Inside of Knoxville

Inside of Knoxville Turns Five Years Old

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 2, 2015

I hadn’t intended to post anything today, but it seemed like too significant a landmark to ignore: As of June 1, Inside of Knoxville is five-years-old. In other worlds, five years is nothing. In Blog World,...

Urban Guy Takes a Bike Class: I Bike Knx Has It Going On

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 27, 2015

It’s been nearly a year now since I bought my bike from Kickstand Community Bike Shop. I rode pretty steadily through the summer and into the fall, but crumbled when the weather turned cold. I didn’t...

Legalize It: First Marijuana Rally on Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 12, 2015

In a reflection of how overwhelmed I’ve become with festivals, events and general information about downtown the last few weeks, I’ve been sitting on the story of the Knoxville Cannabis Hemp Rally held on Market Square for...

Ronald McDonald House Celebrates 30 Years of Service

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 11, 2015

A weekend without a downtown festival. What would I do with myself? I could have ventured out to Vestival, which I’m sure was a lot of fun just over the river. We actually spent a good...

New Website, New Paper, Interesting Facts and a Couple of Announcements

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 12, 2015

How’s that for a hodgepodge of topics in a title? Several interesting events and new resources are emerging while others are sorting out as they must. It’s never dull around this place. First, the new...

Ice and Snow in the City, February 2015

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 23, 2015

It’s become a tradition for me to walk about in the snow each winter and take photographs of downtown Knoxville. The twist this year was that our initial snow wasn’t a snow at all, but was...

Wayne Blasius Named Executive Director of the Community Design Center

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 6, 2015

I’ve touched on the East Tennesee Community Design Center in previous articles, here and here, for example. It’s an organization I first encountered through an early Pehca Kucha presentation. The website best describes what they do, “ETCDC...

It’s Freezing Cold and Getting Hotter: A Local Group Turns Up the Heat

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 28, 2015

Irony abounded. The temperature dropped through the thirties as the group gathered to discuss global warming. Their warning has everything to do with future generations, but the small group that gathered outside the Howard H. Baker,...

David Denton’s Reflections of the City, Part Two

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 8, 2015

So, how did you do? Did anyone get them all? Here’s another ten and I’ll put the answer key at the bottom like yesterday. Good luck! #1 East Tennessee History Center #2 Window of CBI (Office...

David Denton’s Reflections of the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 7, 2015

Probably the best thing about my job is that I get the chance to meet, talk with and get to know really smart and creative people. Yesterday I introduced you to Brian R. Jobe who certainly...

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