Free Music, A Little More Pricey Music and Great Food
Friday, July 30 (I know I’m going back a couple of weeks, but so much has been happening!), offered yet another great day for music downtown. Mary Gauthier was in town for a joint show with...
One Final Moment before Moving On
I’m having a hard time transitioning from the scenes of this weekend’s neo-Nazi march back into the fun and positive vibration I most often feel downtown. Sometimes a thing comes along that is so powerful in...
Final Musing on a Not So Amusing Event
It’s been twenty-four hours since, hopefully, the last of our unwanted guests left town. The day was exhausting both physically and mentally. In some respects, even though I was face-to-face with the reality, it was still...
Knoxville Says, "No Thanks," to neo-Nazis
An announcement was made several weeks ago that a permit had been issued for a KKK and neo-Nazi march in Knoxville. The spokesperson for the group when the story broke was from Detroit and it...
A Strange Place in Our Midst
One of the stops I’ve not made, which is strange, as many times as I’ve walked down Gay Street, is 417 South Gay: J’s Mega Mart. I now realize it has been discussed by others, but...
Transportation Center Has Openhouse
First Friday for August featured the first glimpse most of us have gotten to the new KAT center. While the official opening won’t come until later this month and the ribbon cutting ceremony isn’t until next...
Recycle Bins Appear Downtown
When I read heard the story – which I think was on Knoxnews – I got excited thinking that we were about to get curbside recycling downtown. We aren’t. Still, maybe we are a step closer....
It’s Still not a Golden Arch, but it is a Mystery Solved!
You may have read my blog from July 27 regarding the mystery of the origin of the arch in the picture above. As the title to the post indicated, I suspected it was a case for Ask...
"They’re Making Movies on Location"
“Making movies on locationIn the heat of the sunIt’s a groovy occupationFor everyone, everyone, everyoneAction, action, making movies – take one”“Making Movies” – Dire Straits – I recently stumbled upon a movie production crew on the...
East Tennessee History Fair
East Tennessee, and by extension, national and international history were the focus, particularly around Krutch Park Saturday morning, August 7. Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical Society, there were numerous events, activities and displays offering something for...