Knoxville’s Tenth Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash
In a way it seems it has been around forever, but for the last ten years, in one form or another, a celebration has been held to honor the birthday of Bob Dylan who turned 73...
Market Square
Urban Scenes and Urban Plans for the Weekend
Some things just don’t happen in the suburbs – or in rural areas. I’ll grant that maybe the statement could be reversed, but it’s someone else’s job to highlight the unique in those settings. Today I’ll...
Blankfest, Biscuit Fest, Book Fest, Bob Fest: They Just Keep Coming
Residents of downtown Knoxville might be forgiven if they suffer from a little festival fatigue this time of year. We’ve had Earthfest, Outdoorfest, the Dogwood Arts Festival, the Rhythm and Blooms Festival and the Rossini Festival....
Tuesday and Thursday Night Free Music Returns to Market Square
What could be better than a laid-back Tuesday or Thursday night on Market Square when the weather is good? People-watching is always great on the square and with multiple choices of patios offering food and drink,...
2014 Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk, Part One
This is the time of year for festivals, many of which are smaller portions of the Dogwood Arts Festival. It’s hard to keep up with it all with only one article a day, so sometimes I...
Fifteen Friday Photographs
I’m going to ease into the weekend with my Friday fifteen. If there is a theme to these photographs, it might be that spring is peaking out from under the covers just a little bit at...
Is Gay Street Really All That?
It seems like a heretical question, doesn’t it? Everybody loves Gay Street, right? It’s the best we have to offer. It was just a couple of years ago that the American Planning Association named it one...
Rally for Public Education on Market Square
There was a lot going on this past Friday night. It all started with a bunch of fed-up teachers gathering for a rally and press conference on Market Square. Representative Gloria Johnson was the featured speaker...
Downtown Development News You Might Have Missed
It’s been while since I did one of my make-up columns. These are news items reported elsewhere which I haven’t mentioned on this blog. I didn’t break the news and after it had been reported by...
Knoxville in the Snow, January 2014
Well, it figures that after quite a few predicted snows that never materialized we’d finally get one when no one called for it. I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve about had it with this...