Frances Hodgson Burnett is often considered a British writer. However, she began her professional writing career when she lived in Knoxville. Her name is known around the world. Her books, several of them still in print, have inspired more than 50 […]
The William Hastie Natural Area, part of the Knoxville Urban Wilderness, is named for a federal judge who pioneered civil rights and was arguably America’s first black governor. He was born in Knoxville 111 years ago on Nov. 17. When […]
People who grew up knowing Central Avenue are just now getting used to calling it Central Street, as their great-grandparents did. It makes sense, by the pattern we’ve set up. But we’ve complicated things, and, as is often the case, […]
When Knoxville first celebrated Veterans Day, it was headline news. At 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, and the news was cabled around the world. Allied leaders famously arranged the signing of the armistice, […]
Lloyd Branson was the first Knoxvillian who made an entire career of art. Though he lived in a practical, industrial city and had no ongoing affiliation with a university or other educational institution, for half a century he somehow made […]
A couple of months ago I asked to hear from readers who might have witnessed Nina Simone’s rare, perhaps only, Knoxville appearance. Until seeing a new movie this past summer, I had never heard that Simone, the extraordinary singer who was […]
Like most holidays, Halloween changes with each new generation. Before about 1945, the holiday was usually spelled with an apostrophe, as “Hallow E’en” or “Hallowe’en,” to indicate that it was a shortening of the word Even, or evening. Although it’s […]
The commitment of Regal Entertainment Group to a headquarters on the south bank is about as good news as we ever deserve. It is, to begin with, the elusive “corporate headquarters” that honchos in suits have been claiming is the prerequisite […]
The Pickle Mansion is dying hard. Since it was gutted by a fire in the summer of 2003, when we were all a dozen years younger, the big house at 1633 Clinch Ave. has existed only as an intriguing ruin. […]
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