City Fatigue: Can the City Be Too Much?
Last night I walked toward Market Square at 8:00. I’d made the decision to forgo the Little Walter Tribute to attend the Donald Brown jazz show at the Square Room. It was a bit of a...
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Easing Back In: Highlights for the Week
Even Urban Guys need a break now and then. It’s a pretty big commitment to post an article every week day and upcoming events on the weekend. Particularly while I try to juggle a full-time job...
Postcards from Knoxville II, Summer 2013
Here are a few more photographs from the summer archives to take you into the Labor Day weekend. It’s a bit heavy on Urban Girl, but sometimes I can’t help it. She’s my city...
Postcards from a Knoxville Summer (2013)
As the end of August nears, I always feel like Summer is finally ending. I know the children have already been in school for weeks and I know that Summer doesn’t officially end until September 22,...
Outdoor Free Jazz Comes to an End for the Season
The Jazz on the Square series has to be one of the best things about downtown Knoxville every summer. Most Tuesday and Thursday nights Vance Thompson, Greg Tardy, Kenneth Brown, Keith Brown and Clint Mullican have...
Blackstock, Blues, Blank and Hudson K
Let’s start with Blackstock. What and where is it? It’s an entertainment venue located in the large, brick building pictured above. It sits in an unfortunate location beneath Western Avenue, close to Interstate 40. It’s not...
Stock and Barrel Opens on Market Square
It seems like it’s been a “coming attraction” for longer than some businesses last. Months ago news spread that a bourbon and burgers place would fill the spot at 35 Market Square previously occupied by Sangria’s....
The Downtown Week Ahead (August 25 – August 31, 2013)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
Holes in the City
I heard a piece on National Public Radio within the last few days that set me to thinking about holes. Specifically, the report was designed to take up space or a “hole” in the broadcast hour....
A Maserati, an Empathic Psychic, Wine and Good Friends
It was one of those magical evenings in the city. I love our friends in the suburbs and I understand that some of them can’t comprehend why we would live in the city, but this night...