Urban Woman enters Nama on Opening Night, Gay Street, Knoxville, February 2011 I realize it was more like a four block move, but this Nama is not your mama’s Nama. It has probably three times the...

Not the Civil War – the Civil Wars. Never heard of them? You must be really old. Like maybe twenty-six or seven. Judging from the audience assembled for their performance, the demographic definitely skews young. If...

Shortwave Society Video, Locust Street, Knoxville, February 2011 Sometimes I go about begging the muse for a small tidbit, some simple morsel of an idea to write about in the middle of winter. The muse can be...

Nama, 500 Block of Gay Street, Knoxville, February 2011 It is now official: Nama on the 100 block is closed. Practically an institution on that block, it began a migration up Gay Street during the extended renovations...

Dale Mackey discusses Social Media, Redeemer Church, Knoxville, February 2011 It had to happen eventually: I finally got some training in this blogging thing. Actually, the workshop, sponsored by the Knoxville Writer’s Guild and presented by Dale Mackey at...

I recently read Keeping the Bees Employed, a book of poetry, by R. B. Morris. By turns beautiful and painful, it is a book that I highly recommend. Most of you know that R.B. is a local musician,...

 L and N Station, World’s Fair Park, Knoxville, February 2011 I attended the open house at the L and N Station for the new Science Technology Engineering and Math school Tuesday night. I must have seen...

I doubt this is what Charlie Rich had in mind when he penned that song, but I’ve noticed what seems to be a shift in standard operating procedure for businesses completing renovations or moving into new...

But it is your downtown sidewalk I’d like to talk a bit about today. I’d planned to do a piece about the bizarre tapestry of surfaces that comprises the downtown sidewalks, but I’ll put that off for...

In a move that may or may not confuse the experts – though I’ll readily admit I’m stumped and surprised – the Graffiti Wall has returned. When the Great Wall of Graffiti met its demise months ago...