COVID-19: 8/31/2021 Update
Here’s the return to my Tuesday reports. I’ve moved to twice weekly reporting as the surge worsens, news proliferates beyond what can easily be assembled for one article a week, and the Knox County Health Department...
COVID-19 and the Knox County Schools
The Knox County School System has become a nexus in the debates regarding the best path forward during the pandemic. While about a third of all school children learned virtually last year, very few started this...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/29-9/7/2021)
As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims –...
COVID-19: 8/27/2021 Update
Welcome to another Friday report during what is quickly rivaling the worst period we’ve yet seen of the pandemic. As you can see from the news links in the local and state sections below, the pace...
Looking For Inspiration in Another City
A couple of recent articles have caught my attention from my hometown, Mobile, Alabama. It’s where I spent my first twenty-one years on planet earth, so a piece of my heart is there. I first named...
Pretentious Glass Takes An Unexpected Journey: Television, Glasses and a Global Pandemic
The gallery at Pretentious Glass opened up within the last two weeks for the first time since mid-March 2020. For the time, they are open only Thursday through Saturday. Pretentious Glass and Pretentious Beer Company owner,...
Is Knox County Growing? Knoxville? Downtown?
For cities, counties, and states, the decennial census is a high stakes moment. Money, representation, power, even bragging rights flows from the numbers. The constitutionally required census provides a wealth of information for planners, demographers, and...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/22 – 8/31/2021)
As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims –...
COVID-19: 8/20/2022 Update
Welcome to the third installment after my resumption of COVID-19 reports. I would love to say there is some promise in the numbers this week, but encouragement is hard to find. Our best hope for the...
Caswell Manor Takes First Step Toward Providing Permanent Supportive Housing
The consensus among experts in the field is that permanent supportive housing is the way to significantly impact homelessness. The idea is simple: Get those who are willing off the street and into housing with enough...