Thu
Jun 7 2018
05:22 pm
By: R. Neal
News Sentinel: Simon Property Group, owner of West Town Mall, asked Knoxville City Council this week for a zoning ordinance amendment that would allow car dealerships and other uses normally prohibited at shopping malls – and the name floated at that meeting was Tesla.
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Saw Works Brewing Company plans to open new location West Town
Saw Works Brewing Company plans to open new location at West Town Mall
Saw Works Brewing Company: A
(in reply to jbr)
Saw Works Brewing Company: A Story of Promise and of Promises Broken:
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Note: Brant Enderle owns East Town mall and owes the city and county $600,000 in unpaid taxes.
East Town might make a good
East Town might make a good new office building for the school system.