by design | May 26, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and that means the City is officially opening its outdoor pool season. This Saturday, May 27, the City will open Ed Cothren Pool, 1737 Reynolds St., at 11 a.m. Admission for Ed Cothren Pool is $3, and the pool is open 11 a.m.-5...
by design | May 25, 2017 | The Daily Focus
A contractor building a privately-owned mixed-use high-rise between Cumberland and Lake avenues will be pouring concrete overnight tonight – the first in a series of night-time operations. Continental Building Co. is scheduled to begin concrete-pouring operations at...
by design | May 25, 2017 | The Daily Focus
TDOT Suspends All Lane Closure Activity for the Holiday Weekend NASHVILLE – Motorists won’t be slowed down by road construction as they travel Tennessee’s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all...
by design | May 24, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Ride for the Wild Side presented by ORNL Federal Credit Union benefits zoo conservation work. Zoo Knoxville is hosting a cycling event to benefit the zoo’s animal conservation programs. Ride for the Wild Side will take place on Saturday, May 27, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. ...
by design | May 23, 2017 | The Daily Focus
When: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Where: Austin-East High School Gym, 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Who: Save Our Sons representatives, Knoxville area employers, University of Tennessee College of Law and College of Social Work, Knox...
by design | May 23, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Visit Knoxville is pleased that their yearlong initiative Bike Boat Brew & Bark is returning for it’s second year. The one day event highlights the Visit Knoxville Powerboat Race and brings the community and visitors down to the waterfront to learn a little...
by design | May 22, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have mentioned in previous essays that my wife, Becky, and I are in the midst of downsizing. When we first built our home thirty-seven years ago I swore I would never do it again. I have always said they would have to take me straight from my...
by Joe Rector | May 22, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Last night as I lay in bed, a topic for a new column came zooming into my head. Not only the topic but several points about it also appeared one after the other. I remember falling asleep with a contented feeling that my next writing would be all but...
by design | May 22, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore After a sultry summer last year, followed by a glitzy autumn, then by a robust winter (I know, it wasn’t a very robust season), now we just passed the pulsating prom season this spring. And it certainly does pulsate, pulsating with anxious nerves,...
by Mark Nagi | May 22, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman At the time of this writing the Nashville Predators were playing the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Finals. The Predators are trying to get to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history. Full disclosure: I am not a...
