Faris Eid: Lifting Up a City
When it gathers for its annual gala on October 20, the East Tennessee Community Design Center will honor a person who has designed a large percentage of the best renovations and restorations in our city. He’s...
Knoxcentric Radio Show Launched, Schedule Announced, Available Via Podcast
I’ve mentioned the radio show a few times on the blog, but I wanted to bring it all together, put it out front for a bit and tell you about a related feature that has been...
Asheville Hosts First Open Streets
Contacted by organizers there who requested use of some of my photographs from Knoxville’s Open Streets events, I was curious about Asheville’s first Open Streets event – and a little surprised that we’d had two such...
The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/18 – 9/27/2016)
If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a...
Knoxville, ETSY, Scripps Networks, Entrepreneur Center Spotlight Local Creatives with Innov865 Week
What the heck is all this “Maker” business? The word pops up everywhere and seems to refer to all manner of activities. Wikipedia defines “Maker culture,” as, “a contemporary culture or subculture . . ....
Two Businesses Close, New One Announced and Development Questions Answered
Continuing the theme of catching up on little developments across the city in recent weeks, let’s look at a number of other recent changes. I’ll also have a few tidbits that haven’t been reported elsewhere and...
Baseball, Fires and Development: More Updates
I’m going to take another shot out rounding out some of the dangling stories, but as I’ve begun listing them, I realize there are so many that I may not get through them in this article....
Lots of Little Downtown Updates
Sometimes it just seems time to catch up and to catch our collective breath. The truth is so many thing are happening so fast in downtown Knoxville that they can’t all have a devoted article. As...
Scarecrow Helps Feed People Through Gator Hator Week
Ah, that time of the year. UT football is in full swing. After a close run-in with a surprisingly strong Appalachian State, UT rebounded to crush Virginia Tech. One softer opponent and then the game that...
The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/11 – 9/20/2016)
If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a...