Local Motors Opens at 11 Market Square
When the news broke earlier this spring that a company named “Local Motors” would soon set up shop at 11 Market Square, many of us had a difficult time figuring out just what that meant. Were...
A Change is Gonna Come
I don’t usually get too personal on this blog – it’s never been a confessional sort of space, but today I have to make an exception as the personal in this case will very directly impact...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (6/1 – 6/7/2014)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
Urban Scenes and Urban Plans for the Weekend
Some things just don’t happen in the suburbs – or in rural areas. I’ll grant that maybe the statement could be reversed, but it’s someone else’s job to highlight the unique in those settings. Today I’ll...
Knox Pallet House
Sometimes I run across a story I really want to tell, but life and blogging happen along the way and I never get around to it. One of the reasons what I do is so enjoyable...
The Tennessee Theatre: A Look Behind the Scenes
In the late 1970s when downtown Knoxville, as many urban areas around the country, was in decline, it became clear the Tennessee Theatre would no longer be a viable first-run movie house. The action was all...
Farmers’ Market, GMOs and Monsanto: A Knoxville Saturday
Where does your food come from? How was it grown? What difference does it make? And what does this have to do with life in the city? I’m not completely ready to answer all of these...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (5/25 – 5/31/2014)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
MUSE Knoxville: Present and Future
I mentioned earlier this week that the Children’s Festival of Reading seemed to have expanded its footprint. One of the tentacles that stretched out from the main area on the north lawn spread to the foot...