Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum

Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum Hires New CEO to Continue the Howell Family Legacy

Heather Ryerson·April 23, 2024

Set on 44 acres of beautifully landscaped history, the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum (KBGA) sits patiently waiting to be discovered by the many Knoxvillians and tourists who simply don’t know it’s there. The new CEO, Sharon Moore,...

Big Ears Festival Returns in 2022; Big Ears Music Returns in April

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 25, 2021

For many downtown restaurants, hotels and other businesses, the weekend the Big Ears Festival comes to town is their biggest of the year. 20,000 tickets were sold to the festival in in 2019, with fans and...

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: A Local Jewel Keeps Getting Better

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 23, 2016

The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum is another of those near-downtown jewels like Ijams, the Urban Wilderness, Fort Dickerson and House Mountain. This particular gem sits about five minutes by car to the east of downtown in...

Nourish Knoxville and the 2015 Winter Farmers’ Market

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 9, 2015

Like me, during your visits to the Market Square Farmers’ Market and other random times in the last year or so, you may have noticed references to Nourish Knoxville and wondered vaguely what that was all...

Brian Jobe and “Right Angle Reply (Tall Grasses)”

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 6, 2015

I first heard of artist Brian R. Jobe at the most recent Pecha Kucha. I’d like to say that I immediately understood what he was up to and recognized his genius but, honestly, that didn’t come...

Knox Pallet House

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 29, 2014

Sometimes I run across a story I really want to tell, but life and blogging happen along the way and I never get around to it. One of the reasons what I do is so enjoyable...

Rhythm n’ Blooms 2014, Day Three

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 9, 2014

The final day of the festival was perfect in several ways. First, Urban Woman accompanied me and, honestly, we haven’t see each other so much lately, so that was nice. Additionally, friends surrounded us and that’s...

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Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum

Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum Hires New CEO to Continue the Howell Family Legacy

Big Ears Festival Returns in 2022; Big Ears Music Returns in April

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: A Local Jewel Keeps Getting Better

Nourish Knoxville and the 2015 Winter Farmers’ Market

Brian Jobe and “Right Angle Reply (Tall Grasses)”

Knox Pallet House

Rhythm n’ Blooms 2014, Day Three

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville