Park(ing) Day 2021
For five years, (here’s a look at the 2018 event) the East Tennessee American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the East Tennessee Community Design Center (ETCDC) has hosted Park(ing) Day. The annual event is designed to...
COVID-19: 9/21/2021 Update
The Tuesday report comes with some reason for optimism at the state and local level. While the numbers continue to be very bad, particularly in the state, some of the metrics are clearly improving, signaling, perhaps,...
Rocket Fizz is Open at 7 Market Square
A new store, Rocket Fizz, has opened on Market Square, offering retro and international candy, retro and unique soft drinks, toys, posters and more. The franchise was founded in 2007 and opened its first store in...
All-Electric Buses Added to City Fleet
As promised earlier this year, electric buses have begun to join the fleet of buses deployed by Knoxville Area Transit. The buses were officially introduced to a small crowd on Thursday at Caswell Park. The two...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner 9/19-9/28/2021
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: 9/17/2021 Update
As we work our way through the current surge, international metrics are looking better, while national metrics are showing signs of plateau. Tennessee and Knox County continue to experience major impact from the virus. What has...
Big Ears Announces Schedule and Line-Up for 2022
For some of us, it is hard to imagine a life without live music, including festivals. After the last year-and-a-half, that incredulity is nearly reversed — it’s almost hard to believe we can make plans to...
New Book Celebrates Knoxville Women
2020 marked the centennial of the passage of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Given the pivotal, last-minute role played by the state of Tennessee and by East Tennessee women...
New Hotel Possible for the Old City
Local developer Nick Patel has made a direct public statement regarding stadium approval as it relates to surrounding development. The latest proposed hotel project for his Turkey Creek Hospitality Group is slated to sit on the...
COVID-19: 9/14/2021 Report
For the first time in several weeks there may be some good news beginning to creep in among the bad. It appears we may have hit a peak in hospitalizations, for example, though we’ll have to...