Images of Knoxville, 2012: Music, Children and Animals
As the year concludes, I’m trying to clean out my files and post images which I like, but for which I didn’t find a proper blog. I’ll do it in two posts. This one focuses on...
It’s the End of the World as We Know It
I can’t let the end of the year pass without mention of what was happening in Knoxville as the Mayan calendar ended – or as it has been more commonly known, the end of the world....
Final Christmas Post for 2012: RB Morris and the Streamliners
One of the great shows I caught this past year was the Streamliners with special guest R.B. Morris at the Knoxville Museum of Art’s fine Alive After Five Series. I wrote about it a year ago,...
Happy Christmas 2012, Ya’ll
Whatever your faith or lack thereof, I hope each and every one of my readers have a quiet, peaceful day. May you each find some joy in your own way. Hug the people you love and...
Christmas Observances in the City
I posted the services and observances for the various downtown churches last year and people seemed to appreciate it, so I’ll repeat it here. Downtown grows very quiet on Christmas eve (the actual evening, not so...
Final Shopping Weekend in the City
It’s finally here: the last shopping weekend before Christmas. Stumped on what to give Uncle Joe? He probably doesn’t want just another gift from a big box national chain. If I know Uncle Joe, and I...
Last Minute Christmas Gift: Buy Local Music
2012 should go down as one of the absolute best years in local music releases. I can’t imagine there has ever been one better, though Wayne Bledsoe could likely educate me on the matter. All I...
December Scruffy City Ramble is Tonight
Tonight will be the final show of 2012 for Scruffy City Ramble. As usual, the lineup is eclectic and the show promises to be another excellent installment. It starts at 7:00 in the Square Room, with...
2012 Knoxville Jingle Bell Run
This year’s Jingle Bell Run to benefit the Arthritis Foundation benefited from unseasonably warm temperatures. The first time I attended a Jingle Bell Run must have been about four or five years ago when Urban Son-in-Law...
Downtown Window Decorations, Part II
We’ll start the final post of window displays with the winning display. Cafe Four did a fine job with the window above and the one below. I’m not sure I would have given them first place,...