Baby Let Me Take You on a Blues Cruise
It’s a pity that more people don’t utilize our river. Don’t get me wrong – it is utilized and maybe more so now than ever. People are boating, paddleboarding and, yes, even fishing. By all accounts...
The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/7 – 6/16/2015)
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 Author Pamela Schoenewaldt Publishes Third Novel
Pamela lived for ten years in a small town outside Naples, Italy. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines in England, France, Italy and the United States. Her play, “Espresso con mia madre” (Espresso with...
The Basement Community Art Studio: New Business Opens in the Old City
It’s a unique space in the Old City. Previously occupied by Blue Slip Winery, the space opens from Jackson, down a staircase under Lox Salon and into what is now an open, airy space awaiting the...
Inside of Knoxville Turns Five Years Old
I hadn’t intended to post anything today, but it seemed like too significant a landmark to ignore: As of June 1, Inside of Knoxville is five-years-old. In other worlds, five years is nothing. In Blog World,...
Bring $100,000 to Knoxville: Urban Wilderness Gravity Trail
I’m not sure if there is anyone in Knoxville who has avoided the media blitz created by the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club. I’ve honestly never seen anything like it. I met with Matthew Kellogg, president of...
The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/31 – 6/9/2015)
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...
Reruns Boutique Announces Its Closure
When I first wrote about Reruns Boutique nearly two years ago, I said it was one of the oldest businesses still operating in downtown Knoxville. As owner Nanci Solomon made the announcement yesterday that the business...
Wine Bar Coming to the Old City
Soft spoken and self-effacing, Thomas Boyd exudes quiet determination. We met at his parents’ well-known Old City establishment to talk about his new venture. It marks a sharp departure from the trajectory he’s followed since high...
Urban Guy Takes a Bike Class: I Bike Knx Has It Going On
It’s been nearly a year now since I bought my bike from Kickstand Community Bike Shop. I rode pretty steadily through the summer and into the fall, but crumbled when the weather turned cold. I didn’t...