After First Friday in August, one of the stalwarts of the 100 Block of Gay Street will close its doors downtown for good and, likely, make a move to the new Public Market at Turkey Creek...

So much is happening that I’m going to drop a few lines to promote upcoming events. It’s something that I do from time to time, though more often I’d suggest other sources for that kind of...

London’s Most Famous Clock What do you get when you take 7,000,000 people out of the population of London? A city that is still larger than all of Knoxville. If the word “city” is used to...

Fountains and Crowds at the World’s Fair Park, Knoxville Children and Downtown are two topics I hear people discuss frequently. People discuss school zones for downtown, child safety downtown, children’s activities at festivals and often whether...

Those of you who read this blog regularly know I’m prone to making odd connections. Several events I’ve attended or walked past in the last few weeks merged in my mind and presented the question: Who are...

Here are a few others to clean out the photographic cupboard as June drifts away. For the people who read the blog for the articles – sort of like Playboy, right? – we’ll get back to...

I’ve gotten to that point, again. I’ve got some pictures from around the city that haven’t found a blog they want to attach to, so I’m going to spin them out over a couple of posts....

Many things run through my mind on this day. As you all know, music is never far from my thoughts. In thinking about this post, I remembered the movie “Born on the Fourth of July” with...

Welding Railing Atop Preservation Pub, Market Square, Knoxville Walking my dog at just after seven in the morning not long ago, I heard the unmistakable sound of amplified guitars coming from Market Square. It seemed early...

Wah Lum Kung Fu Dragon, Knoxville I’ve previously posted photographs of dragons in the Dogwood Arts Parade. I didn’t know where the dragons came from and simply became intrigued. Drums for Wah Lum Kung Fu Happy...