A Farewell to Walt Fieldsa
One of the realities of writing about a city for fourteen years is that you get to meet a lot of people and come to see them as important parts of the city. They may never...
Life
New York City 2024: Independent Book Stores as the Cultural Soul of the City
We love our independent book stores. Urban Daughter teaches English and I worked as a librarian for the last portion of my non-writing career. We now have multiple generations of readers and book collectors. It would...
New York City 2024: Planned and Serendipitous
We always plan a few things (sometimes more) for our summer week in the city, but many times it’s the unplanned adventures or little finds along the way that make it special. This year fell to...
Knoxville’s Best Kept Secret
(Today’s article is by guest writer, Sebastian Lambert. Originally from North Carolina, Sebastian has lived in Knoxville for two years with his wife and daughter. He works as a technology consultant for small and medium businesses...
New York City Street View
Urban Daughter and I are back from New York City and it proved to be another week filled with fascinating sights and experiences, some of which we planned and others that presented themselves in the way...
Knoxville Has Great Walkability: Are We Walking the Walk?
According to Walkscore.com, downtown Knoxville has a walkability score of 85 (Very Walkable). It’s the most walkable zip code in the city. Adjacent areas in Fort Sanders and UT get scores nearly as high. All other...
Competing Downtown Parking Survey and Report Released
Last week the city released the study it commissioned from Walker Consultants offering a 163 page look at the state of parking in the city and changes they suggest to improve accessibility and fairness including, as...
Inside Turns
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer and relatively recent Knoxville transplant Luke Frazier.) One of the advantages of aging (and I find myself on the hunt for them these days) is having chunks of time...
“Yes! Knoxville, New Non-Profit to Support Better Urban Design
Who advocates for good urban design and planning in Knoxville? Hopefully there are people embedded in the governmental structure of both the city and county doing so. The professional architect’s associations at the local and state...
Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens 2024 (Part Two)
This is a continuation of the Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens which was held this past weekend. If you missed the first part, check it out here. In this portion we’ll look...