Knoxville Coronavirus

I’m thankful for my downtown neighborhood during the pandemic. It’s a great place to walk and enjoy the crisp air. The density and the fact that we’re moving around on foot ensures that there will be...

Welcome to the week in which we officially welcome Autumn. Cool air slipped in early and S.E.C. football seems dangerously close to actually happening after months of guesses and second guesses. It could almost seem normal...

In a year that has felt a lot more like “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” than not, a gentle autumn rain is a welcome thing. I suppose we’re getting the edge of the hurricane, but we’ve...

Welcome to mid-week and to the second half of September. If you feel a little discouraged with our current malaise, consider that we got a few days of tiger fun while the west coast burned. While...

A while back, several readers suggested that enough time had passed that monthly charts might be more helpful in order to visualize where we were in our progress of fighting COVID-19, both at the state and...

I hope your week is off to a good start. There’s a bit of coolness in the air, with a promise of more to come. The virus can’t kill a good weather day. It’s a great...

It’s the weekend. Let’s get out and grab some (safe) fun. We’ve taken to watching for the tiger from our balcony and watching to see if any planes land on top of our parking garage. So...

The state continues to shift the way it reports data. For example, the number of cases on the front page of the state Covid site is now including probable cases, and I am separating them out....