COVID-19: 6/9/2020 Update
This marks the second week the Knox County Health Department has held press conferences on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There is no press conference on Tuesday and Thursday. According to Dr. Buchanan, the move was made...
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COVID-19: 6/8/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
As we begin another week of COVID-19 reports, the county, state, country and world seems to be lurching simultaneously in opposing directions, with some evidence indicating the pandemic is worsening, even as the world economies that...
COVID-19: 6/5/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
It’s the weekend. I hope that still means something to most of us. For me, it brings a little break from the two articles a day and a chance to have a little down time. Please...
COVID-19: 6/4/2020 Update
I’m coming at you today with one more chart. The charts help me visualize what is happening and particularly so when they include moving-average lines to smooth out the bumps. I hope they help you, as...
COVID-19: 6/3/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
As we all attempt to get back to something resembling our normal lives, to open businesses, to earn a living, and to re-establish connections that have been severed, it’s important to remember that we need to...
COVID-19: 6/2/2020 Update
There is no health department mid-day briefing today, as the Knox County Health Department has determined their time is better utilized in other efforts. Their stated intent is to hold a news conference on Monday, Wednesday...
George Floyd Protests Continue
As they have in other parts of the country, protests against police brutality against black citizens, particularly black men have continued in Knoxville. Yesterday afternoon a group of around 300 people met in Krutch Park, marched...
COVID-19: 6/1/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
I hope you all had a safe weekend and found some joy. Tensions are running high and we have a lot of important struggles in our country. Still, the sun shone, the humidity fell and we...
A Decade of Surprising Twists and Turns Continues
It was ten years ago today that I started a blog to fill a void that I felt on a personal level. Urban Woman and I were spending large amounts of time in downtown Knoxville and...
COVID-19: 5/29/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
We’ve made it through what seems like the eleventh or twelfth week of May. June is just ahead, with the summer months looming. We know the summer and fall won’t find us fully back to normal,...