Christmas Scenes from the City, Part One
I haven’t been able to share much of this holiday season, so I wanted to give you some of the beautiful windows and other Christmas scenes from around downtown, in case you’ve not been able to...
Christmas in the City
Christmas in the City Kicks off with Large Crowds
(Article and photos by Heidi Hornick) When a city is in the throes of a renaissance, it’s a wonderful thing. The downside, though, is it often means there is less elbow room, especially during events. Such...
So What Makes Christmas in the City a Top Twenty Tourism Event?
While I haven’t run a poll, I think it is safe to assume that every city in the U.S. has holiday celebrations of various sorts starting this time of year. No doubt many of them are...
Final Knoxville Christmas Photographs 2015
It seemed this Christmas season was busier than ever around downtown. I struggled to list all the events happening around the city in my ten-day-calendar. It’s slowed a bit, now, except for one final blow-out on...
Window Wonderland Contest Underway Downtown
According to the City of Knoxville’s website the annual window decoration event is underway and will run from November 27 – December 17. Called “Window Wonderland,” businesses were encouraged to decorate their window – or windows –...
Strollstice 2014
With all the dark, damp and cool weather it might have been easy to overlook the fact that Sunday was the shortest day of the year. Many of them have seemed short and dark and Sunday...
Knoxville Christmas Parade 2014
Today’s post will be dominated by photographs, but I’ll give you a few reactions to add to the mix. This was a bit of an odd experience for our family this year. First, the protest that...