Irish Festival Storms Into Downtown, Then Chills
The 2023 Irish Fest started with a bang or stormed into town — either of which may sound like a good thing, but the bang was thunder and the storm a literal one. Scheduled to begin...
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Irish Fest Celebrates on a Lovely Night
Thirteen years living downtown and I’d never been to Irish Fest until this weekend. Was it the August heat that kept me away? The trek up the hill or that it falls in travel season? I’m...
Knoxville in the Snow, January 2014
Well, it figures that after quite a few predicted snows that never materialized we’d finally get one when no one called for it. I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve about had it with this...
Images from the City, March 2013
As I’ve done from time to time, today I’ve got a few images that never found a place in a blog post, but which I’d like to pass on with a few thoughts sprinkled in. Most...
Christmas Observances in the City
I posted the services and observances for the various downtown churches last year and people seemed to appreciate it, so I’ll repeat it here. Downtown grows very quiet on Christmas eve (the actual evening, not so...
Knox Heritage Walking Tour and last thoughts on biscuits and hygiene issues
This one will be a bit of an ambling, rambling post tying together loosely connected thoughts. I’ll start with one of my favorite activities of Biscuit Day: The kickoff for the Knox Heritage Historic Knoxville Downtown...