Have you ever noticed how different something looks when you see it through someone else’s eyes. Maybe you’ve assured your friend that a movie is fine for their child, but as you sit with them you...
I generally write about downtown Knoxville as I’ve experienced it – meaning the events, situations and people I write about have already been encountered. Sometimes I write about upcoming events and I often gets asked to...
It’s interesting what to notice what gets covered and what doesn’t. Last Saturday, the Knoxville News Sentinel ran a story on the International March Against Monsanto which took place that same day. To give attention to...
There are many great things about living downtown and which set of things you prefer would dictate what might top your list. Being an uber nerd, I love the fact that I can attend lectures and...
# 6. The Sapphire bartender has a sense of humor. This chocolate martini arrived at our table around 11:00 PM Friday night, delighting one of my out of town guests. Nice drinks at a...
I’ll keep my comments brief today, and give you some photographs of last night’s Metro Pulse event. It turns out the winners in the various categories were invited to a VIP version of the party starting...
It’s been a long, sometimes hard road, but thanks to your support Stuck Inside of Knoxville was named Best Blog in Knoxville for 2013. It was also honorable mention for best webpage and for best Facebook...
When I think about the perennial downtown question, “What do we need downtown?” I come up with a list that generally includes computer store, hardware store, cell phone store and of course drug store. I also always...
I told you last week there were two world-class festivals in town for the weekend and I really meant what I said. The International Biscuit Festival gets great press, as it should, and twenty thousand people...
The biscuit portion of my weekend started a bit earlier than I’d expected. I attended a reception for authors from the Children’s Festival of Reading Friday night (more on that tomorrow) and planned to make an...