Saturday Sounds: John Mayall at the Bijou
I know. Those of you who read Saturday Sounds are saying, “Didn’t he already do John Mayall?” The answer, of course, is “yes.” I did a preview of the show at the Bijou, along with a...
The Castle Becomes Reality: Schulz Brau Brewing Company Will Open This Spring
Just a few days shy of a year ago I helped announce the brewery project headed by Nico Schulz, along with his parents and his brother. The huge warehouse at 126 Bernard Avenue didn’t look like...
The Juice Bar Coming to 2 Market Square
A group of local investors is bringing the Juice Bar to Market Square. Knoxville currently has two locations, one in Turkey Creek and the other in the Homberg area of Beaden. The photographs you see here...
Four Leaf Peat Keeps the Traditional Irish Flame Alive
Happy St. Patrick’s Day (a day early) to everyone. For many of us it’s a chance to trot out tales of ancestors and bloodlines. It’s also an excuse for a bit more drunkenness than other days...
Local Motors Reopens on Market Square – Displays World’s First 3-D Printed Car
I spent a few moments with Local Motor’s owner Jay Rogers, Jr., CEO and co-founder of Local Motors and Mitch Menaker, Senior Vice President of Retail Sales to learn what’s happening with the company and the...
How About a Little Bocce, Knoxville?
I had only the vaguest notion of the game. It turns out Bocce has been around for a couple of thousand years in some form (thank the Romans) and developed into its most common form in modern...
The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/13 – 3/22/2016)
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...
Saturday Sounds: Houndmouth at the Bijou Theatre
In recent weeks I’ve fallen in love with Houndmouth. I’ve played their 2015 CD “Little Neon Limelight,” back-to-back for days at a time. It’s been a while since a CD claimed that kind of hold on...
Of John Black Photography, Jackson Avenue and Smokey . . .
In the months since John Black Photography moved from their five-year Union Avenue location, I’ve missed seeing both John and Amanda Taylor – and Molly, their large tail-wagging family member. Last July at the end of...
What Makes a City Beautiful? Keep Knoxville Beautiful Finds the Answer in Downtown Buildings
Keep Knoxville Beautiful is a local organization devoted to just what their name would imply. Their mission statement indicates that they love all things “clean, green and beautiful.” To keep it clean, they organize major litter cleanups,...