The former MAC Auto Loans site is finally moving into construction, with 144 apartments planned for downtown Knoxville. The project also includes live-work units, retail space and a makers area.

A historic Knoxville building that began as a McGhee mansion could face demolition. Its possible loss puts downtown preservation and redevelopment on a collision course.

Crunch Fitness is coming to Foothills Mall, while a proposed Tractor Supply store has cleared an early zoning step.