Inside of Knoxville

Have You Noticed We Have a Race for Mayor? A First Look at the Candidates

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 26, 2019

It’s been eight years since term-limited Madeline Rogero became Knoxville’s first female Mayor. She followed a popular mayor in Bill Haslam, who left to assume office as Tennessee’s governor and an interim of service by Dan...

A Fun Over Night Trip From Knoxville: Bowling Green and Mammoth Cave

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 25, 2019

Sometimes we all need to slip away for a day trip or an overnight getaway. We’ve recently had Urban Boy (age 4) and Urban Girl (almost 10) for about a month and the home starts to...

The City is Alive With Urban Music

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 29, 2019

What is urban music? Consider the connections you make with various kinds of music. Country and bluegrass music make me think of rural hinterlands. I attached sixties folk and folk rock to cities like New York,...

Smart Trips: A New Director and New Directions

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 24, 2019

Do you have a favorite department or division of city government? I have several (I’m weird like that), but one of them falls under Knoxville-Knox County Planning (formerly the Metropolitan Planning Commission). I’ve written about Smart...

Scooters: A Week In, What Do You Think?

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 10, 2019

Well, we’ve had about a week of uninterrupted electric scooters in downtown Knoxville. A lot of people seem to be having a great time on the devices while social media threads and personal conversations I’ve had...

Baseball, Wilderness, an Early Farewell (and Taxes!)

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 6, 2019

I recently took a walk from downtown to the future site of the Urban Wilderness Gateway Park. The occasion was Mayor Rogero’s final State of the City address. It wasn’t exactly a “farewell,” as she is...

Next Step Initiative: Grass Roots Help for Those Most in Need

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 19, 2019

In less than two years, sisters Rebecca Parr and Addie Arbach (known on the street as “Miss Addie”) have transformed an idea into a successful intervention on the streets of Knoxville. Next Step Initiative, their state-registered...

Earthfest, Earth Day and More

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 17, 2019

The first Earth Day was celebrated April 22, 1970. With a focus on the environment and environmental action, it is widely accepted to mark the beginning of the modern environmental movement and much of our major...

A New York Moment and a Fine Friday Night into Saturday in Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 12, 2019

Memory is tied to all the senses: a touch on the skin, a glimpse of something familiar, a smell that transports. I have what I call San Francisco mornings. It’s something about a chill on a...

16 Emory Place: Inside a Unique Urban Home

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 9, 2019

If asked to describe an urban home, many of us would picture a tiny New York City apartment with modest furnishings and maybe a view of the side of the adjacent building. Likely there would be...

Username
Password
Enter something special:
	Remember Me Lost your password?

Life

Have You Noticed We Have a Race for Mayor? A First Look at the Candidates

A Fun Over Night Trip From Knoxville: Bowling Green and Mammoth Cave

The City is Alive With Urban Music

Smart Trips: A New Director and New Directions

Scooters: A Week In, What Do You Think?

Baseball, Wilderness, an Early Farewell (and Taxes!)

Next Step Initiative: Grass Roots Help for Those Most in Need

Earthfest, Earth Day and More

A New York Moment and a Fine Friday Night into Saturday in Knoxville

16 Emory Place: Inside a Unique Urban Home

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