Mardi Gras + Knox Heritage = Knoxville on a Friday Night
It might seem like a bit of a stretch: Mardi Gras in the Appalachians. Even short of that, for those of us with a little purple and gold, floats and doubloons in our blood, September seems...
Knoxville September 2012 First Friday Fun
I’ve talked before about First Friday being too confined with the 9:00 stopping time. It’s also true that it’s just too much to cram into one blog post, so I’ve sorted out some themes. Today I’ll...
September 2012 First Friday (and the weekend): What to Do!
It appears that First Friday in the city will remain warm, but a cold front will assert itself by Saturday ushering in the temperatures that make you want to reach out and embrace east Tennessee. It’s...
Henley Street Bridge Update – and More News and Views from the River Shore
As a part of my excursion in the thousand degree humidity and hundred-and-fifty-percent humidity, I took some photographs of the Henley Street Bridge construction. The photograph above is a bit misleading, looking as if the top...
Labor Day in the City: Boomsday 2012, JFG Sign and More
So, I’m a little slow recovering from all the Labor Day weekend activities. I just couldn’t quite make myself sit down to blog at 10:30 last night when I finally got a chance after a good,...
New Business Opens Downtown: Nothing Too Fancy
After months of anticipation, the wait is finally over for the third new storefront in the New Union Shops downtown. Nothing Too Fancy is different from anything that’s opened so far in the city and they...
Battle of the Bands: Gospel vs. Three Chords and a Dog vs. Oud
I’d gotten the word on Facebook: Laith Keilany had thrown down the gauntlet. He declared, oud in hand, that he would take back Market Square once and for all for high quality buskers everywhere while expurgating...
Immigration Protest Downtown Results in Arrests
I pulled into the parking garage after a long day at work, dreaming of hitting the couch for a little nap. My phone rang with a tip that something was happening on Gay Street and people...
Union Ave. Books and Caryn Schafer in Child-Friendly Downtown Knoxville
To continue yesterday’s theme: downtown Knoxville isn’t just for aging hipsters and college students. I sometimes hear people say, “I’d love to live downtown, but it’s not really a place to raise children.” Yes. It. Is....
“Kidstuff” Offers High Quality Music for Children
Every Saturday morning at 10:00 AM, Sean McCollough teams up with WDVX to host “Kidstuff,” an excellent musical variety show for children. The last Saturday of each month the show is presented before a live audience...