Southern Living Shoots the City
I arrived home from work Friday shaking off my work week and getting back into city mode, only to find a groundswell of rumors that Southern Living Magazine had a photographer out and about on the...
What to do in the City This Weekend
Last weekend delivered an action-packed series of events downtown and this weekend promises great events, as well. Whether you want music, drama or shopping at the Christmas Market and all the shops downtown, it’s happening this...
Too Many Historic Homes to Tour?
Well, in a manner of speaking that’s what I came away with from the Knox Heritage 2012 Preservation Awards and Annual Meeting, but I’ll get to that later. It’s a feel-good meeting attended by several hundred...
Late Summer Images of Knoxville, 2012
I’m still working my way through a back log of photographs I like, but for which I never found the right blog. Several of these rank among my recent favorites. Hopefully you’ll like some of them,...
Fantasy of Trees and a Perfect Finale to the Weekend
Saturday morning presented the best opportunity for the Urban Family to enjoy the Fantasy of Trees. It’s been a Thanksgiving weekend tradition for almost thirty years – going back to the time the space at the...
Regal Festival of Lights 2012 . . . and More
I hope each and every one of you had a great Thanksgiving and days following. On Thanksgiving day, at the encouragement of one of our downtown friends, we joined a number of city residents in taking...
What Should I Do Now That the Turkey is Gone?
You could spend some quality time with a few million of your closest friends elbowing for space at Turkey Creek. But really, haven’t you had enough turkey for now? Why not drive into downtown and enjoy...
Happy Thanksgiving 2012
The years tick by so fast I don’t stop writing last year on my checks until it’s time for next year. I think maybe I’m going to pick a random year in the future so at...
Aveda Institute, Knoxville: A Peek Inside and a Little Trim
I get my hair cut once each year – whether I need it or not. I’m just that stylish and if I’m being extravagant, then so be it: I’m going to get that annual hair cut....
Images from the City, Fall 2012
I take thousands of photographs each year of downtown Knoxville. It isn’t entirely unusual for me to take more than a thousand in a month. Some of them die an ignoble death, as they deserve. Many...