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COVID-19: 9/1/2020 Update (Including UTK and Health Department Briefings)

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 1, 2020

State News: Yesterday, the state of Tennessee reported an additional 1,818 Tennesseans have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 7 have died, bringing the pandemic total to 154,933 cases and 1,754 deaths. 116,864 people have recovered, including...

COVID-19: 8/31/2020 Update

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 31, 2020

Welcome to another week of working our way hopefully forward through this mess and backward to something normal. I hope you made some time to enjoy the weekend. We did a little socially-distanced visiting, celebrated a...

COVID-19: 8/28/2020 Update (Including the UTK Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 28, 2020

Good afternoon and welcome to Friday! I have to start by thanking everyone for the overwhelming response to the new donation button. It feels good to have such a tangible demonstration that the work I do...

Changes Coming and a Request For Support

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 28, 2020

In the 10 years I’ve written this blog, I’ve been so honored to have the opportunity to share my love for the city. The biggest rewards have come in the expressions of kindness and encouragement I’ve...

COVID-19: 8/27/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 27, 2020

It has all the markings of a classic clash of the Titans: Ali vs. Frazier, Alabama vs. Clemson, Godzilla vs Kong. In our home this morning, it was dinosaur vs. Yellow Submarine. Unfortunately, as the two...

8/26/2020 Board of Health Meeting

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 27, 2020

Dr. Gotcher chaired the meeting and he and Dr. Buchanan joined remotely as they had been requested to testify before the Joint Government Operations Committee’in Nashville. The mask mandate was not on the agenda because the...

COVID-19: 8/26/2020 Update

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 26, 2020

It’s Wednesday, or “Miércoles,” as we’ve recently learned in our home. Both kids are immersed in Spanish lessons on top of their virtual school activities. I’m pretty sure I’ve gotten my English letter sounds down, as...

COVID-19: 8/25/2020 Update (Including the Health Department and UTK Briefings)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 25, 2020

How did the first day of virtual and in-person classes go? We’re doing OK, so far, at the Urban Academy. Thankfully, we’ve got a semi-autonomous sixth grader to go with our dependent Kindergartner. The technology learning...

COVID-19: 8/24/2020 Update

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 24, 2020

I hope you were able to enjoy some of the amazingly cool weather we had this weekend. We got outside to grill some great burgers from Hen Hoc and to visit (socially distanced and outside) with...

COVID-19: 8/21/2020 Update (Including the UT Chancellor’s Update)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 21, 2020

Welcome to the weekend! We’ve made it through another week of updates and we’re ending the week with all numbers; international, national, state and local looking promising. Celebrate (but keep up the work)! I think we...

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COVID-19: 9/1/2020 Update (Including UTK and Health Department Briefings)

COVID-19: 8/31/2020 Update

COVID-19: 8/28/2020 Update (Including the UTK Briefing)

Changes Coming and a Request For Support

COVID-19: 8/27/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

8/26/2020 Board of Health Meeting

COVID-19: 8/26/2020 Update

COVID-19: 8/25/2020 Update (Including the Health Department and UTK Briefings)

COVID-19: 8/24/2020 Update

COVID-19: 8/21/2020 Update (Including the UT Chancellor’s Update)

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A Weekend in the City