In a New York Moment
There are different moments when I’m in downtown Knoxville that I’m reminded of other cities I love. Recently at the French Market sitting outside on a crisp day enjoying a crepe and watching people walk by,...
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Spring Photos with Cannon T3 and Zoom Lens
Knoxville Skyline, March 2012 I’m very slowly experimenting with my camera. I’ve tried most of the pre-settings. I still lean on “automatic” a good bit, but I’m pretty fond of other settings, such as “flash off,”...
Breaking News from 36 Market Square: And more business bits
The word I’m getting is that we will definitely not be getting a vet at 36 Market Square as was previously discussed. While this may be disappointing news to downtown residents, I have interesting news for...
More Cinco De Mayo, Knoxville Style
As the day wore on the crowds grew and included Kentucky Derby fans who ended their parties and spilled onto the streets to enjoy another culture entirely. Proms were also happening that night – Fulton’s was...
Cinco de Mayo, Knoxville Style
Knoxville seems to have become quite taken with the celebration of various international holidays. Of course on St. Patrick’s everyone in Knoxville becomes Irish. This past weekend everyone got in touch with their inner Mexican even...
Market Square Farmers’ Market Officially Opens
It’s probably the single thing that downtown residents look forward to the most in spring: the farmers’ market. Finding good food in winter has gotten easier with the advent of Just Ripe and The Market at...
May First Friday is Filled with Art
It was the usual, great, First Friday in Knoxville. My only complaint, and I’ve said it before, is the limited time everything is happening. We ate with friends at 31 Bistro (happy hour appetizers and drinks...
I Know it’s Redundant: It’s Another of Those Great Weekends
I really don’t mean to turn this blog into an “coming attractions” kind of thing, but when weekends continue to hit like the ones we’ve had recently, what can a blogger do? So, here’s another for...
Let’s Get Down to Business: The Casual Pint, Rococo and more
With everything that’s been going on in the city I’ve fallen quite behind on my business news. I’ll try to sprinkle more of that across the next couple of weeks, though the pace of what’s happening...
Some Nights You Just Have to Love This City
I’d intended to write about business today, but I’ll delay that until tomorrow. Today I need to express the complete wonder of last night in our city. Yesterday I encouraged everyone to come out to support...