Friday Business Edition – And More!
The business developments in this city continue at an adequately rapid pace to fill a blog about that topic alone. I’m not planning to do that, but I do have quite a bit to pass on today....
Chattanooga vs. Knoxville Smackdown Finale: The Differences and the Verdict
Image by SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent) via Flickr In terms of tourist star-power, Chattanooga will probably always have the advantage. Their aquarium is extremely well known and is adjacent to an IMAX theater. Both sit near the...
Chattanooga vs. Knoxville Smackdown, Part Two: The Similarities
While to me the differences were much more vivid, there were some similarities between downtown Chattanooga and Knoxville. Several small similarities were almost funny. I tend to think of the Metropulse as our small, independent alternative...
Breaking News: Market Square Kitchen Closes
Market Square Kitchen, 1 Market Square, Knoxville, 2004 – 2011 I don’t usually do more than one blog a day – simply because I have an actual life, but this couldn’t really wait. I’ll...
Chattanooga vs. Knoxville: The Smackdown Intro
Image by SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent) via Flickr Chattanooga Skyline Last week I mentioned, in a post available below, that I recently took a trip to Chattanooga and it changed my perspective on both Chattanooga and Knoxville....
Dirty Guv’nahs: Night Two or The Last Waltz for the Bijou?
It has become impossible for me to say which Dirty Guv’nahs concert is best or even better than another. They are all generally spectacular or memorable in their own way. Last night was no exception though, at...
Dirty Guv’nahs Stirring Things Up Again: Five Years on the Road
Dirty Guv’nahs Two Night Run at the Bijou, Knoxville, April 2011 The Dirty Guv’nahs have been together five years. I’m not sure how long I’ve been a fan, but I’ve seen them approaching a dozen times...
Urban Mystery Picture #3
Well, for two weeks in a row the Urban Mystery Picture has been identified within hours of its posting. Will that be the case for a third week in a row? After this group of pictures...
Sundown in the City Returns with a Twang
Sundown Entrance on Union Avenue First, for those of you who were breathlessly anticipating my Chattanooga/Knoxville thoughts, I’m sorry, we’re going to have to put that on hold for the next couple of days. I’ll get back...
Chattanooga, Part One: Conference on Southern Literature
Picture Courtesy of Destination 360 “Wait a minute,” you may be saying. “I thought this was a blog about Knoxville! I want my money back!” Well, that’s an understandable reaction for some of my more recent readers....