Inside of Knoxville

COVID-19: 10/29/2020 Update (State, Local, UTK, KCS and the Knox County Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 29, 2020

I hope you are keeping dry and safe on this rainy day. My heart goes out to the folks on the gulf coast who have had more than their share of hurricane misery this fall. It’s...

Knox County Board of Health Meeting (10/28/2020)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 29, 2020

All members were present and were joined by David Sanders from the Knox County Law Department, Chancellor Plowman from UTK and Dr. Katie Cahill from the UTK Howard Baker Center. Dr. Cahill started the meeting...

COVID-19: 10/28/2020 (State, Local, UTK, KCS)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 28, 2020

Halfway through the week and under a week until election day. How are you doing? Are you finding some joy along the way? I’m enjoying the fall color, which is shaping up to be beautiful in...

What Are Your 100 Things To Do In Knoxville Before You Die?

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 28, 2020

I’ve been tasked with listing 100 things to do in Knoxville before you die. I love my city, as you all know, but it’s an interesting exercise. It’s even more specific: I have to list twenty...

COVID-19: 10/27/2020 (State, Local, UTK, KCS, Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 27, 2020

Good Tuesday! I hope you are can get outside and enjoy a bit of this gorgeous day. They will soon be in shorter supply. Many of you are getting out and voting and good on you!...

Xul Beer Company Set to Open This Week

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 27, 2020

Brad West, Bently Blackshear and Tara Thacker are ready to start offering their labor of many months. After well over a year of making plans, struggling through obstacles, including a pandemic, they are making beer and...

COVID-19: 10/26/2020 Update (International, National, State, Local, UTK and KCS)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 26, 2020

I hope you found some time to enjoy yourself this weekend. I introduced the Urban Kids to “Groundhog Day” at the encouragement of a reader. They liked it, though the five-year-old questioned why Bill Murry and...

Knoxville Joins Tennessee RiverTowns Program with the Tennessee RiverLine Partnership

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 26, 2020

I first told you about the project last September. A passion project for University of Tennessee Associate Professor Brad Collett, The Tennessee RiverLine Partnership explores the potential of the Tennessee River as a massive public space,...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/25 – 11/3/2020)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 25, 2020

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: Special Message

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 24, 2020

This post will be short and there will be no photographs or fancy charts. Just me and you getting real about where we are. I’m growing very weary of all the arguments that the illness isn’t...

COVID-19: 10/29/2020 Update (State, Local, UTK, KCS and the Knox County Health Department Briefing)

Knox County Board of Health Meeting (10/28/2020)

COVID-19: 10/28/2020 (State, Local, UTK, KCS)

What Are Your 100 Things To Do In Knoxville Before You Die?

COVID-19: 10/27/2020 (State, Local, UTK, KCS, Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

Xul Beer Company Set to Open This Week

COVID-19: 10/26/2020 Update (International, National, State, Local, UTK and KCS)

Knoxville Joins Tennessee RiverTowns Program with the Tennessee RiverLine Partnership

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/25 – 11/3/2020)

COVID-19: Special Message

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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