Inside of Knoxville

New York City 2024: Independent Book Stores as the Cultural Soul of the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 28, 2024

We love our independent book stores. Urban Daughter teaches English and I worked as a librarian for the last portion of my non-writing career. We now have multiple generations of readers and book collectors. It would...

New York City 2024: Planned and Serendipitous

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 24, 2024

We always plan a few things (sometimes more) for our summer week in the city, but many times it’s the unplanned adventures or little finds along the way that make it special. This year fell to...

New York City Street View

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 19, 2024

Urban Daughter and I are back from New York City and it proved to be another week filled with fascinating sights and experiences, some of which we planned and others that presented themselves in the way...

It’s a Small World, Right?

Heather Ryerson·March 28, 2024

What do New York City and San Antonio, TX, have in common? Besides being on Travel & Leisure’s top 15 cities to see in the US for multiple years, I visited them both last month. The Ryerson’s took...

Christmas in New York City, 2023

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 26, 2023

As we bridge the gap between Christmas and New Year Day, here’s a look Christmas in the big city and some of what we did there when we slipped out of town earlier this month. This...

A Haunting in Harlem: An Encounter with Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 30, 2023

Harlem What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over—...

Inside of a New York City Christmas 2022

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 13, 2022

Long-term readers of this website know how much I enjoy New York City. It struck a chord with me as a small child and now that I’m able to travel there more often, I do so...

Inside of New York City, Summer 2022

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 14, 2022

For those of you who knew I was leaving town for a few days, this article won’t come as any surprise. I’ve taken the privilege since I started writing about this urban spot, to write about...

Inside of New York: People, Streets and Small Adventures

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 15, 2021

I do love the art and the buildings in New York City. I love the food and the music. But most of all, I love the street. I enjoy the people and the bustling sidewalks. I...

Inside of New York City: Buildings and Art

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 14, 2021

I heard from a New Yorker once, that the buildings are the real stars of the city. Certainly, an argument could be made to that effect. He waxed eloquent about the juxtaposition of the old and...

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New York City 2024: Independent Book Stores as the Cultural Soul of the City

New York City 2024: Planned and Serendipitous

New York City Street View

It’s a Small World, Right?

Christmas in New York City, 2023

A Haunting in Harlem: An Encounter with Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance

Inside of a New York City Christmas 2022

Inside of New York City, Summer 2022

Inside of New York: People, Streets and Small Adventures

Inside of New York City: Buildings and Art

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville