The State of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
I reached out to Vance Thompson, Executive Director at the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra. I wanted to know the impact of the pandemic on the orchestra and its current status. It’s been a hard road for many,...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/6 – 9/15/2020)
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: 9/4/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UT and KCS Info, Plus Today’s UT Briefing)
Congratulations: You’ve made it to Labor Day. We can make an argument that fall has arrived, after Monday, and that hot temperatures will soon be easing, leaves turning, and actual (albeit sparsely attended and socially distanced)...
COVID-19: 9/3/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UT and Knox County Schools and the Health Department Briefing)
I hope your week has been a good one. We started taking more walks and it has been good for morale at Urban Academy. Just a little push back from the 5-year-old: Me: Time to work...
Knox County Board of Health Meeting 9/2/2020
The meeting was joined last night by Dr. Gregg and Chancellor Plowman from UTK. The meeting began, once more, with a public forum: Charlotte Myer requested that computers at public libraries be made available, once more,...
COVID-19: 9/2/2020 Update Including State, Local, UT and KCS Info
State News: The state of Tennessee reported 1,396 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, as well as 27 deaths. 156,329 Tennesseans have gotten the illness and 1,781 have died as a result. 118,885 people have recovered, including...
Boyd Foundation Grants $75,000 to Restore the Craighead-Jackson House
There aren’t many 200-year-old buildings in downtown Knoxville. Blount Mansion is, I believe, the oldest still standing where it was built, which was 1792. One cabin at James White Fort dates to 1786, but it was...
COVID-19: 9/1/2020 Update (Including UTK and Health Department Briefings)
State News: Yesterday, the state of Tennessee reported an additional 1,818 Tennesseans have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 7 have died, bringing the pandemic total to 154,933 cases and 1,754 deaths. 116,864 people have recovered, including...
COVID-19: 8/31/2020 Update
Welcome to another week of working our way hopefully forward through this mess and backward to something normal. I hope you made some time to enjoy the weekend. We did a little socially-distanced visiting, celebrated a...
Honeymouth Offers New Downtown Retail
Honeymouth will open this Friday, offering the newest retail shop in the downtown area. Located at 125 South Central in the Old City, the shop features artist made leather goods, clothing & accessories by owner Georgia...