Inside of New York City, Summer 2022
For those of you who knew I was leaving town for a few days, this article won’t come as any surprise. I’ve taken the privilege since I started writing about this urban spot, to write about...
Knoxville Urban Guy
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/12 – 6/21/2022)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...
Century Building Appears to be Headed for Complete Redevelopment
I’m sorry about the qualifier in the caption, but I’m a bit cautious when it comes to the Century Building. It’s a beautiful building that, by all rights of downtown development, should have been a slam-dunk...
Dolly Fest Fills the Old City with Dollyliciousness
It seems to me that 2022 is really the year that Dolly Fest was able to take off. The crowds on Saturday, particularly, looked large (not individually, just as a group, though there was a lot...
Knoxville First Friday, June 2022
This is the first time I’ve really gotten into the flow of a First Friday in at least three years. When you live downtown, it’s kind of easy to leave it to the tourists and check...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/5-6/14/22)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...
Knox Mason to Close Its Doors July 2
Businesses have a lifespan and restaurants often have a shorter one. It’s easy to get used to the ebb and flow, but it is important to realize that every business that closes ends an important chapter...
Addison’s Books and Events Has Officially Opened
Addison’s is a new antiquarian and used bookstore and event space that opened this week at 126 South Gay Street. I first spoke to owner Brian Worley about his plans last March and his excitement and...
Holiday Inn Express Planned for Walnut Building
The nine-story Walnut Building at 706 Walnut Street has become the most recent downtown building to be planned for conversion to a hotel. The building, owned by Nadeem Saddiqi, will be transformed by Hitesh Patel and...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/29-6/7/2022)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...