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Armstrong/Strong Alley Update: New Art

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 31, 2014

It’s been a long time since I wrote about the Artist Alley Revamp Project. For the back stories, which started nearly two years ago, start here, go here, here, here and here. It’s been almost exactly a year since I checked...

Written in Stone: Inscriptions on Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 29, 2014

Recently a friend asked about the inscriptions written in granite on Market Square. She’d looked at them and found them wanting. Focusing on the three primary, and larger, quotes on the square she noted that they...

Five Plus Six Jazz Ensemble

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 24, 2014

Knoxville is a jazz-rich city. It shouldn’t logically have a jazz scene at all. As an Appalachian city our heritage runs in other directions from old time to bluegrass, from a bit of blues to country,...

Art That Captures the Senses

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 9, 2014

I enjoyed the art last Friday and the small crowds I mentioned earlier made it possible to actually enjoy it up close. I’m afraid First Fridays aren’t usually the best viewing times for the various exhibitions,...

Scott Miller Highlights Final Tennessee Shines for the Season

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 30, 2014

It’s one of the best musical series going in a city that has many excellent musical series ranging from daily to weekly, monthly and annually. Tennessee Shines in its first incarnation offered a monthly show in...

Exactly Where is Parkridge and What is Happening There?

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 13, 2014

The title alone is a confession of my ignorance. I’d heard “Parkridge” mentioned in the same breath as “Old North” and “Fourth and Gill,” so I knew it was one of the “ring” neighborhoods around downtown....

“Princess Cut” Forces a Painful Conversation

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 11, 2014

Our culture’s willingness to talk about anything no matter how personal at anytime seems to expand with every Cialis commercial. It’s as if any topic is an acceptable topic no matter where or in what company...

Knoxville’s Tenth Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 10, 2014

In a way it seems it has been around forever, but for the last ten years, in one form or another, a celebration has been held to honor the birthday of Bob Dylan who turned 73...

Steampunk Carnivale Just Gets Better in Second Year

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 9, 2014

It’s as urban as anything gets. So urban it’s dystopian: steam, gears, corsets, vintage hats, goggles and other elements collide with everything gadgets to make a futuristic and, yet, retro world that’s both fun to visit...

WDVX Fund Drive, James McMurtry and a Big City Wedding

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 15, 2011

Big Country’s Empty Bottle, WDVX Spring Fundraiser, Knoxville, 2011 I recently attended an extended, Saturday version of the Blue Plate Special in conjunction with WDVX and their spring fund drive. If you don’t know, WDVX is...

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Culture

Armstrong/Strong Alley Update: New Art

Written in Stone: Inscriptions on Market Square

Five Plus Six Jazz Ensemble

Art That Captures the Senses

Scott Miller Highlights Final Tennessee Shines for the Season

Exactly Where is Parkridge and What is Happening There?

“Princess Cut” Forces a Painful Conversation

Knoxville’s Tenth Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash

Steampunk Carnivale Just Gets Better in Second Year

WDVX Fund Drive, James McMurtry and a Big City Wedding

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