News Hole, March 9, 2016: Slow Poke Drivers, Beware
News Hole [ˈnüz ˈhōl] — The vast media chasm that devours and records bits of timely information from around East Tennessee and beyond. This is a sporadic roundup of thought-worthy morsels scoured ......
View ArticleThe City Likes Clean Walls, Drops $4.5K on Graffiti Removal Kits
If you’re willing to put in the elbow grease to rid your neighborhood–or even an alleyway–of unwanted graffiti, the city of Knoxville is happy to cover the costs. This week ... The post The City Likes...
View ArticleBlood Sport: UT Frats Battle at Boxing Weekend
For nearly 40 years fraternities from the University of Tennessee have been beating each other up in the boxing ring. There’s blood, there’s girls, there’s booze-soaked debauchery (though technically a...
View ArticleHyperlocal Weather Data Offers Glimpse at How Tree Cover Affects Knoxville...
Drew Howe pulls a scruffy green stepladder from the back of his Nissan Xterra parked along Gay Street, props it against a KUB utility pole across the street, and climbs ... The post Hyperlocal Weather...
View ArticleThe James White Parkway Extension Just Won’t Die
It was thought to be an old topic, a done deal. Three years ago, local residents and city officials rallied to kill the James White Parkway extension—a leg of freeway ... The post The James White...
View Article‘First of its Kind’ KPD Sting Targets Panhandlers Downtown
Forget gang violence or car theft. KPD has a new crime in its crosshairs: aggressive panhandling. In what the city says is “the first operation of its kind,” a panhandling sting ... The post ‘First of...
View ArticleLocal Black Lives Matter Activist Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
A late night arrest near Market Square has pitted police and activists against each other. Local Black Lives Matter organizer and activist David Hayes was arrested early morning Friday, March ... The...
View ArticleKnoxville Officials Voice Staunch Opposition to Deannexation Bill
UPDATE: Yesterday afternoon the state Senate voted to send the controversial deannexation bill back to commitee for further review. It could be up for a full vote again later this ... The post...
View ArticleNews Hole, March 22, 2016: Suspense Builds Over Deannexation Bill
News Hole [ˈnüz ˈhōl] — The vast media chasm that devours and records bits of timely information from around East Tennessee and beyond. This is a roundup of thought-worthy morsels scoured from ... The...
View ArticleKnoxville is Going Green—For Bicycles
The city of Knoxville has announced it’s newest “green” initiative. No, this one isn’t aimed as cutting paper use or saving the environment (though if more people bike instead of ... The post Knoxville...
View ArticleDashcam Video: Differing Accounts in Arrest of Black Lives Matter Activist
Previous story: Local Black Lives Matter Activist Arrest for Disorderly Conduct A local Black Lives Matter activist found himself behind bars on charges related to causing a disturbance and standing...
View ArticleKnoxville Spends Millions to Buy Up and Resell Problem Properties to Spur...
The shell of a building at 953 E. Moody Ave. in South Knoxville has seen better days. It is a remnant of its former self, windows busted and boarded up, ... The post Knoxville Spends Millions to Buy Up...
View ArticleNews Hole, March 28, 2016: No, ISIS didn’t attack Knoxville
News Hole [ˈnüz ˈhōl] — The vast media chasm that devours and records bits of timely information from around East Tennessee and beyond. This is a roundup of thought-worthy morsels ... The post News...
View ArticleThe Strange and Amusing Twitterverse of Mayor Tim Burchett
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is known for a lot of things, the least of which may be his online prowess. But Burchett has been stirring the pot and entertaining ... The post The Strange and Amusing...
View ArticleNews Hole, March 30, 2016: Gov. Haslam backs $30 million for secret project
News Hole [ˈnüz ˈhōl] — The vast media chasm that devours and records bits of timely information from around East Tennessee and beyond. This is a roundup of thought-worthy morsels ... The post News...
View ArticleKPD Goes Undercover to Root Out Aggressive Panhandlers
In recent weeks, people pushing and prodding for spare change on the streets of downtown have come up against a bigger roadblock than disdainful pedestrians and disgruntled business owners. In ... The...
View ArticleBY THE NUMBERS: Birds of Flight — Collisions at McGhee Tyson Airport
By The Numbers: 495+ Animals killed by airplanes coming and going from McGhee Tyson Airport since 1990. Most all of those are birds. 12 Airplane-animals collisions reported in 2015. There ... The post...
View ArticleBig Ears 2016: Day 1
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