2021

United Way of Greater Knoxville announced recently its merger with Volunteer East Tennessee. The two nonprofits already share office space at in Mechanicsville. Volunteer East Tennessee connects volunteers with the nonprofits that need…
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Summer in the City and in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness feels like two different worlds though just minutes apart. Recently I walked several miles of trails in this great nature “destination,” which is nearby Downtown Knoxville’s lively…
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Yes, boys and girls, moms and dads, the school year is about to begin, but before it does, there’s still time for some close-to-home fun to bid summer farewell. Cityview's here to get you started... Day trip in Chattanooga: Watch river…
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Live theater is returning to Knoxville, and the summer offers three chances to experience it. Here’s what’s on stage and in store: The Word Players: If you missed the theater company's first fully produced live production in a theater…
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There’s so much to see and learn about not far from Knoxville. Today we’ll head west and then north to Morgan and Fentress counties for three destinations linked to days gone by. They’d make great field trips for kids and adults alike! …
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Knoxville was named by The Discoverer travel blog recently as one of 10 underrated cities in the U.S. “Set on the Tennessee River, this is the personification of an easy-going college town,” the blog read. “College football, museums,…
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Music is on the menu at Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park this month, and it’s free! The City is presenting five concerts on the park’s Performance Lawn starting on July 6. Kyndra Brewer, the city’s Director of the Office of Special…
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We all have people that we admire or look to when we need inspiration. These are people that come into our lives and leave an indelible mark on who we are, at our deepest level. And more often than not, they are unlikely aware of the…
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Steadfast determination and clear vision have placed Greg Coleman on the world stage Cityview first learned of Greg Coleman in 2009 when we covered the case of Amanda Satterfield versus The Aluminum Company of America. We were so…
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Mountaineer John Quillen shares tales of climbing the world’s 8,000-meter peaks We stand at the foot of the Schoolhouse Gap Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and I look to John Quillen and say, “Can you handle this or do…
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