Welding Railing Atop Preservation Pub, Market Square, Knoxville Walking my dog at just after seven in the morning not long ago, I heard the unmistakable sound of amplified guitars coming from Market Square. It seemed early...

Wah Lum Kung Fu Dragon, Knoxville I’ve previously posted photographs of dragons in the Dogwood Arts Parade. I didn’t know where the dragons came from and simply became intrigued. Drums for Wah Lum Kung Fu Happy...

Jill Andrews at the Disc Exchange Do you realize there are people in this world who have never had the sublime experience of walking from the heat of the day into the cool, maybe just a little shadowy,...

7 AM, Parking Lot outside Pete’s Knoxville, Two Crazy Girls Once again, the city offers surprises if you are willing to look. This one, like this one before came virtually begging on my doorstep to be blogged....

Black Cadillacs, Sundown in the City, Market Square, Knoxville I had mixed feelings about the last Sundown in the City. I’m always sad to see it end, knowing I’ll miss it and wondering if this will be...

Melinda Meador and Flossie McNabb, Co-Owners of Union Ave. Books It’s been open for a few weeks – but now it has opened in grand style. A glance through the windows at Union Avenue Books for much of the...

Opening for the Rainy Day Brush off at KMA  I’ve written about water quality issues and runoff before. In doing so I realized that a local group is devoted to cleaning up our waterways in a...

I hadn’t planned to blog today, but I couldn’t resist giving everyone a heads-up about this big event. Union Avenue Books has been open a couple of weeks and, of course, I’ve blogged about it often....

The weekend I spent in Auburn one of the biggest downtown events of the year was happening right here in downtown Knoxville. I suspect the small crowds at the Songwriter’s Festival in Alabama might have had...

Who knows where Urban Guy will turn up? I recently found myself in Auburn, Alabama. I’ve been there a few times before, but it was always in the fall and I was always wearing colors that...