Inside of Knoxville

Knox County Board of Education Struggles with COVID Response

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 1, 2021

The Knox County Board of Education meeting held last night was, in fact, three separate meetings. The first, at 4:30 was to determine officers for the next year. The second was the special board meeting to...

Knoxville Cycleboats to Launch in Two Weeks

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 1, 2021

A new business, Knoxville Cycleboats, will have its inaugural launch at Volunteer Landing Marina on Wednesday, September 15th. The idea is the brainchild of Chicago’s Chicago Electric Boat Company, which has previously offered rides for partiers on the...

COVID-19: 8/31/2021 Update

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 31, 2021

Here’s the return to my Tuesday reports. I’ve moved to twice weekly reporting as the surge worsens, news proliferates beyond what can easily be assembled for one article a week, and the Knox County Health Department...

COVID-19 and the Knox County Schools

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 30, 2021

The Knox County School System has become a nexus in the debates regarding the best path forward during the pandemic. While about a third of all school children learned virtually last year, very few started this...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/29-9/7/2021)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 29, 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: 8/27/2021 Update

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 27, 2021

Welcome to another Friday report during what is quickly rivaling the worst period we’ve yet seen of the pandemic. As you can see from the news links in the local and state sections below, the pace...

Looking For Inspiration in Another City

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 27, 2021

A couple of recent articles have caught my attention from my hometown, Mobile, Alabama. It’s where I spent my first twenty-one years on planet earth, so a piece of my heart is there. I first named...

Pretentious Glass Takes An Unexpected Journey: Television, Glasses and a Global Pandemic

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 25, 2021

The gallery at Pretentious Glass opened up within the last two weeks for the first time since mid-March 2020. For the time, they are open only Thursday through Saturday. Pretentious Glass and Pretentious Beer Company owner,...

Is Knox County Growing? Knoxville? Downtown?

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 23, 2021

For cities, counties, and states, the decennial census is a high stakes moment. Money, representation, power, even bragging rights flows from the numbers. The constitutionally required census provides a wealth of information for planners, demographers, and...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/22 – 8/31/2021)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 22, 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 –...

Knox County Board of Education Struggles with COVID Response

Knoxville Cycleboats to Launch in Two Weeks

COVID-19: 8/31/2021 Update

COVID-19 and the Knox County Schools

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/29-9/7/2021)

COVID-19: 8/27/2021 Update

Looking For Inspiration in Another City

Pretentious Glass Takes An Unexpected Journey: Television, Glasses and a Global Pandemic

Is Knox County Growing? Knoxville? Downtown?

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/22 – 8/31/2021)

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Announcing Kern’s Bakery Vendors!

Lilienthal Gallery Celebrates Spring Exhibition with Splashes of Color and a Great Vibe

Progress: Kern’s Bakery Experience is Full Steam Ahead

A Weekend in the City