Sometimes it just seems time to catch up and to catch our collective breath. The truth is so many thing are happening so fast in downtown Knoxville that they can’t all have a devoted article. As...
City Council meetings sometimes provide a bit of drama and such was the case last night when it considered placing the Cal Johnson Building under historic zoning or H1 protection. Essentially, this means it cannot be...
It had to be different from last year. A year ago our LGBT community, along with their many supporters, friends and family in Knoxville and across the country celebrated PrideFest with a background of a looming...
Wednesday marked the kickoff for the ACA open enrollment period and a small crowd gathered at the Overcoming Believers Church (just off McCalla near Nostalgia). Volunteer workers were available to help people sign up for coverage...
I’ve written pretty extensively about the East Tennessee Community Design Center in previous articles. Their work helps Knoxville be a better city. Their projects to assist organizations have helped over 100,000 children. They estimate $18 Million...
Last Friday night Aaron Thompson, owner of Sapphire threw a party to celebrate the establishment’s tenth anniversary and to thank the people who have made it possible along the way. Aaron acknowledges the list is long, and...
Groundbreakings are generally happy affairs and this one was no different. A good crowd of at least a hundred people – about twice what was expected – joined city officials for the groundbreaking ceremony for Suttree...
As I walked through Krutch Park last Saturday on my way to a delightful discussion of downtown with a small group of parishioners at the First Presbyterian Church, I passed a friend among the gathering groups...
A large crowed gathered at the East Tennessee History Center to discuss the recommendations by the Urban Land Institute, about which I wrote last month. (Read the report if you haven’t. Too many people who have...
I’ve written before about uniquely urban gatherings – small or large celebrations that just wouldn’t happen outside an urban setting – such as a farewell to a pear tree a couple of years ago. I also told...