Market Square Farmers’ Market 2013 Opens
As nasty as last weekend was, there were little windows of dry moments, if not sunshine. First Friday got by unscathed and the first couple of hours of the Market Square Farmers’ Market remained dry. After...
Immigration Reform Supporters Rally, March and Meet with Corker Representative
Immigration reform has clearly picked up some energy since the elections. Whether Republicans are being pragmatic in order to be more competitive among minority voters or they genuinely are ready to re-assess the issue, the fact...
Knoxville First Friday May 2013
I’m not sure if it was that I coincidentally made a different kind of round this First Friday or if I often miss major swaths of the goings on about town, but it was the variety...
Urban Outfitters, Shonos in City and Robinella: A Knoxville Thursday Night
So, it’s Thursday night in the city. Close to the weekend, but not really there. Still, close enough to start feeling the weekend looming a bit, and the weather turns spectacular if only for a few...
A Tour of Historic Fourth and Gill, Part Two
Today I’ll finish up with some of last Sunday’s tour of the Fourth and Gill neighborhood. Located just north of downtown, this community is home to a number of young professionals and I ran into a...
Urban Outfitters, Farmers’ Market Set To Open, Plus More
When was the last time downtown citizens anticipated an opening more than the opening of Urban Outfitters? Tupelo Honey certainly caused quite a stir. Suttree’s made a big splash. But this has been years in the...
A Tour of Historic Fourth and Gill
When did people first begin to flee the city to find a quieter lifestyle? In Knoxville it started in the late 1800’s. One of the first quiet places of choice they sought is now known as...
George Jones: The Final Concert
Long-term readers might have noticed I didn’t write about Rhythm and Blooms this year and thought it odd. It is odd. As much as I love music and as much as I’ve enjoyed Rhythm and Blooms...
Shonos in City Re-Opens on Market Square
One of Market Square’s oldest restaurants is about to become its newest. Shonos in City, closed a couple of months ago to undergo a transformation, is opening today on Market Square with a whole new look....
Knoxville’s Creative Class
There’s been a good bit of talk around town about Knoxville’s creative class. It varies from one conversation or article to another as to precisely what is meant by the phrase, though there seems to be...