COVID-19: 8/11/2020 Update
It’s a new day and a great day for beginnings. I was pleased to tell the story this morning of a new business opening in the downtown area. Lauren’s inspirational spirit during a difficult time was...
Wither and Bloom Designs Opens Just Outside the Old City
A new shop has opened at 1154 McCalla Avenue, just outside the Old City in the Electric Company Building. Wither and Bloom Designs is the new business started by Lauren Stovall. It reflects her life-long relationship...
COVID-19: 8/10/2020 Update (Including the Health Department Briefing)
I hope you each had some happy time this weekend. We enjoyed some fresh Alabama gulf shrimp on the grill, thanks to Hen Hoc. This means so much to us. The Alabama gulf coast was home...
Two Market Square Businesses Will Not Re-Open
We knew there would be businesses which could not make it through this difficult stretch or simply decided it wasn’t wise to try. A number of the businesses which will shutter will have a range of...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/9 – 8/18/2020)
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: 8/7/2020 Update (Including Health Department Briefing)
It’s Friday and I hope you all find a way to make your weekend a good one. We’re all stressed, worried, frustrated or some combination of each of those. It’s easy right now for that toxic...
Friday Potpourri: Development, Art and Democracy
Time to catch a breath and enjoy a weekend. I hope you have some fun plans for you and your family. We’ll stick close to home, of course, but I suspect there will be movies, junk...
COVID-19: 8.6.2020 Update
It is a measure of how things have changed that I “attend” meetings like the Board of Health meeting last night from the comfort of my home, with a five and eleven-year-old underfoot. The biggest measure...
Knox County Board of Health Hosts Public Forum and Re-Opens Bars
After opening the meeting, the public forum began, with speakers and Mayor Jacobs joining from the City County Building. Thirteen people were present and he requested that they all be able to speak, even though that...
COVID-19: Update 8/5/2020 (Including Health Department Briefing)
Did you get outside last night? It felt just a touch like autumn and I don’t think I’m hallucinating. Just from personal impression, it seems we’ve had more delightful nights this summer than usual. I’m usually...