So the city has trash, big deal! Can I recycle?
Go ahead, raise your hands. How many of you would move to downtown Knoxville if you were certain you could recycle? OK, so maybe it isn’t quite a poll worthy question, but it seemed like a...
"You’re the Missing Piece"
What’s missing? What should we have? It’s a favorite discussion of the residents downtown. “Somebody ought to . . .” The ending of the sentence is completed any number of ways. Grocery stores will have to...
"You Will Wind Up Peaking Through Her Keyhole Down upon Your Knees"
The Entrance to Black Market is Prepared Before Opening Often that’s the case. We’re so interested in the next new thing to open downtown that we strain to see through cracks in the windows or doorways...
If Dogs Run Free
Summit Hill/Central Avenue Entrance to the Downtown Dog Park One of the things you might wonder about living downtown is how in the world anyone could have a dog without a big suburban yard for them...
"Way Down South They Gave a Jubilee"
The Bijou Theater celebrated its annual Jubilee with the Emmylou Harris concert that I blogged about earlier, as well as a series of tours and workshops the following afternoon. The festivities concluded with a rare performance...
Does Size Really Matter After All?
It’s easy to walk around the downtown streets and start to feel a little inferior. I know there will always be people who are cooler than me. I know there will be people who have more...
"Graffiti the world, I saw the writing on the wall"
I suspect Knoxville is pretty good or bad, depending on your feelings about graffiti, compared to other cities. I remember the great cover for Bob Dylan’s “Oh Mercy” that featured a graffiti artist he came across in New...
"I’m Working on a Building, Oh My Lord"
Construction is as much a part of every day life in downtown Knoxville as the hope of successfully navigating the never-yielding traffic at cross-walks. Sometimes the construction is exciting, as we anticipate the restoration of a...
"I hate to see that evening sun go down"
It’s those late afternoon dusk-into-evening walks that get me into trouble. I think I’m about one thing, but as Taylor the Rose Guy and Elder Beat Master would say, it’s not what I think I’m about it’s...
End of the Month Details
Well, I made it through a month. There are a few things worth noting and wrapping up as we move into July. The first poll asked whether Sundown in the City should continue. The final numbers revealed...