Saturday, July 31, was announced as the big day for the replacement of the First Tennessee sign on top of their building downtown. Why is this a big deal? Well, it’s been an eyesore since it fell,...

Here are some pictures from this month that never quite found their story, but seemed worth sharing. We’ll call them “Sometime, someplace in Knoxville in July.” I hope you like them. Remember, all pictures on the site...

What if you had one of these bad boys? This is a guy who got to grow up and fulfill every fantasy young children ever dreamed about while moving mud in the yard with their Tonka...

When should free speech be stopped? When does it cross some invisible line into public pornography? We’ll see some of that pornographic speech when the various neo-Nazi groups descend on Knoxville August 14. There has been...

Last month I wondered about what turned out to be a TreeGator. It is an object designed to slowly water trees and Mr. (or Ms.) Anonymous correctly gave us the ID. I can update that report to...

I can’t believe I’ve written over fifty posts and I’m only now getting around to mentioning one of the coolest and most unique attractions downtown: The Blue Plate Special. It’s not a culinary delight (OK, maybe food...

“Get up in the morning, get on the busGet up in the morning like the rest of us Places to go, important people to meet Better not get up or you might lose your seat. Leave...

Plenty of people go out to eat during the middle of the week in suburbs all over the country. Strip mall restaurants and traditional mall restaurants are full of those of us who simply can’t bear...

This has been a summer of disappearances in downtown Knoxville. Vagabondia, which was a Market Square staple, disappeared. I was told it was all good, the business was fine, but the offer to purchase the building...

I love the song “Reflections of My Life” by Marmalade. It is definitely a must-have for any decent itunes collection. So what does this have to do with the city? Nothing, except that I’ve noticed some...