Regal Festival of Lights 2012 . . . and More
I hope each and every one of you had a great Thanksgiving and days following. On Thanksgiving day, at the encouragement of one of our downtown friends, we joined a number of city residents in taking...
What Should I Do Now That the Turkey is Gone?
You could spend some quality time with a few million of your closest friends elbowing for space at Turkey Creek. But really, haven’t you had enough turkey for now? Why not drive into downtown and enjoy...
Happy Thanksgiving 2012
The years tick by so fast I don’t stop writing last year on my checks until it’s time for next year. I think maybe I’m going to pick a random year in the future so at...
Aveda Institute, Knoxville: A Peek Inside and a Little Trim
I get my hair cut once each year – whether I need it or not. I’m just that stylish and if I’m being extravagant, then so be it: I’m going to get that annual hair cut....
Images from the City, Fall 2012
I take thousands of photographs each year of downtown Knoxville. It isn’t entirely unusual for me to take more than a thousand in a month. Some of them die an ignoble death, as they deserve. Many...
Jazz All Stars Make a Very Special Evening at KMA
Friday night found an amazing array of talent assembled on – and one of them off – stage at the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Alive After Five. I’ve described these shows before and I’ve been to...
Artist Alley Project Update
It’s been just over a month since I introduced the idea of a major artistic undertaking in Strong Alley. A follow-up certainly seemed warranted and it will give you some interesting images to ponder over your...
November Scruffy City Ramble Tonight at the Square Room
It’s that time of the month again, and this may just be the one event that you can count on me blogging about each time it rolls around. It’s beyond great in a sea of greatness...
Icon Lounge is Open inside the Sunsphere
I finally got a chance to look inside the Icon Lounge on the fifth floor of the Sunsphere and it is a very cool spot. The occasion was a City People social and it’s always nice...
River Sports Outfitters Opens at 31 Market Square
Perhaps I wasn’t the only one startled to see River Sports Outfitters open for business at 31 Market Square this week. A very small, four sentence announcement on WBIR which ran five days before they opened provided...