Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/20 – 9/29/2020)
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 Update: 9/18/2020 State, Local, K.C. Schools and UT (Plus the UT Briefing)
It’s the weekend. I hope you all find time to relax and get away from the news. It appears we will get more football this weekend, so maybe watch some of that, if its your thing,...
Kopita Meat: New Restaurant Coming to Gay Street
A remarkable number of businesses have opened, or are planning to open, during the pandemic. While many downtown businesses have struggled and some have closed, several have moved into larger spaces. Several downtown business owners have...
COVID-19: 9/17/2020 Update (State, Local, UT, KCS Data and the KCHD Briefing)
In a year that has felt a lot more like “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” than not, a gentle autumn rain is a welcome thing. I suppose we’re getting the edge of the hurricane, but we’ve...
Knox County Board of Health Meeting (9/16/2020)
The board was joined by Dr. Gregg and Dr. Plowman from UT and David Sanders from the Knox County Law Office. All members were present. Mayor Kincannon and KPD Chief Thomas also joined as the meeting...
COVID-19: 9/16/2020 Update
Welcome to mid-week and to the second half of September. If you feel a little discouraged with our current malaise, consider that we got a few days of tiger fun while the west coast burned. While...
COVID-19 Monthly Charts
A while back, several readers suggested that enough time had passed that monthly charts might be more helpful in order to visualize where we were in our progress of fighting COVID-19, both at the state and...
COVID-19 Update: 9/15/2020 (Including the K. C. Health Dept. and UTK Briefings)
I hope your week is off to a good start. There’s a bit of coolness in the air, with a promise of more to come. The virus can’t kill a good weather day. It’s a great...
Old City Sports Bar Opens at 106 S. Central Street
The Old City now has its first sports bar in many years, with the opening of the Old City Sports Bar over Southbound. The bar had its grand opening at the end of last week and...
COVID-19: 9/14/2020 Update (Including International, National, State, Local, UTK and KCS News)
It’s Monday and, incredibly, it is mid-September and we are six months into dealing with a pandemic and a range of situations that would have been hard to imagine in early March. I hope you are...