Angels in the City
Knoxville is filled with all kinds of people. Some are a little strange (who you are dictates who is strange 🙂 ), some are funny, some are sad, some are a little scary, many are interesting and...
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Why We Don’t Need a Downtown Grocery Store
This topic is often discussed when people talk about downtown. Some ask, “How can you live down there without a grocery store?” It’s as if residents all over downtown are starving inside their loft apartments and condos. I...
Then there’s this other sculpture . . .
Previously I’ve talked about sculptures that I’d just as soon the city not purchase at the end of their exhibition downtown. I also pointed out some that I think are worthy of keeping downtown. There are a...
Movies and Gators
The Florida/Tennessee weekend doesn’t quite have the emotional pitch it had a few years ago. It hasn’t been that long ago that the winner of the game would likely be in the national championship mix and...
Mary Boyce Temple House, Brian Pittman and Fun to the Rafters
Mary Boyce Temple House, Knox Heritage Even, Henly and Hill, Knoxville Knox Heritage Open House at Mary Boyce Temple House One of the privileges of belonging to Knox Heritage is the opportunity to see restoration and/or...
Brian and Briana
Brian on Union Street in Knoxville I walked right past the guy with nothing more than a nod in his direction. I noticed his dog and my quick assessment was this was not a dog I...
Best and (not-so-much) worst coffee at downtown coffee shops
This is a little painful to write. Why? I love coffee shops. I like their personalities and the people who work in them. I love the smells of coffee and confections, the sounds of espresso machines...
Best (and worst) Downtown Coffee at Restaurants
“My nerves have gone to piecesMy hair is turning gray All I do is drink black coffee . . .” Black Coffee Music: Sonny Burke, Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster Performed by Ella Fitzgerald I can’t run from...
Worship on the Square
Children dance and preach for the crowd A recent Saturday night offered Salvation on the Square in the form of a worship service. Dancing, preaching and music entertained and exhorted the crowd of around 150 people, which...
Dancin’ in the Street: An International Street Fair with Local Flair
Preparations for Dancin’ in the Streets, Kendrick Place, Knoxville, September 2010 Many of the fabulous events and startling moments available in the city come free of charge: music on the street, interesting people, unexpected turns of events. Sometimes...