Tag Archives: Mark Heinz

Knoxville Mercury hopes to rise

The folks at The Knoxville Mercury, the alternative weekly newspaper that will be the successor to Metro Pulse, are getting settled in to their office space in The Walnut Building. Looking at a mid-March launch, they now have office furniture … Continue reading

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White Lily Flats: THIS is urban living!

When people talk about “urban living,” I always think the condo where Alan and I live in the Cherokee Building on Church Avenue is a good example of that. It has tons of exposed brick and the drop-ceilings have been … Continue reading

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A pear tree still grows in Knoxville; a hate-mailer apologizes; KMA gets cleaned up and more

A lot has been happening since the Blue Streak reported on several local controversies. Here are a few quick updates: You might remember this story from July. It involves a dispute at Kendrick Place condos over a pear tree growing … Continue reading

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Art museum suffers graffiti attack; clean-up difficult and expensive on surface made of Tennessee marble

Officials at the Knoxville Museum of Art are both angry and saddened by a graffiti attack that has disfigured the wall surrounding the museum’s sculpture garden. “It’s horrible,” said David Butler, the museum’s executive director. He said the same kind … Continue reading

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