STEM Comes to the City
L and N Station, World’s Fair Park, Knoxville, February 2011 I attended the open house at the L and N Station for the new Science Technology Engineering and Math school Tuesday night. I must have seen...
When We Get Behind Closed Doors
I doubt this is what Charlie Rich had in mind when he penned that song, but I’ve noticed what seems to be a shift in standard operating procedure for businesses completing renovations or moving into new...
I – I – I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone
But it is your downtown sidewalk I’d like to talk a bit about today. I’d planned to do a piece about the bizarre tapestry of surfaces that comprises the downtown sidewalks, but I’ll put that off for...
Wall to Wall: Graffiti Wall returns to Wall Avenue
In a move that may or may not confuse the experts – though I’ll readily admit I’m stumped and surprised – the Graffiti Wall has returned. When the Great Wall of Graffiti met its demise months ago...
Pecha-Kucha Practically Pitch Perfect
Hosts for Knoxville’s First PechaKucha Crowd at PechaKucha, West Jackson Workshops, Knoxville, February 2011 I had read the descriptions of PechaKucha and I understood that people would make presentations regarding their creative endeavors and that they would...
If I asked you to Pechu-Kucha with me, would you think I was talking dirty?
Well, it turns out I wouldn’t be, but I wouldn’t have known that myself until a couple of days ago. A special shout-out goes to one of my alert readers (which is not to imply you...
Is Winter Worse in the City?
Maybe on the face of it, it sounds like a silly question. How can winter be worse downtown? Further, aren’t temperatures a usually a couple of degrees warmer in the concrete jungle? Well, the question came...
Death in the City
One of the themes often sounded when people talk about cities is the high previlence of crime and danger to one’s person. Particularly discussed is muggings and murders. Even locally, whenever a crime is reported to...
30 Market Square: So, what’s up with that?
Market Square now has very few vacancies. I count two: 15 Market Square, which housed Abode until just before the end of the year and 30 Market Square. Hopefully, 15 will be occupied soon enough, but...
The Semi-Regular Business Update
Just when it seems safe to say that the business comings and goings have been covered for a while, new developments present themselves in bunches. Some of these businesses have been mentioned before, but there is...