Is Gay Street Really All That?
It seems like a heretical question, doesn’t it? Everybody loves Gay Street, right? It’s the best we have to offer. It was just a couple of years ago that the American Planning Association named it one...
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Pryor Brown Garage in Jeopardy
It’s a building that most people probably drive past without much thought. Clearly having seen better days, store-fronts sit empty. Windows are busted out on the floors above. I’ve heard it called “ugly.” I first remember...
In Retrospect, Happy Holler is All About Vintage: New Business
After enjoying Architectural Antics last Saturday, Urban Woman and I headed into the heart of Happy Holler to visit Retrospect Vintage Store. I’d been remiss in waiting this long. Co-Owner Gina Alazawi invited me down several...
Architectural Antics Settles into the Old North/Fourth and Gill Groove
I think it says something about a place finding its groove when you think it’s been there for years – but it hasn’t. I’m stretching a bit north for a couple of posts this week. I’ve...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (3/23-3/29/2014)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me ([email protected]) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
A Look Inside the Medical Arts Building: Now Taking Leases
It’s accepted by those who pay careful attention to downtown buildings that the Medical Arts Building on Main Street is one of the most beautiful in the city. With its Gothic touches and ornate flourishes, it...
Ironwood Art Fair: A Cool Urban Party
Last weekend I attended an art fair/party at Ironwood Studios on Jennings Avenue, which is just a block off Broadway and just off Central – sort of between uptown and Happy Holler. The idea was simple:...
The Knoxville RatDog Scene
I’ve never qualified as a Dead Head. Honestly, I liked a few of their songs, but otherwise didn’t pay much attention to them until their resurgence in the 1980’s. Then they toured with Dylan and that...
Rally for Public Education on Market Square
There was a lot going on this past Friday night. It all started with a bunch of fed-up teachers gathering for a rally and press conference on Market Square. Representative Gloria Johnson was the featured speaker...
Downtown Loses a Business and Gains a Business: Win, Lose or Draw?
The reports came in late last week that Keener Lighting located at the corner of Broadway and Jackson Avenue for the last 41 years plans to go out of business. I’d been sitting on the photographs...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (3/16 – 3/22/14)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me ([email protected]) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
Fifteen Photographs for Friday
It’s Friday and what better way to celebrate the weekend and the coming of spring than with some photographs that fit the season. This is the best time of year for watching people in the city...
The Art of Food (Trucks)
It seems pretty simple: There are people who want to provide great mobile food to the city. There are other people who want to pay money to eat their food. Put them together and everyone’s happy,...
Singer/Songwriter Open Mics Downtown
I think the reason I’ve avoided open mic nights for singer/songwriters is the same reason I’ve avoided comedy shows until recently: I hate to see someone bomb. It makes me uncomfortable to see someone else who...