East Tennessee History Fair, Part One
I’m not sure why it always works out this way, but anytime I miss a weekend downtown it always turns out to be amazing. Maybe it’s because unless it’s the dead of winter, they are all...
Tennessee Shines Returns from Hiatus
The absolute best weekly show downtown returns tonight at the Knoxville Visitor’s Center. Hosted by Paige Travis and Bob Deck for WDVX, Tennessee Shines airs from 7:00 to 8:00 PM each Monday night. Most often, two...
The Downtown Week Ahead (August 18 – 24, 2013)
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...
New Business on Market Square: Bluetique Cheap Chic
The latest of the occupants at 31 Market Square, Bluetique Cheap Chic is a clear departure from the previous tenants. Formerly a restaurant and, more recently, Riversports Outfitters, inexpensive, stylish clothing may be what the space...
Shaft with MC M and DJ J featuring Urban Guy Do the Rap Show With Milo
I know, it’s a pretty unlikely headline. I’m more of a rock and roll, singer-songwriter, jazz and blues kind of guy. I’m also, shall we delicately say, out of the demographic for rap shows. But, I...
Inside of Knoxville Welcomes New Sponsor: Preservation Pub
This will be the first of a series of posts on the new sponsors you may have noticed popping up on the right-hand side of your screen. These are people who are paying money to advertise...
IDB Weighs the Fate of a City Block
As a result of writing this blog, I find myself in a number of situations in which I’m out of my element. Yesterday was certainly no exception. I attended the meeting of the Industrial Development Board...
Major Decision to be Made About an Entire City Block
There aren’t that many city blocks in the immediate area of downtown Knoxville. Given that we are bounded by a natural barrier on one side, the Tennessee River, and we’ve erected boundaries in the other three...
The Downtown Week Ahead (August 11 – August 17, 2013)
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...
An Open Letter to St. Johns Episcopal Church
I’ve dreaded this moment for well over a year. It was over a year ago that St. John’s Episcopal Church submitted a request to the Downtown Design Review Board for permission to demolish two buildings they...