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Knox County Board of Health Meeting for March

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 18, 2021

(Ed. Note: Unless there is a large surge in COVID-19 cases in Knox County, this will be the final report of Board of Health meetings. Should anything significant happen during subsequent meetings, it will be covered...

COVID-19: 3/17/2021 Update (State and Local)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 17, 2021

After 9 months of living in the city, Urban Boy says he wants to learn more about nature and might like to be a veterinarian (or a policeman with a dog). Urban Girl says birds sounds...

Moon Taxi to Perform on the World’s Fair Performance Lawn

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 17, 2021

The World’s Fair Performance Lawn, prepared at considerable expense by the city and ready for use in late 2019, has not seen a major performance since its completion. The pandemic hit just a few months after...

COVID-19: 3/16/2021 (State and Local)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 16, 2021

Thanks to everyone for the kind words related to this morning’s article. I’m glad so many of you agree this is the right time to make a shift. I am excited to get back on the...

The Time Has Come to Make a Change

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 16, 2021

As I mentioned last week, we are over a year into my writing about the pandemic. It started at a time there were fewer than 50 deaths in the United States from COVID-19. A time when...

COVID-19: 3/15/2021 Update (International, National, State, Local, KCS, UTK)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 15, 2021

Welcome to another week. Happy Spring Break for those who get one. We are very close to cementing some of our gains. Pleas consider that as you make your plans, not only for this week, but...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/14 – 3/23/2021)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 14, 2021

As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims –...

COVID-19: 3/12/2021 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK + UTK Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 12, 2021

Welcome to the weekend and, for those of us with school kids about, spring break. I’m sure a number of people will travel for spring break, just as they’ve always done. Many of us will not....

A Follow Up and Ways to Help

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 12, 2021

After the article earlier this week about Dogan-Gaither Flats and groups working to help men transition from incarceration to productive lives, a reader asked about women. Women make up about 10% of prisoners nationally, but that...

COVID-19: 3/11/2021 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK + Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 11, 2021

A year ago, today I made my first mention of COVID-19 on this blog. I wrote about the city council meeting in which Dr. Buchanan (it was also the first time I’d ever mentioned her) spoke...

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Knox County Board of Health Meeting for March

COVID-19: 3/17/2021 Update (State and Local)

Moon Taxi to Perform on the World’s Fair Performance Lawn

COVID-19: 3/16/2021 (State and Local)

The Time Has Come to Make a Change

COVID-19: 3/15/2021 Update (International, National, State, Local, KCS, UTK)

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/14 – 3/23/2021)

COVID-19: 3/12/2021 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK + UTK Briefing)

A Follow Up and Ways to Help

COVID-19: 3/11/2021 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK + Health Department Briefing)

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