Chances are you’ve gotten so used to seeing them that you look right past them at this point. Not so many years ago, the sighting of a crane downtown would be something unusual. There wasn’t so much need for them. With empty buildings occupying the space between vacant lots, there wasn’t much need for work […]
2019 Rossini Festival Moves from Gay Street, Avoids the Rain and Hits the Right Notes
Posted on April 15, 2019 Written by 9 Comments
The forecast was sketchy and we’ve all seen what the havoc of very bad weather descend on Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival in the past. This time, other than a few light showers and sprinkles, the rain held off and the cloud cover kept the temperatures cool for most of the day, giving the festival a […]
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/14 -4/23/2019)
Posted on April 14, 2019 Written by 2 Comments
If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go […]
A New York Moment and a Fine Friday Night into Saturday in Knoxville
Posted on April 12, 2019 Written by 2 Comments
Memory is tied to all the senses: a touch on the skin, a glimpse of something familiar, a smell that transports. I have what I call San Francisco mornings. It’s something about a chill on a spring morning along with a fresh-baked smell and leisurely moments on a patio. It hits me sometimes in downtown […]
Downtown Openings, Re-Openings and Moves
Posted on April 11, 2019 Written by 13 Comments
There is a lot of movement among downtown businesses this spring. You’ll need to watch carefully to keep up. And these four changes are just a few of what projects to be a stream of more business news over the next few months. So stay tuned! Here’s a bit of what’s happening, now: Theatre Knoxville […]
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