First Friday Fun in Downtown Knoxville, March 2014
As I’ve done before, I’ll let the photographs carry most of the weight for First Friday. It was one of those nights I’ve experienced before in which I was dragging about and not real sure about...
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Did Our Treble Clef Explode?
Many of us remember the treble clef sculpture that used to reside in Country Music Park on what used to be the 200 block of Gay Street at Summit Hill. I’ve mentioned it before to a...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (3/9 – 3/15/2014)
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...
Where are we? Where are we going?
Those were the basic questions discussed by a group of around 130 people last night at the Standard on Jackson Avenue at the first meeting of the Downtown Urban Design Forum. Buzz Goss, one of the...
Downtown Development News You Might Have Missed
It’s been while since I did one of my make-up columns. These are news items reported elsewhere which I haven’t mentioned on this blog. I didn’t break the news and after it had been reported by...
Downtown Knoxville Properties – and More
I have several things today, including what I think are a couple of significant upgrades to your experience – one immediate and one which will play out over the next months. I also have a request....
Mardi Growl 2014, Part 2
Happy Mardi Gras, everybody! I hope you all survived the blizzard yesterday. The latest and greatest technology still hasn’t given us the ability to very accurately predict nature. Hopefully, that was the last fit of a...
Mardi Growl 2014, Part 1
OK, here’s the deal. I was finally able to attend Mardi Growl. Usually I have a conflict with work on this day each year, but it worked out this time. What did I learn? I’ll give...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (3/2 – 3/8/2014)
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...
Art, Jazz, Cool People and a Party for a Good Cause
That’s a pretty good combination. After a couple of days of writing about sadness, it seemed to me we could end the week on an up note to get us ready for the weekend and for...
A Final Look Inside the McClung Warehouses
Last Sunday afternoon was one of those little gifts we get during Knoxville winters: a day in February which is inexplicably spring-like. We know it isn’t going to last, but at least for the moment we’ve...
Demolition of the McClung Warehouses
I’ve said very little about the McClung Warehouses since the fire. Partially that is because there’s not much to say. The tragedy pretty much played out in public. Additionally, I wanted to let a little time...
Amazing New Proposal to Redevelop the Farragut Hotel
The Farragut Hotel has been a topic of discussion for years among people interested in downtown development. The most likely scenario for the beautiful building seemed to be condos at one time, then apartments when the...
New Business Planned for Union Avenue: CitiFid-O
Paul and Terri Karlsson are set to expand their investment in downtown Knoxville. In what has to be seen as a vote of confidence in the retail environment downtown, the couple who own The Tree and...