Knoxville Marathon 2012 Starting Line This weekend saw the biggest and best Knoxville Marathon in its history. Race weekend actually included a child’s race on Saturday and a marathon, half-marathon, marathon-relay and 5K on Sunday. It’s...

Dogwood beside the old Courthouse on Gay Street, Knoxville, March 2012 Spring is pretty much here. While all of the trees aren’t as green as they will be later, the dogwoods are beautiful and that pretty...

Henley Street Bridge Construction, March 2012 It’s been a while since I posted pictures of the Henley Street Bridge construction project. It’s interesting to consider the different ways the project has impacted various people. Business owners...

The Public House and Tennessee Valley Bikes, Magnolia Ave., Knoxville I found myself happily surprised when the Public House opened about a year and a half ago. I say “surprised” because I didn’t expect a pub...

Set for Scruffy City Roots, Square Room, Knoxville Hosts for Scruffy City Roots As I wrote in my guide to music festivals and series recently, it seems the former incarnation of Tennessee Shines has split into to...

Three Feathers Building, Southwest Corner of Jackson and Gay, Knoxville Knox Heritage sometimes gives its members the opportunity to tour buildings which are being renovated and/or re-purposed. Last fall I wrote about their tour of the...

There are a number of smaller news items that have surfaced downtown in the last couple of weeks or so that haven’t made it onto the blog and seem important to mention. I’ll hit several for...

Drawing of the proposed exterior of Urban Outfitters, 501 Market, Knoxville At yesterday’s meeting of the Downtown Design Review Board, an Urban Outfitters‘ representative presented the board with information regarding the exterior designs proposed by their...

Urban Bar and Corner Cafe, Old City, Knoxville, March 2012 During my meanderings last Saturday night I had very little in the way of plans. I’d already eaten a wonderful cheese plate from Just Ripe before...

Bronze Guy on Market Square, Knoxville, March 2012 They might have more in common than you might think by the time the evening winds down. The front page of the News Sentinel on Friday carried a...