Question

The blo­gos­phere has been buzzing try­ing to coin a 6-word phrase for the city of Knoxville. Unfor­tu­nately, many of the result­ing entries sway toward the neg­a­tive side.

Some­thing that has always per­plexed me about Knoxville is the lack of an offi­cial motto or nick­name. At one time the city prided itself as “The Mar­ble City” but those times have passed.

Our neigh­bors in Oak Ridge can lay claim to “The Secret City” and for good rea­son. To the North­east, Kingsport writes itself as “The Model City”.

What should Knoxville’s new nick­name be?