South Knoxville will have several new developments and projects to begin over the next year.
Two developments will start on Waterfront Drive. The Waterfront streetscape project will create new sidewalks and parking spaces, making it more connected to other South Knoxville areas. The South Banks project will create new apartment buildings along Suttree Landing Park. These projects will last about nine months.
Another development currently in the planning process is the Sevier Avenue streetscape project. This project will operate on Sevier Avenue, changing utilities, sidewalks and other aspects of the road, including a new roundabout. The city is working on a contract for this project. They hope to get a bid completed by this summer for a contract to start construction in the winter, which will last about a year to 18 months.
The Lee Aaron Project .
Between 19 and 21,
Aaron weathered a period that she today describes as painful and embarrassing in which she was subjected to overtly sexist marketing, exploitive photographs, emotionally uncomfortable stage wear and being thrown into situations I had neither the self confidence, maturity or life experience to navigate. As a result of this, the song Metal Queen was born. A response not just to her own experience but the entire sexist culture of 80s rock the song was intended as a feminist statement of power and strength. Women were much more than the ornamental, eye candy depictions of the era, but strong and intelligent, in control and a force to be reckoned with. The song and subsequent video catapulted