Inside of Knoxville

Inside of New York City: Entering the City and Greenwich Village

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 28, 2018

(Ed. Also see Part Two: Inside of New York City: MOMA, Hamilton and More, Part Three: Inside of New York City: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Part Four: Inside of New York City: Christmastime in the City)...

Christmas in the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 23, 2018

If there is a Hall of Fame for mid-sized cities and their Christmas celebrations, I think it would be very fair to nominate ours. If you love Christmas or even a little grudgingly give in to...

2018 Veteran’s Day Parade: Spotlight on the E.T. Bucketeers

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 12, 2018

As I walked through the rain toward the spot where I was to rendezvous with the East Tennessee Bucketeers before the Veteran’s Day Parade, I heard the soundtrack from my youth and a surprising song coming...

Cormac McCarthy, A German Band and a Freshly Painted Wall

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 8, 2018

Many of us love both books and Knoxville. When the two merge in the form of Knoxville writers or writing about Knoxville, it’s a pretty heady intersection for someone like myself. Knoxville has lots of literary...

Midterms Are Here: Have You Voted?

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 5, 2018

In some respects, it’s hard to believe mid-terms are here. This moment has been a national focal point for two years for many people. In other respects, the presidential election of 2016 seems like decades ago....

Construction for New Day Space for Homeless Underway

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 29, 2018

It’s one of the most talked about areas downtown: the gathering of the homeless population under the viaduct on Broadway. Some people are afraid to walk through the people sleeping or sitting on the sidewalk. The...

And We Break Bread Together

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 27, 2018

This is another of those articles I’m dropping on the occasional Saturday simply because so much is going on that it can’t be contained in five articles a week. And the food this city is producing...

Knoxville Mourns Two Local Artists, Remembers and Raises Money for Families

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 25, 2018

The artistic community in Knoxville, it can be argued, defines our uniqueness. Earlier this week I spotlighted a magical night with some of our finest musicians. Whether you explore local music, literary works, culinary arts, sculpture,...

A Great Day for Knoxville: Congratulations, Yassin

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 12, 2018

I’d never eaten a falafel before Yassin Terou opened Yassin’s Falafel House in 2014. I went with a friend soon after it opened and fell in love. At first I fell in love with the food,...

Surprise! It’s a Saturday Article on . . . Park(ing) Day

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 29, 2018

Actually, it’s more of a photo essay. I’m going to shoot these pictures out for all the people who weren’t able to make it down last Friday. It was fun and it showed what a creative...

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Inside of New York City: Entering the City and Greenwich Village

Christmas in the City

2018 Veteran’s Day Parade: Spotlight on the E.T. Bucketeers

Cormac McCarthy, A German Band and a Freshly Painted Wall

Midterms Are Here: Have You Voted?

And We Break Bread Together

Knoxville Mourns Two Local Artists, Remembers and Raises Money for Families

A Great Day for Knoxville: Congratulations, Yassin

Surprise! It’s a Saturday Article on . . . Park(ing) Day

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