COVID-19: 1/27/2021 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK)
I hope you enjoyed the sunshine yesterday. Downtown was still slow, as it has been, but the sunshine made it feel a bit better. Urban Boy and I had a little basketball duel and I sat...
COVID-19: 1/26/2021 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK and Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Be sure to wear your parkas today. It’s going to be a chilly 62 degrees in late January! I don’t know if it is global warming, a bizarre fluke or maybe just our traditionally weird weather...
Urban Wilderness Gateway Park
It has been almost two years since I last viewed the gateway to the Baker Creek Trails at the end of James White Parkway. The occasion was Mayor Rogero’s final State of the City address. The...
COVID-19: 1/25/2021 Update (International, National, State, Local, KCS, UTK)
I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I was able to get out and explore a couple of different parks I hadn’t tuned into for a while. Family movie night this weekend included “Big,” which the...
Cal Johnson Park Basketball Court: A Splash of Color for the City
The Orchid Awards, which I wrote about last week, prompted me to tune in to a couple of projects I had not spotlighted. Cal Johnson Recreation Center, at 507 Hall of Fame Drive, received an infusion...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/24 – 2/2/2021)
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: 1/22/2021 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK and Today’s UTK Briefing)
Urban Boy is making his presidential plans. His kindergarten teacher has done an amazing job teaching five-year-old children about MLK, Jr. and then the inauguration and the U.S. political system. I’ve found a tremendous respect for...
Keep Knoxville Beautiful Announces Orchid Nominees
Keep Knoxville Beautiful has announced their annual nominees for the Orchid Awards given annually to improvements to our city in a range of categories. This year marks the 39th year for the awards which are given...
COVID-19: 1/21/2020 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK and Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Urban Boy has announced his primary career ambition is to retire. He said that way he can lie on the couch and watch tv or do whatever he wants. It sounds a whole lot like the...
COVID-19: 1/20/2021 Update (State, Local, KCS, UTK)
There is no way to start an article today without mentioning the transition of power happening in our country. We may have learned how tenuous and precious a thing we are witnessing. We have taken it...