News Hole, April 5, 2016: Bibles and Bullets
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 ArticleSouth Knox Greenway Reopens After Repairs
City engineers have given the green light to reopen one of South Knoxville’s most popular greenways. The Will Skelton Greenway connects Island Home Park, the Ijams Nature Center, and Forks ... The post...
View ArticleRhythm N Blooms 2016
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View ArticleRhythm N Blooms 2016: Secret Shows
Throughout the weekend at Rhythm N Blooms a revolving cast of bands shuffled into the cramped quarters of Lox Salon on Jackson Avenue to play a series of secret shows ... The post Rhythm N Blooms 2016:...
View ArticleCity Council Might Vote on New Food Truck Regulations Tuesday
Knoxville City Council will again consider possibly, maybe, probably but perhaps not voting on permanent food truck regulations when it meets Tuesday night. Over the past two years food trucks ... The...
View ArticleNew Website Offers Stats on Knoxville Homelessness
A newly launched website is hoping to make it easier for the public to get information and statics on homelessness in Knoxville. The Community Dashboard on Homelessness, a publicly available ... The...
View ArticleCity Council Gives OK to New Food Truck Regulations
Some might call it a win-win. After months of consideration and revisions, Knoxville City Council last night finally approved permanent regulations for food trucks with a few tweaks aimed as striking a...
View ArticleCassius Cash, the Smokies’ First African-American Superintendent, Aims to...
Streaks of early morning sunshine cut through the trees, casting long shadows across the gravel parking lot as kids pile out of a bus near the start of the Little ... The post Cassius Cash, the...
View ArticleMake Love Not Bombs
About a dozen peace seekers carried homemade signs and even broke out an acoustic guitar in front of the John J. Duncan Federal Building in downtown Knoxville today to protest ... The post Make Love...
View ArticleNPR’s Steve Inskeep is Coming to Knoxville–And He Wants to Hang Out!
NPR’s Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep is coming to Knoxville and he wants you to come hang out, listen to his show, and talk about politics — at 5 a.m. ... The post NPR’s Steve Inskeep is Coming to...
View ArticleNews Hole, April 14, 2016: UT Football Coaches Receive “Courtesy Call” About...
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 ArticleMcDonald’s Protested in Bid for $15 Minimum Wage
A group of at least 50 protesters invaded a McDonald’s on Cumberland Avenue Thursday afternoon waving signs and reciting chants like “we want change and we ain’t talkin’ about pennies!” ... The post...
View ArticleNews Hole, April 15, 2016: Gov. Haslam Vetoes Bible 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 sporadic roundup of thought-worthy morsels scoured ......
View ArticleCity Orders Legal Review After UT Football Players Tipped Off About Rape...
The city of Knoxville is reviewing the legality of a “long standing practice” where Knoxville Police officials notify University of Tennessee administrators in advance if a student athlete is the ......
View ArticleNews Hole, April 20, 2016: A New Face on the $20
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View ArticleWhat Is Your License Plate Telling KPD’s Automatic Readers?
The laptop riding shotgun in Sgt. Will Wilson’s patrol car chirps quietly as he creeps through a parking lot in East Knoxville. It sounds a soft “ping” dozens of times ... The post What Is Your License...
View ArticleQ&A: True-Crime Writer Sasha Reynolds
What happened to Michelle Anderson? To some extent, that’s still a mystery nearly 30 years after the 15-year-old disappeared from North Knoxville. In 1989, nearly two years after her disappearance, ......
View ArticleCity Reviews Police Practice of Tipping Off UT Athletics About Criminal...
UPDATE 4/23/16: After the city’s review giving “courtesy calls” to UT administrators for criminal investigations involving students, KPD Chief David Rausch issued this statement: “After reviewing our...
View ArticleNews Hole, April 21, 2016: $10,000 Offered for Info in Shooting Death of...
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View ArticleNews Hole, April 26, 2016: Measles in Memphis
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 ... The post News...
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