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 supreme court decision with increasing confidence that ruling would legalize gay marriage. The event became a celebration of marriage […]
Knoxville PrideFest 2016 Remembers Orlando, Celebrates a Better Future
Posted on June 20, 2016 Written by 18 Comments
Updates From Around Downtown
Posted on March 8, 2016 Written by 35 Comments
Occasionally over the years I’ve given updates about projects I’ve mentioned some time back or developments which others reported first and you might have missed. So, here’s a chance to make sure we all know what’s going on. The Tombras Group, an advertising and public relations firm, reportedly purchased the KUB building and the adjacent […]
Pridefest 2015: Jubilant and Poignant
Posted on June 22, 2015 Written by 10 Comments
It had to feel different this year. With the backdrop of the looming Supreme Court decision on gay marriage, which could come this week, Pridefest 2015 took on a heightened significance. Of course, it was also crazy fun. Still, with a growing consensus by both proponents, as well as opponents that the court will rule […]
2015 Children’s Festival of Reading is Great Fun for the Everyone
Posted on May 19, 2015 Written by 4 Comments
That reading is an essential skill to be encouraged in our culture, I hope is a point on which we all agree. Unfortunately, I fear it is an endangered practice. I’m afraid, frequently, most adults read a few articles, but more likely read captions and look at photographs or video for information and enjoyment. If […]
End of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemorated in Knoxville
Posted on May 6, 2015 Written by 5 Comments
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 of civil war reenactors and other interested parties. With a smile he asked, “Are we ever going to get […]
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