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Quiddities: Kingston Pike
As good a place to start as any, Kingston Pike is probably the best known of Knoxville’s five spoke roads and, in many ways represents a micro-view of Knoxville history, from the mid-1800s thru the mid-1900s. The Pike is one of Knoxville’s earliest roads dating back as far as 1788, apparently.
Quiddities: The Tennessee Stage Company
A scene from the Tennessee Stage Company’s production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” in which a band of tinkers discuss a play that they intend to present at the wedding of Theaseus and Hippolyta. Before this summer, I had never attended a production of the Tennessee Stage Company (TSC). This past summer, I attended[…] Read More »
Quiddities: What Makes Knoxville Knoxville?
I have lived here, in Knoxville, pretty much my whole life. Yet, I still don’t quite know what all goes into making Knoxville the city that it is. But, like everyone else, I have my opinions on the subject. First, and foremost, its people make Knoxville Knoxville. We, the people, are an increasingly diverse group[…] Read More »
