Sunsphere, World’s Fair Park, Knoxville, March 2011 I had not been to the upper reaches of the Sunsphere since sometime in the late 1980’s. I’ll be honest and say that I remember being unimpressed and wishing...

Attire Suitable for rain and Mardi Growl, Knoxville, March 2011 Mardi Gras is upon us. Just one more day before Fat Tuesday and then the beginning of Lent. For someone from Mobile, Alabama, it is a...

A crowd of around 500 dogs was expected, plus a few humans tethered to their leashes for the annual Mardi Growl celebration to raise money for the Young-Williams Animal Center. Despite the rain, they came out...

Image via Wikipedia It’s (almost) spring and that means things really start hopping downtown. First Friday is today and there are a number of exciting and interesting events planned. The one that is topping my list...

Please forgive me my vehicle fetish. I never realized I had one until I started this blog. Since I almost always have a camera on hand when I’m walking about downtown I take pictures of what...

Future Home of Blue Coast Burrito, 37 Market Square, Knoxville Fresh on the heels of Nama’s opening last week came news that Blue Coast Burrito would hold an Open House from 4:00 to 6:00 on Tuesday....

Here are more of the homes that caught my eye as I recently walked through Fort Sanders. I realize one of them is a church, but I thought it was interesting. It seemed to be missing...

Home in Fort Sanders, Knoxville There are many great homes in and around Fort Sanders. Some of them are lovingly cared for by single-owner occupants. Some of them are sub-divided into as many apartments as could...

Residential demolition was so thorough in downtown Knoxville, that in the main part of the city proper there are very few structures standing that were originally intended as homes. Some of those have suffered “improvements” over...

Knox Heritage Green House, Fort Sanders, Knoxville, February 2011 This will be the first in a series of posts centered in the Fort Sanders area. The densest populated area in east Tennessee, the neighborhood is known...