Inside of Knoxville

What is the Missing Middle and What are We Doing About It?

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 28, 2023

Missing Middle Housing is a term coined in 2010 by architect Daniel Parolek. In general terms, the word references types of housing which were common in pre-1940 America, but are no longer common. Duplexes, triplexes, rowhomes,...

What Happened to Those American Rescue Plan Dollars?

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 27, 2023

The city of Knoxville, like all American cities, spends a lot of money on a very wide range of items. While the largest expenditures are salaries for everyone from the mayor to the police force and...

The Ballad of Bob and Esmond

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 25, 2023

(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier, a relatively new Knoxville resident who continues to explore the city.) What do you get when you cross the sound of a Steelpan with a Singing Saw?...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/24 – 10/3/2023

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 24, 2023

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...

Local Author Launches Second Novel Today

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 21, 2023

Local author, George Scott, released his latest novel, The Good King, last week and has the official launch today with a reading, signing, and conversation at Union Avenue Books tonight at 6:00 pm. I met with George...

Who Shares Positive Messages? Meet Elle Erickson.

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 20, 2023

A couple of weeks ago, guest writer Luke Frazier offered a meditation on the positive signs he found around town. Literally positive signs. The signs said so: This is a Positive Sign. The mystery surrounded the...

Finding Water

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 18, 2023

(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier, a relatively new Knoxville resident who continues to explore the city.) I’ve been walking all over downtown Knoxville for a year now, investigating at the speed of...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/17 – 9/26/2023)

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 17, 2023

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...

Parading Cars, Parking, Pedestrians, and Public Space

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 15, 2023

In the very early days of this website, I wrote an article on parking. I can’t remember the specific issue or the stance I assumed, but I do remember a conversation with then Downtown Coordinator Rick...

Initial Round of Big Ears 2024 Artists Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 12, 2023

The annual Big Ears Festival returns to downtown Knoxville March 21 – 24, 2024, bringing the world to Knoxville once again. The event, which brings some of the most innovative, creative, and recognized names in international...

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What is the Missing Middle and What are We Doing About It?

What Happened to Those American Rescue Plan Dollars?

The Ballad of Bob and Esmond

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/24 – 10/3/2023

Local Author Launches Second Novel Today

Who Shares Positive Messages? Meet Elle Erickson.

Finding Water

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/17 – 9/26/2023)

Parading Cars, Parking, Pedestrians, and Public Space

Initial Round of Big Ears 2024 Artists Announced

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

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