Curtis Glover Paints the Town
We’ve all enjoyed his work for years in and around downtown, as well as out west. Curtis Glover has painted murals for Jerry’s ArtaRama in Bearden and numerous murals around downtown including one I mentioned...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/10 – 10/19/2021)
As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims –...
COVID-19: 10/7/2021 Update
Welcome to the Friday update and, thankfully, to continuing declines in cases numbers, hospitalization, and death totals. Make no mistake: they remain high, and we may well see additional surges. Still, it’s easy to imagine we...
Aroma Express Coming to Gay Street
Vijay Bansode, owner of Aroma Indian Kitchen on Cedar Bluff Road, is opening Aroma Express at 143 South Gay Street, on the corner next to Wicked Chicken. The new spot will offer some of his finest...
City Council Candidate Forum Held Downtown
When last we tuned in, the primaries were underway and I reported on the candidate forum at the Phyllis Wheatly YMCA. In a strange season for the traditionally non-partisan races, the field this year featured incumbents...
Kevin Bradley Presents Voodoo Rocket In the Old City
The first time I saw Kevin Bradley, sometime around 2009, he was walking around downtown wearing a coonskin cap. I’d just moved downtown and had yet to begin documenting its stories. Clearly, there was a story....
COVID-19: 10/5/2021 Update
I’m coming at this a little late today, due to hunting and gathering activities for future articles consuming my morning. This one may be a bit briefer. I think the numbers and charts today help answer...
CJ’s Closet to Open Soon at 213 E. Fifth Avenue
A node of activity continues to expand on East Fifth Avenue near Central Street. Already the home to several breweries, as well as a new residential building under construction, CJ’s Closet, owned and operated by Geoff...
Tennessee and Knox County COVID-19 Numbers by the Month
A year ago, or so, I was asked to present the COVID-19 data by the month. The idea being that the inundation of daily numbers can sometimes obscure the bigger picture — too many trees, with...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/3 – 10/12/2021)
As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims –...