The Heart and Soul: Random Thoughts About Market Square
By David Denton My profession as an architect and an itchy foot have taken me to many cities around the world. I always head first to the center of town where I expect to find the...
Christmas in the City Kicks off with Large Crowds
(Article and photos by Heidi Hornick) When a city is in the throes of a renaissance, it’s a wonderful thing. The downside, though, is it often means there is less elbow room, especially during events. Such...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/26 – 12/5/2017)
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...
A Visit to New York City in Photographs (Part 2 of 2)
Allegiant’s low priced, direct flights to New York City from Knoxville make a getaway to the city easy enough. The complication is that the flights only depart and arrive on Sunday and Thursday. We took the...
A Visit to New York City In Photographs (Part 1 of 2)
After an early October trip to New York City, I promised photographs to come, but never quite got to it. The week of the Macy’s Parade seems like a good time to go there. As much...
WUTK, 90.3 The Rock: Serving Up Great Programming for 35 Years
Ed Note: I’ve enjoyed the station since about its second year of existence, first discovering U2 and The Alarm, two of my favorite bands from that era, on its airwaves. I’m proud to be a part...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/19 – 11/28/2017)
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...
So What Makes Christmas in the City a Top Twenty Tourism Event?
While I haven’t run a poll, I think it is safe to assume that every city in the U.S. has holiday celebrations of various sorts starting this time of year. No doubt many of them are...
An Interview with Representative Rick Staples
Could you have named downtown Knoxville’s state representative before you saw this headline? Probably not. That’s his concern. Allow me to introduce him: I recently met with Rick Staples, State District 15 Representative. He’s been in...
Bliss and Tori Mason Shoes Opens at 445 South Gay Street
I was prepared for the new store on Gay Street to be appealing and an improvement over the offices previously at that address. Familiar with what has been offered at Bliss and Tori Mason Shoes, I...