Inside of Knoxville

Mayor Presents State of the City and Budget Priorities 2023

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 27, 2023

As has been the tradition in Knoxville, Mayor Kincannon presented her State of the City address yesterday, along with highlights of her proposed budget for the next year. Held in the Western Heights community, the chosen...

Business and Development Updates: What Ever Happened To . . .

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 26, 2023

When I write about a development or new business, particularly when it is something that excites readers, and nothing much happens for months or longer, readers naturally turn curious. I’m often stopped on the street, or...

Rossini Festival 2023 Features Great Music, Weather, and More

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 24, 2023

The Rossini Festival, presented by Knoxville Opera, generally has good weather. For those of us who remember the wind and monsoon years, however, the bad weather association is strong. Early last week it looked as if...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/23 – 5/2/2023)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 23, 2023

If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...

Alley Appreciation: The Journey Becomes the Destination

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 21, 2023

(Ed. Note: Today’s article is by guest writer Luke Frazier who is new to Knoxville and continues to explore downtown spots in a fresh way. Today he discusses Strong Alley, which was first beautified by a...

Hair (the Musical) Comes to Clarence Brown Theatre

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 20, 2023

She asks me why I’m just a hairy guy I’m hairy noon and night Hell that’s a fright I’m hairy high and low Don’t ask me why Don’t know It’s not for lack of bread Like...

Hundreds Gather to Protest Gun Violence and Laws in the State

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 19, 2023

A protest on Market Square yesterday drew between four hundred and five hundred people expressing their anger at Tennessee’s gun laws and the violence that our state repeatedly experiences. The impetus for the most recent protest...

A Wonderful New Home for an Equally Wonderful Family

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 17, 2023

Last December I introduced you to the Johnsons, Alvin and Jeanine, who seemed destined to a life as tenants, without much hope of buying a home. They moved to Knoxville in 2020 and she took a...

Downtown Knoxville 10 Day Planner (4/16 – 4/25/2023)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 16, 2023

If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...

South High a Step Closer to Conversion to Drug Treatment Facility; Other Dover Properties in Flux

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 14, 2023

(Ed. Note and Full Disclosure: I am the caretaker for my uncle. He is 86-years-old and has serious dementia. I brought him to Knoxville from his native Mobile, Alabama in 2018, when we realized he could...

Mayor Presents State of the City and Budget Priorities 2023

Business and Development Updates: What Ever Happened To . . .

Rossini Festival 2023 Features Great Music, Weather, and More

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/23 – 5/2/2023)

Alley Appreciation: The Journey Becomes the Destination

Hair (the Musical) Comes to Clarence Brown Theatre

Hundreds Gather to Protest Gun Violence and Laws in the State

A Wonderful New Home for an Equally Wonderful Family

Downtown Knoxville 10 Day Planner (4/16 – 4/25/2023)

South High a Step Closer to Conversion to Drug Treatment Facility; Other Dover Properties in Flux

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Announcing Kern’s Bakery Vendors!

Lilienthal Gallery Celebrates Spring Exhibition with Splashes of Color and a Great Vibe

Progress: Kern’s Bakery Experience is Full Steam Ahead

A Weekend in the City