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“Three Sisters” Presented by Clarence Brown Theatre at the Carousel

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 28, 2017

As a part of a spate of Anton Chekhov related events around the city in the next month, “Three Sisters,” the play by the Russian playwright and short story writer has its second preview tonight and...

A Plea for Preservation of a Building and a Struggle for the Soul of Central

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 27, 2017

There are so many interesting areas in Knoxville. Each has a claim of one sort or another to put itself forward as a place worthy of a visit, or maybe a longer stay. A stroll out...

Hola Festival 2017

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 18, 2017

It’s always a fun event. I’ve loved it for years and Urban Girl, and now, Urban Boy have grown up with it. The Hola Festival, in its eighteenth year, has become not only an opportunity for...

Downtown Art Wraps by the Knoxville History Project Appear Around the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 14, 2017

This past summer as the Urban Clan drove around the wild west, we stopped over in Missoula, Montana. I snapped a photo though the car window as I drove (don’t do this at home, children) of...

New Mural Going Up Near Central and Broadway (Plus the latest photos from Elkmont Exchange)

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 8, 2017

Murals are spreading all over town and I’m loving it. The most recent to appear is located in Old North. It’s at the corner of Irwin and Bearden Place. If that doesn’t ring a bell, it’s...

Clarence Brown Theatre Launches “Peter and the Starcatcher”

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 4, 2017

Urban Girl and I had a lovely outing last Friday night to Clarence Brown Theatre’s new production of “Peter and the Starcatcher.” If I heard the phrase, “Oh My God!” once, well, I heard it a...

Asian Festival Highlights a Fun-Filled Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 29, 2017

We’ve spent a lot of time talking about the “recent unpleasantness,” from last weekend, but what an incredible, fun-packed weekend it was! The Market Square Farmers’ Market is at its peak. The Lego Fan Expo in...

Monument Battle Lines Drawn in Knoxville – But Are the Lines Really That Clear?

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 25, 2017

It’s not a new issue, by any means, and Charlottesville was not the first place it played out. New Orleans recently removed many of the statues commemorating the Confederacy. One constituted a memorial to the white...

Fourth Annual Asian Festival Comes to Downtown This Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 24, 2017

The growth of the Asian Festival has been fun to follow. Festival organizers weren’t sure what to expect the first time around. Held in Krutch Park, response was good. The second year, held in the...

We Talked About History All Week, Had a History Fair and Now Turn to Science (of the History Making Sort)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 21, 2017

Has there been a week in which more Americans discussed our history than this past week? While the controversy over Confederate monuments isn’t new – New Orleans removed theirs with great angst on all sides this...

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“Three Sisters” Presented by Clarence Brown Theatre at the Carousel

A Plea for Preservation of a Building and a Struggle for the Soul of Central

Hola Festival 2017

Downtown Art Wraps by the Knoxville History Project Appear Around the City

New Mural Going Up Near Central and Broadway (Plus the latest photos from Elkmont Exchange)

Clarence Brown Theatre Launches “Peter and the Starcatcher”

Asian Festival Highlights a Fun-Filled Weekend

Monument Battle Lines Drawn in Knoxville – But Are the Lines Really That Clear?

Fourth Annual Asian Festival Comes to Downtown This Weekend

We Talked About History All Week, Had a History Fair and Now Turn to Science (of the History Making Sort)

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville