Friday's edition of the Knoxville News Sentinel had an insert called "Condo & Loft Living." The fine print at the top of the front page says "Advertising supplement to the Knoxville News Sentinel." Subsequent pages just say "Knoxville News Sentinel, Friday, August 17, 2007." On page six, there's a feature article on "Lakeside Village", with the subhead "Look and feel of Norman Rockwell painting." It's accompanied by a photo of some elegant Charleston/Savannah style townhouses. The byline is by "Rhonda Robinson, Special publications correspondent." The KNS does not have the "Condo & Loft Living" insert online, but you can see a fuzzy, cropped rendering of the photo that appeared in the KNS "special correspondent's" feature at Lakeside Village's website [1]. It looks pretty nice. Nice enough that the Mrs. wanted to drive down there and see them. But apparently "special correspondent" (fax transcriber?) Rhonda Robinson never went down there to actually see them for herself. Here's what they really look like... Note the lack of trees and the scenic waterfront view of the huge industrial facility just across the river. Somehow, this does not look like a "Norman Rockwell painting," nor does it square with the photos in the KNS or the KNS description, which mentions "tree-lined walking paths" with "romantic architecture reminiscent of coastal towns like Cape Cod, Charleston and Key West." In fairness, the article says that the "tree-lined walking paths" will be "eventually." Like, in a generation or two? And also in fairness to the developers, it appears they have made a serious commitment and are doing a lot of good work to revitalize the Loudon town center. These townhouse/condos (priced at $259K and up) are targeted at seniors and retirees, and there's a very nice Loudon Senior Center adjacent to the development, literally steps away. And the same developers did a really nice job restoring and expanding the nearby historic Carmichael Inn Cafe and Wharf Street Coffee House. There are pockets of poverty around this development, but there were also signs of investment, with some homes and properties being renovated and updated. So there's that. At any rate, it appears you have to be very careful of the Knoxville News Sentinel's "reporting" on real estate developments. What they're selling may not be what you think you're buying.