Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/15 – 7/24/2018)
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...
“Lost Tales of Scruffy City” Series Published Today
Scott West has published a set of four books in the series, “Lost Tales of Scruffy City: Unauthorized Walking Tour.” Designed as a self-guided walking tour, the series takes a look at the darker side of...
Lauderdale Design Group: Spreading Good Design to the 100 Block
Lauderdale Design Group may be the best known downtown business that you’ve never heard of. The group is responsible for literally millions of dollars worth of design work on UT campus, particularly in the athletic department...
Second Bell Festival Expands Lineup, Announces Festival Plans
The Second Bell Festival, produced by Blank Newspaper is taking a more definitive shape as the August 18 event draws closer. I sat down with Blank’s owner and editor, Rusty Odom, to get the details on...
Tommy Trent’s Old Tyme Sports Bar to Open Soon
It’s not as if Scott and Bernadette West need something more to do with their time. In addition to operating Preservation Pub and Scruffy City Hall and, along with family, Uncorked and Earth to Old City,...
Fourth of July Fireworks and Week
Here is my annual contribution to mediocre fireworks photos. I don’t think I’m getting any better from year-to-year, but some years the wind is more favorable than others to remove the smoke which, if you don’t...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/8 – 7/17/2018)
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...
Happy In(ter)dependence Day
What does the 4th of July mean to you? I once asked a group of seventh grade students why we celebrate on that date and, sadly, most of them couldn’t tell me. The ones who had...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/1 – 7/10/2018)
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...
Pride Month: Knoxville Proud
This week marks the end of Pride Month for 2018. Last week Knoxville celebrated our Pride Parade and Festival downtown and it was a wonderful event that highlighted the absolute best that this city has to...