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...
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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 (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) 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...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (2/23 – 3/1/2014)
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...
Children, Music and Free Movie Tickets
We’ll go in several different directions for your Friday. There are a couple of things I want to tell you about and then I have some tickets to giveaway. The weather looks fabulous for this weekend...
A Rough Winter Interrupted by Hope or Another Reason to Love this City
As some of you have likely figured, I’ve been walking down to Jackson Avenue and the train yards to take photographs of the disintegration or decimation of the McClung Warehouses. I’ll have more on that in...