Beginnings of a Cynthia Market Painting Another Cynthia Beginning around the corner from the first I’ve recently enjoyed watching Cynthia Markert create new works on the street. I haven’t actually watched her so much as watched...

This certainly won’t be an exhaustive list of what we need downtown. In this post I’ll highlight three things that have come to my attention (again) recently. Their absence in the current state of downtown doesn’t preclude happiness or make...

Japanese Magnolias in Krutch Park, Knoxville, March 2011 Spring hasn’t officially arrived, but the signs of its approach are all around the city. I even spotted actual landscaping in The History of Country Music Park (AKA...

 The Ultimate Corporate Businessman surveys the square.  There are, as always, a number of little pieces of business developments. Of course, Nama seems to be doing very well since its move and Blue Coast...

I really enjoy poetry. I realize that’s not true for everyone. I’ll admit I came to it through the back door: music lyrics. I realized by the time I was in high school that I loved...

James Agee Park, Fort Sanders, Knoxville I was asked recently about the funding for James Agee Park. The gentleman who asked was interested in helping with the park in some way. I believe he mistook me...

Jenna belting out the blues. Cool friends backing up Jenna Jefferson, KMA, Alive After Five  One of the longest running and coolest music shows in Knoxville is Alive After Five presented by the Knoxville Museum of...

I started writing this blog because I felt there was no other source of information regarding daily life in downtown Knoxville. I’d had passing thoughts about moving into the city, but once those thoughts turned to...

I’ve had a friend and a reader suggest that I might check out Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. I’ve listened and I’m very taken with the soulful sound. They don’t like to be called retro,...

 Image via Wikipedia Nissan Leaf Well, First Friday was a gorgeous, cool night. After visiting the Sunsphere we headed toward Market Square, then the Old City and the 100 Block. As usual, there were vehicles...