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Knoxville, January 2012 A march was held Tuesday night beginning at Church Street United Methodist Church. Two groups walked throughout downtown holding banners and signs remembering John Womac who died while working on the Henley Street...

CBID Board: Rich Ray, Alan Carmichael, Rick Emmet, Robyn Askew, Melissa Everett and Patrick Hunt I wrote a post two days ago encouraging everyone to come to the evening meeting of CBID. I knew in advance...

Tim Lee 3 at Pilot Light, Knoxville, January 2012 This post has been slow in coming, but the night was so good, I can’t let it pass without a post and a glimpse at some of...

Michele Hummel leads CBID sponsored resident meeting November 2011 I’ve mentioned them before. It’s the kind of name for an organization that makes people momentarily scratch their heads before moving onto the next channel. As a...

Jazzman RB Morris with the Streamliners, Knoxville Museum of Art KMA swinging to the Streamliners I’ll start with a few pictures of the KMA from a couple of weeks ago and then I’ll launch into what...

The Elliot, Church and State, Knoxville 2011 I came into this post in a very round about way. A reader asked if I knew anything about the beautiful building at the corner of Church and State...

Downtown Design Review Board, City County Building, Knoxville Those of you who read this blog regularly will remember that I planned to attend the November meeting of the Downtown Design Review Board. The issue that generated...

 Entryway beneath Jackson Avenue, Knoxville Regular readers of this blog know that I recently spent some time walking Depot Avenue and considering the possibilities for development. As a part of that post I took pictures...

I have very little direct memory of Dr. King. I remember when he was killed and, living in Alabama at the time, I remember the fear and uncertainty that followed. I also remember the hateful things...

It’s been a fun week on the blog. I really appreciate each of you who read and especially all of you commenting this week. It’s an interesting time to live in downtown Knoxville. On that front,...