Thursday 28 February The Magnolia Corridor Plan was presented to the public. David Collins representing the local chapter of American Institute of Architects and Mike Carberry along with staffers from Metropolitan Planning Commission office presented the plan. The final presentation may be viewed at www.knoxmpc.org website. Also attending were Mark Brown, Vice Mayor and City Council Member representing the 6th Council District and Sam McKenzie appointed County Commissioner representing the 1st… Continue

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Kid Curry’s

Escape to Infamy

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Happy New Year everyone. A Restore Knoxville newsletter will be coming out soon. Haven't done one in awhile.

Don't forget we have the homes for sale or rent section. If you want to see some other tabs or neighborhood areas, I can set them up with Google gadgets. Leave me a comment if you feel like a particular neighborhood has been overlooked. You can search over on Trulia as well to see if it is actually a definabl…

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Hey all! I am in the process of stripping the doors in the house and was curious if anyone could recc. a good stripping product. There is SO much pain on these doors. Everything I have tried is just not working. Any thoughts?

PS - Love this site! Totally awesome.

OK, Matt, now you’ve just gone too far.…

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Did anyone else know that they were going to show the new plans on Tuesday night? I had no idea and would have love to see them. Are they posted anywhere on the internet? I am going to try and find them.

Boyfriend and I have been looking at houses for sale in Knoxville, for our future dreams. He's wanting to wait until houses get even cheaper. He doesn't want to live in South Knoxville, though, or inside the loop. He needs to be able to get to South Doyle in a decent amount of time for work. I wonder if we'll find a place that we like.

Oh, that's under 95,000.

HGTV’s “If Walls Could Talk” is coming to the area to film homeowners who have made surprising discoveries while they were moving in and fixing up their homes. Their finds range from old letters and photos to art, books… even toys and clothing that all add up to the story of their home’s past. The owners will tell their stories and share the history with our viewers. If your home has a story to tell or you know about one that does, please send an e-mail to Jason Mercado at jmercado@highnoonente… Continue

Sunday, we checked out Stephanie Romer's open house at the Big Pink House in Fountain City, just above the duck pond.

The dining room.

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Knoxville, TN, May 12, 1887: The body of George M. Kraft, a restaurant keeper, who had been missing since Sunday night, was found to-day on a fisherman's hook in the Tennessee River. When last seen he was drinking and had a large sum of money in his pocket. Only $4 could be found on his body when it was discovered. He leaves a family at Maplewood, Mass.