I always enjoy this look back at the end of the year. It gives me a chance to reflect on all the support I’ve gotten from various quarters and to quantify the growth of the blog...
I found a perfect night, recently, to take a walk through the city with my camera. What’s a perfect night in December, you ask? Well, it’s a misty, rainy night with glistening streets and mild temperatures....
I cried at the Knoxville Veterans Day Parade a few weeks ago when “Taps,” was played. I’m not sure why it’s always been an emotional song for me, for while its meaning is powerful, I never...
By David Denton My profession as an architect and an itchy foot have taken me to many cities around the world. I always head first to the center of town where I expect to find the...
(Article and photos by Heidi Hornick) When a city is in the throes of a renaissance, it’s a wonderful thing. The downside, though, is it often means there is less elbow room, especially during events. Such...
Allegiant’s low priced, direct flights to New York City from Knoxville make a getaway to the city easy enough. The complication is that the flights only depart and arrive on Sunday and Thursday. We took the...
After an early October trip to New York City, I promised photographs to come, but never quite got to it. The week of the Macy’s Parade seems like a good time to go there. As much...
While I haven’t run a poll, I think it is safe to assume that every city in the U.S. has holiday celebrations of various sorts starting this time of year. No doubt many of them are...
Could you have named downtown Knoxville’s state representative before you saw this headline? Probably not. That’s his concern. Allow me to introduce him: I recently met with Rick Staples, State District 15 Representative. He’s been in...
We will have a very different city council by January. Mayor Rogero gathered the winners for a congratulatory meeting, yesterday.The new council members will be sworn in December 16. They replace five members who were term...