The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/19 – 4/28/2015)
If you want to be certain to be 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...
A Bowling Alley on Gay Street? Yes! Maple Hall Coming Soon
You’ve heard the rumors about a bowling alley. I sat down with the owners of the business to get the facts about the new business. They aren’t the most likely friends to open the first downtown...
Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk 2015
One of the best events of the spring, the annual Chalk Walk turns Market Square into a colorful, vibrant center of artistic activity for a full spring day. It’s fun to see the drawings early in...
Rhythm n Blooms 2015: Day 3
Coming to you a little late today with the final Rhythm n Blooms installment for 2015. The final day found more than a few of us dragging around the Old City. My concert buddies took breaks...
Rhythm n Blooms 2015: Day 2
Day two was a sweet spot for a lot of people in that complete exhaustion hadn’t set in, but most people kind of had their groove on. Jackson Avenue had to be one the friendliest and...
Rhythm n Blooms 2015: Day One
What an amazing weekend of great music. I can’t imagine the odds against a city our size having just one of the two excellent music festivals we’ve enjoyed in the last couple of weeks, let alone...
A brief encounter on a Mexican beach Leads to the Great Llama Race
Today’s article features guest writer Heidi Hornick. An experienced journalist, she’s offered to help cover some events I can’t manage to attend. This weekend, as an example, included three major events downtown: Rhythm n Blooms, the...
The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/12 – 4/21/2015)
If you want to be certain to be 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...
Raven Records Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
We’re in the middle of a musical whirlwind in Knoxville. Big Ears ended just twelve days ago, Rhythm n Blooms starts today and there are always great local, regional and national artists playing all around town. Knoxville...
What Does the Future of Cycling Look Like in the City?
What do you think? Do you see more cyclists around downtown these days? I think there are more compared to just a few years ago. The photographs of cyclists you see with this article were taken...