First Friday October Plus the Hola Festival and Brewer’s Jam
It’s another great weekend in the city. I don’t generally plan to do a preview post. I don’t want to get locked into being a “coming attractions” sort of blog, but it’s hard not to give...
Metrofest 2012 Rocks the City
I never imagined it would take me this long to put out my photographs and description of Metrofest on the blog, but so much happened last weekend that I’m just now getting to that point. Metrofest...
Blessing of the Animals 2012 Honors St. Francis of Assisi
Each year around this time, Church Street United Methodist Church holds its Blessing of the Animals. The time of year is chosen to coincide with the death of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals....
Old Gray Cemetery Lantern and Carriage Tour, 2012
We finally made it. Urban Woman and I had entertained ideas of visiting Old Gray Cemetery for the Lantern and Carriage Tour for several years. Something always happened – a conflict or a simple mis-remembering. This...
Knoxville Skyline Changes – by Subtraction
In 2008, Regions Bank which had merged with AmSouth Bank, promised to fix it. By 2010, when I first blogged about it, Regions stated they intended to remove it – then they left the building. And...
Two Events Not to Miss in Knoxville This Weekend
Two major events share the spotlight downtown this weekend: Metrofest on Friday night and the Lantern and Carriage Tour at Old Gray Cemetery on Sunday. Of course, the Market Square Farmers’ Market continues on Saturday and...
What’s It Like to Live in the City on a UT Game Day?
Between trips to Mobile, I landed at home in the city the day before the UT/Florida game. With mixed feelings I bought an $80 ticket from a Gator fan and found myself at the game. Since...
The Public and the Personal: An Interlude and a Goodbye
I’ve tried over the course of the last two-and-one-half years, as I’ve written this blog, to keep the focus on the city and not myself. I never intended to write a confessional blog, but it’s sometimes...
Precisely What is it Like to Live in the City?
This is the burning question that confronted Urban Woman and myself three years ago this month. We wondered if our cars would be safe, if our home would be safe and it we, in fact,...
Drums, Dance, Fire and Magic: Enchanted Knoxville
Even though I scattered myself around a bit for the first half of last Friday night, I settled into Krutch Park for most of the evening. Thanks to my new friend Whitney I found out that...