Day 478: Knoxify.com

Our neighborhood, Forest Heights is the latest neighborhood to be profiled on the Knoxify.com Neighborhood Guide. Knoxify.com, noted that, "Located just off of Sutherland Avenue, and just a hop skip and a jump from Kingston Pike, Forest Heights is right in the heart of Bearden in close-in West Knoxville." It goes onto highlight nearby amenities, including the Third Creek leg of the Knoxville Greenway system, the EarthFare/Kroger/Fresh Market grocery triangle, restaurants within easy walking distance. The look of the neighborhood is also celebrated, particularly the cottages, tudor styles, lots of stone accents. Plus, they note we have a wonderful neighborhood association. Here is more of what they "dig" about our neighborhood:
* an older home with tons of character
* a very walkable neighborhood
* a location right in the thick of things, surrounded by restaurants and shops
* something very convenient to downtown, UT and I-40
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Day 429: Neighborhood Christmas Party

Our wonderful neighborhood had it's annual Christmas Party last Saturday night. We met lots of people and got to know several people better. And, I fell even more in love with our neighborhood. Two items of note:
1. There were several people in the neighborhood that have owned multiple homes. They have loved the neighborhood so much that they moved from one house to another. Meanwhile, several others have added on to their homes. There is certainly room to grow in Forest Heights, especially with our lots. Plus, our neighbors are wonderful.
2. Guess what was the primary topic of conversation?
The COYOTE!
Yes, a coyote has been repeatably spotted in our neighborhood. And, it seems to be injured, so it is likely to linger.
Seriously? Can this be happening? A coyote in the middle of town?
We have been told by wildlife officials to shoot it. And then we have been told that shooting anything in the middle of town is illegal. So, we'll see. Ah, the adventures of Forest Heights!

Our sweet little neighborhood.



More at www.forestheights.org->

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Day 241: Memorial Day on the Dead End

The only thing that could be better than our new home and it's welcoming neighborhood? And award winning BBQ society 5 doors down that cooks up a Memorial Day feast for neighbors and a couple hundred of our closest friends. Pull Pork, Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, the Dead End's Award winning sauces (Gratefully Dead is my favorite), smoked corn on the cob, and more! Wow, that is neighborly.
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Day 214: Our New Home!

It is official! The future Fitch family has a new home. We are proud home owners in the Forest Heights neighborhood of Knoxville!

Here is a little history of the neighborhood from the Forest Heights Neighborhood Association Website

The heavily wooded, hilly neighborhood now called Forest Heights has been a stable, attractive, and desirable residential area for over seventy years. The present neighborhood is made up of four separate subdivisions - Forest Hills, Forest Heights, Highland Hills and Highland Hills Addition, bounded on the east just east of Forest Hills, to the south by Sutherland, to the west by Highland Memorial Cemetary, to the north by Interstate 40/75, and in its entirety was annexed by the City of Knoxville in 1960.

Although the earliest homes of the area are from the 1920s and 1930s, most of the building is of the post World War II period. The residents of this neighborhood were and are a diverse group of people who have found the location, the natural beauty and the friendliness of their neighbors an enticement to move here, to raise their families, and often to remain and welcome their grown children back as new homeowners in the neighborhood.

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