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With all the holiday activities going on, my dining partner and I are thankful that there is a place close by where we can sit a spell in comfortable surroundings

Johnson City commissioners may start the process Thursday of annexing 40 acres of land on Indian Ridge Road, which could become a future residential project.

Having spent my youth north of the Mason-Dixon Line, there are times here in the not-so Deep South when I long for the sights, the tastes and the smells of “home.” One of these is the “mom and pop” neighborhood delicatessen and bakery that my family regularly frequented. Curious, I checked back the other day and found that its ownership had passed from parents to the son who transformed the deli that I and my family knew into … well, they have gas pumps out front, if that’s any indication. Fortunately for me, Johnson City has a new business that lays claim to bei...

Having called it home since its construction in 1978, the Johnson City/Jonesborough/Washington County Chamber of Commerce is now selling its building on East Market Street for $495,000. The building, at 603 E. Market St., was placed on the market on June 21. Chamber CEO Bob Cantler said he hopes the organization will move to its new home on the first floor of the Model Mill by the end of the year. Cantler said the Chamber is currently working with Thomas Weems Architects to get its new space move-in ready. The buildout could take three to four months. “It will be a state-of-the-art desti...

Earlier this month, Johnson City commissioners approved a $30.5 million contract to makeover a section of West Walnut Street. It’s a big project, and the price tag seems especially hefty when Washington County is hinting at the possibility of a property tax increase, but the city has been planning this corridor’s revitalization for years. An important link between East Tennessee State University and the city’s downtown core, private business activity has already picked up on the portion of West Walnut between University Parkway and Buffalo Street. Of course, pillars like the Sh...