For all the entrepreneurial economic development that’s revitalized downtown Knoxville since the turn of the century, about the only new buildings to go up have emanated from the public sector.

The time could be at hand for Gay Street’s missing teeth to get filled in, restoring a full smile to downtown’s signature thoroughfare.

Moffett: I was especially interested as I was project designer for that three building complex—the Holiday Inn, the convention/ exhibition center and the office building—with consultation from the lead designer of Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center.

Anyone who doubts Gov. Bill Haslam’s sincerity in seeking to provide high-quality health care coverage to low-income Tennesseans has another think coming.

To the extent it’s possible to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, Nick Cazana’s plans for converting the drab state office building on Henley Street into a sleek hotel will succeed in doing so.

I’ve criticized or poked fun at lots of elected officials in this column over the years, but I’ve never before singled one out for ridicule.

Now that the city of Knoxville is completing acquisition of the site of the former Lakeshore Mental Health Institute, a big question becomes how to make the most of its magnificent 186-acre campus bordering Fort Loudoun Lake in West Knoxville.

Recent revelations of security system deficiencies at two Knox County schools need to be put in the rear view mirror, and the school system needs to move ahead with doing exactly what Superintendent Jim McIntyre called for in his Feb. ...

One gun control measure strongly favored by public opinion and supported by the National Rifle Association would require background checks on all gun purchases.

Some 5,000 calls a month pour into Helen Ross McNabb Center’s 24/7 crisis service lines. They come from distressed individuals, their family members, hospital emergency rooms, and law enforcement officers.

Barack Obama won the 2012 presidential election with nearly five million more popular votes than Mitt Romney and a resounding electoral vote majority of 332 to 206. But was his electoral vote victory necessarily so clear?

County Commissioner Richard Briggs is spearheading an effort to make the ban permanent and also prohibit any more conversions. After holding hearings and a workshop, Commission is due to act on Briggs’ proposed amendments to the county’s zoning ordinance in ...

Madeline Rogero has accomplished a lot during her first year as mayor of Knoxville, but when asked what she considers most significant, she’s quick to single out her overhaul of the city’s pension plan.

Even if the University of Tennessee’s football fortunes continue to flounder, its Athletic Department’s financial future appears secure. Its saving grace is UT’s membership in the Southeastern Conference and the bonanza of football TV revenues the conference promises to garner ...

I’ve been a lifelong college football fan, but at this stage of my life the games have gotten too long for me.