Downtown Knoxville Christmas Eve Services 2024
Welcome to this year’s edition of downtown Christmas...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/22 – 12/31/2024)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me via the “invite” button on the event page (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me), and it will be included. I need...
Downtown Knoxville Christmas Lights and Decorations 2024, Part Two
As promised, here’s the second part of the annual tour of downtown Christmas lights. I hope you enjoy the effort to make the sparkle for everyone to enjoy. Kudos to the City of Knoxville for making...
Downtown Knoxville Christmas Lights and Decorations 2024, Part One
I recently enjoyed my annual trek around downtown peering into windows and entering a few buildings in search of the pretty holiday decorations so many people enjoy. We’re not New York City when it comes to...
Sage Spa Connects New and Old Friends With a Unique Experience
Sage Sauna opened just a few weeks ago outside Trailhead Beer Market (1317 Island Home Avenue) offering a completely new concept for our area. A popular idea in Scandinavia and some parts of the northern U.S., Sage...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/15 – 12/24/2024)
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New Book, “The Kitty of Knoxville” by Wesley Bennett Highlights the City
A new children’s book, The Kitty of Knoxville, with ties to downtown and the University of Tennessee has been published by Wesley (Wes) Bennett. A long-time friend (and neighbor for ten years), Wes told me several...
Land Sold at the Corner of Summit and Central (Former Merchants of Beer); Plans Announced
The sale closed last week which will begin the transformation of the lot at the northwest corner of Summit Hill Avenue and Central Street. Formerly a diner, then Enterprise Car Rental, and most recently Merchants of...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/8 -12/17/2024)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me via the “invite” button on the event page (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me), and it will be included. I need...
Fascinating Friends Around Us: An Interview with Marcel Holman
On a recent Friday late-night at Bistro at the Bijou a friend and I enjoyed a great jazz combo while sipping beverages. For me, Ben Maney on keyboards provided the main attraction, but my attention was...