Christmas in New York City, 2023
As we bridge the gap between Christmas and New Year Day, here’s a look Christmas in the big city and some of what we did there when we slipped out of town earlier this month. This...
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Inside of a New York City Christmas 2022
Long-term readers of this website know how much I enjoy New York City. It struck a chord with me as a small child and now that I’m able to travel there more often, I do so...
The Southern Skies Festival Offered a Day of Great Music and Fun
After two years of delays and dealing with the loss of headliner Blues Traveler (Leader John Popper down with COVID), the Dogwood Arts sponsored festival, with music curated by the Dirty Guv’nahs finally launched last Saturday....
Seven Islands State Birding Park is a Great In-County Getaway
With the Urban children having to stay in so much, we’ve taken to looking for nearby outings that make us feel like we’ve been somewhere. It’s surprising how many little adventures are awaiting within a relatively...
Romping Around High Ground and Fort Dickerson Parks
Kids need to get outside. They need to burn their extra energy and connect to the natural world. They need to feel a sense of place outside their four walls. And I’ll be the first to...
Taking a Break from the City: A Trip to Cades Cove
Sometimes all of us need a break from the neighborhood, even if that neighborhood is an exciting place we really enjoy. As much as I love downtown Knoxville, I find myself needing that little escape. A...
An Art History Scavenger Hunt in the City
A lot of us have found ourselves in similar predicaments in recent days: An extra child or two is lurking about underfoot when they, by all rights, should be at school. Whether because of ice, snow,...
Urban Adventures on a Warm January Weekend (plus Ticket Winners Announced)
I hadn’t intended to write about this, but I always have my camera around and, as it turned out, Urban Woman and I had a great time this past Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. In the...
Asheville Hosts First Open Streets
Contacted by organizers there who requested use of some of my photographs from Knoxville’s Open Streets events, I was curious about Asheville’s first Open Streets event – and a little surprised that we’d had two such...
First Friday and a Great Weekend in the City
Downtown bustled with major crowds all weekend. Friday night brought out-of-town UT fans into the city for the game, First Friday events and the usual Friday night craziness. Saturday offered the Farmers’ Market, Chess in Krutch...