Memorial Day Getaway
We love our city and our home. I think our devotion to our small city is obvious on this website most every day. There are other places we love, bu this is the perfect place on...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/24-6/2/2020)
As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims –...
COVID-19: 5/22/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
As we head into the first major holiday weekend (second counting Mother’s Day) since the beginning of the pandemic, that marker, like all the others so far, seems strangely hollow. Taking Monday off work isn’t so...
Spring Photos in the Time of Corona
Here’s another shot of photographs from this beautiful spring. While the damage to families and the economy can’t be understated, I hope many of us will take some good from this time. For me, one of...
COVID-19: 5/21/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
I’m running a bit behind on piecing together today’s report, so I’m going to jump right in. I hope everyone is having a stress-free, good Thursday, or at least a moderately-ok kind of day. International News:...
A New Novel, Albums, Videos and Poetry: Knoxville Continues to Make Art
Artists make art. War, famine, depression, or pandemics come and go, but the creative mind continues. Knoxville has more than its fair share of creative talent. Some of the work that has come to light, so...
COVID-19: 5/20/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
I hope you are all doing well today and are grabbing the random glimmers of sunshine to get out a bit and get some vitamin D. As the weirdness continues to drag on, it’s important to...
COVID-19: 5/19/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Report)
I hope you had a chance to read this morning’s article about people providing help to those in need. We will really have to work together to help each other and our local businesses if we...
Project Be Kind Helps Local Workers; City People Helps Downtown Arts
There are as many ways to help as there are people and businesses hurting during the current pandemic. One of the beautiful things that happens during a crisis is the ways that people and groups think...
COVID-19: 5/18/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Today’s report comes after a warm, sunny weekend that I hope you each enjoyed. It’s important to hit a trail, take a walk in the neighborhood, take the boat out, if you have one, or do...