Josh Flory

• Knoxville's former Oakwood Elementary may have life after all Published 02/07/2012 at 7 p.m.

  Spring is in the air, and the thoughts of some developers have apparently turned to a red-brick damsel in distress.

• Josh Flory: Judge deals setback to Maryville developer Mike Ross Published 02/01/2012 at 4 a.m.

  The new year brought a legal setback for Mike Ross, the developer behind Rarity Communities. A federal judge has ordered a default judgment against Ross and other defendants, in connection with a lawsuit that accused the Maryville developer of racketeering ...

• Josh Flory: Parking an option at Summer Place Published 01/25/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Sometimes the news isn't about what happened, but about what might happen. That's the case with a vacant lot at the corner of Summer Place and Locust Street in downtown Knoxville.

• Josh Flory: Knoxville's Market Square may be home to honey, solar power Published 01/17/2012 at 6 p.m.

  A pair of businesses at opposite ends of Market Square are angling for an overhaul — one on the roof and one on the ground.

• Josh Flory: Clinton, Tenn., bank may be sold to investors Published 01/10/2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  John Jordan has no illusions about where The Community Bank of East Tennessee fits in the global economic pecking order.

• Josh Flory: The year in Knoxville real estate, haiku-style Published 12/28/2011 at 4 a.m.

  It's been three years since the Scope penned a special, real estate haiku-themed column to commemorate the year just passed.

• Josh Flory: Knoxville CBID approves grant for downtown building Published 12/21/2011 at 4 a.m.

  'Twas six days before Christmas when a group of local developers got a sweetener. The board of the Central Business Improvement District on Monday approved a grant worth up to $12,000 for the replacement of dark glass on the south ...

• Josh Flory: Bank takes back West Knoxville mansion Published 12/14/2011 at 9:02 a.m.

  The foreclosure crisis is an old story, but a local bank's acquisition of a West Knoxville home is still an eye-opener.

• Josh Flory: A tree falls along Baxter Avenue Published 12/06/2011 at 7:24 p.m.

  The Baxter Avenue corridor has suddenly become a little more bare.

• Josh Flory: Court rules facts are on the developer’s side Published 12/05/2011 at midnight

  On Nov. 16, the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued an opinion in the case of 411 Partnership vs. Knox County, a dispute that centered on a proposed 31,000-square-foot shopping center south of Norris Freeway and west of Maynardville Pike in ...

• Bumpas to lead KTSC, full board to vote on Ray leave in February Published 02/08/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Gloria Ray is still on the payroll, but she's no longer holding the reins at the Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp.

• KTSC executive committee votes to place CEO Gloria Ray on paid administrative leave Updated 02/07/2012 at 12:20 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — The Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp. executive committee voted this morning to place CEO and president Gloria Ray on administrative leave with pay.

• KTSC executive committee puts CEO Gloria Ray on paid administrative leave Published 02/07/2012 at 10:44 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — The Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp. executive committee voted this morning to place CEO and president Gloria Ray on adminstrative leave with pay.

• Salvaged: Broker's work with distressed sellers, buyers applauded Published 02/06/2012 at midnight

  Before he sold commercial property, NAI Knoxville broker Brian Tapp was a legislative aide for two members of Congress. Tapp was recently picked by the East Tennessee chapter of commercial real estate organization CCIM as its Broker of the Year, ...

• KTSC agrees to accept retirement of Gloria Ray Updated 02/03/2012 at 9:28 p.m.

  Gloria Ray is on her way out, but the terms of her departure are up for debate.

• Gloria Ray's BlueCross service left off disclosure Published 02/03/2012 at 7:27 a.m.

  The president and CEO of the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp. indicated she had no conflicts of interest, despite her paid service on the board of a company that is KTSC's insurance carrier.

• Ray's compensation exceeds many local nonprofit leaders Published 02/03/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Compensation for the embattled chief of Knoxville's top tourism organization exceeds that earned by leaders of other local tax-exempt groups, according to documents filed with the Internal Revenue Service.

• KTSC board Chairman David Duncan resigns Updated 02/01/2012 at 10:16 p.m.

  Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp. board Chairman David Duncan resigned on Wednesday, as the nonprofit agency released new documents related to its chief executive's controversial compensation package.

• Default judgment levied against Mike Ross Published 01/31/2012 at 1:30 p.m.

  A federal judge ordered a default judgment against Mike Ross and other defendants, in connection with a lawsuit that accused the Maryville developer of racketeering activity.

• Scott and Bernadette West buy building on Knoxville's Market Square Published 01/31/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Preservation Pub may soon have a little brother.

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