Thanksgiving, Lights, Action
Urban Girl, Urban Daughter and Urban Father, Thanksgiving, Downtown Knoxville, November 2013 It seems to go faster every year. Time in general, of course, but also the duration of any event. We want the next event...
The Downtown Week Ahead (December 1 – December 7, 2013
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
Knoxville Walking Tours: Bringing the Past to Life
I’ve been trying to get together with Laura Still for quite some time to tag along on one of her walking tours. I’ve known Laura, mostly from a distance for years through the Knoxville Writer’s Guild...
Knox Heritage Fantastic Fifteen (Plus Sundry Happy Parties)
Sometimes the news just needs to be good. There are so many battles to fight. Fort Sanders seems to falling before our very eyes as Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center seeks to destroy three more...
New Business: Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber (plus a Christmas Twist)
I first mentioned Bryce Caldwell in an article last summer about a business headed by Nina Ash, called Green Ash Design. At the time, Bryce told me he had a young business that he planned...
The Downtown Week Ahead (November 24 – November 30, 2013)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
Busting Some Ghosts in the City: Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tour
It was a dark and stormy night . . . Actually, it was pretty well lighted on Market Square when we gathered and there was a light rain that soon stopped, but the night had...
A Portrait of a Friend: Flossie McNabb, Union Avenue Books and the Heart for our City
I think it was around 1995 when I first met Flossie McNabb, currently owner of Union Avenue Books. I’d wandered into Davis-Kidd Bookstore after seeing a notice there would be a discussion there of Faulkner’s Sound...
What did We Learn at the Downtown Summit?
News of a downtown summit spread quickly through downtown residents and business owners. For the last couple of weeks it has consumed many a sidewalk conversation. Who would be included? Whose perspective would be heard? Would...
Updates on Development Projects and a Major Event Announcement
This blog happened thanks to a good friend who occasionally drops blog material into my lap. The Central Business Improvement District board of directors met yesterday and updates were given on several projects in which they made...