COVID-19: 4/14/2020 Update
I’ll continue, for now, with mid-day reports since that makes the spacing on the numbers I’ve used more uniform. The Knox County Health Department has shifted to three days a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, which...
COVID 19: Downtown Business Impacts, Part Two
This is the second part in our series on the pandemic’s impact on downtown businesses. I asked business owners a series of questions about the current situation. If you missed the first installment, you can find...
COVID-19: 4/13/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
I hope you each found some peace and joy during this weekend. For so many, those are commodities in short supply. Still, there was sunshine for part of the weekend, and I enjoyed some fabulous time...
COVID-19: Downtown Business Impacts, Part One
I reached out to a number of downtown business owners regarding the impact thus far of the COVID-19 Pandemic. I asked some questions to frame their responses. I offered the possibility of anonymity, if they preferred....
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/12 – 4/21/2020)
We’ve shifted things a bit to help spread the word about virtual events only. The rules are the same – if you want your virtual event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims...
COVID-19: 4/10/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing
It is Good Friday, traditionally a day from which many people draw hope. We’ll likely forever remember this Easter and Passover season for reasons which are quite different from any we’d ever imagined. Still, both holidays...
Food Boxes Distributed at Embassy Suites, Showing Knoxville Love
Today, at Embassy Suites (507 South Gay Street), from 9:00 a.m. and running until noon or the boxes run out, food boxes and bags will be handed out to any area workers who have been laid...
COVID-19: 4/9/2020 Update (Including today’s Health Department Briefing)
Each day brings what seems like another whip-lash moment: The death toll will be in the millions or the death toll will be much smaller than anyone feared. The stock market is crashing beyond all hope...
COVID-19: 4/8/2020 Updates (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
(Ed. Note: This report comes a few hours later in the day than has been the case previously. This is due to the Health Department moving their briefing to 4:30 in order to allow for other...
COVID-19: 4/7/2020 Updates (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
March 16 is just a metaphorical minute ago. It was the first day I wrote about the COVID-19 pandemic. I felt if I didn’t address it, it would be the elephant in the room. I’d talk...