A Tour of Recent Downtown Art Additions
It’s easy to fall into patterns as you walk around downtown. Many people stick to the area around Market Square and the nearby portion of Gay Street. The Old City is the hang out for others....
Yes, Downtown Knoxville Has a Pharmacy, And Now We Have a New Pharmacist
It’s a question they say they’ve gotten repeatedly in the few days they’ve been in the downtown pharmacy: “Is this a real pharmacy?” Brad and Hannah Blackwell recently purchased Charlie Southerland’s ownership percentage in the Phoenix...
Knoxville High School Senior Housing Nears November Opening Date
Just a few short years ago, the old Knoxville High School building was considered in danger of being lost. Built in 1910 and designed by Baumann and Baumann (same as the Andrew Johnson Hotel), the building...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/30 – 8/8/2017)
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...
Andrew Johnson Building Development: Terminus and Legacy Proposal
As I mentioned last week, the Andrew Johnson Building, formerly the Andrew Johnson Hotel, currently owned by Knox County and used primarily as a home for the central offices for the Knox County Schools, has been...
Real News, Fake News, Media Matters, and Journalism
And where are we? In 2017 more information is available to more people than ever before in history. Information is power, right? Do you feel powerful? Do you feel more informed than ever in your lifetime?...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/23 – 8/1/2017)
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...
Andrew Johnson Building to be Redeveloped: A Look at LHP/Conversion Property’s Proposal
It may be a turning point of a more subtle sort. We’ve talked about the shift from converting derelict downtown buildings into modern uses – often residences. The supply of downtrodden buildings has dwindled and most...
Help Pick the People’s Choice Sculpture (and hunt for Waldo while you’re at it)
Every spring one of the most exciting parts of downtown’s re-emergence from the cold, hard reality of winter is the fact that colorful, often whimsical and sometimes beautiful or moving sculptures begin to spring up on...
Kickstand Prepares to Provide Necessary Cycling Infrastructure; Could Use Your Help
I’ve mentioned Kickstand several times over the years. It’s been just over three years since I wrote a full article about the group. In that time they’ve continued their mission of putting bikes in the hands...