alternative weekly. Nobody’s doing it. On the contrary, alt-weeklies with long, rich histories are shutting down. Big …
The Knoxville History Project Launches a New Look at Local History—and Jump-Starts Local Journalism
A key part of the Mercury launch is the formation of a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit, an educational organization known as the Knoxville History Project. It’s surprising, when you think about it, …
Meet the Knoxville Mercury’s Columnists
Here’s our inaugural group of columnists whose work will be debuting in the next several issues of the Knoxville Mercury: Chris Barrett is a former Metro Pulse staff writer who’s …
Q&A: Nancy Young, Owner and Caretaker of a Little Free Library in 4th and Gill
What’s the concept here? It’s sort of a birdhouse for books for people. The first Little Free Library box was built by a man honoring his mother in 2009. There …