We hope you are kicking off July dressed in your finest red, white and blue − the topic of this discussion, though not how you might imagine.



Brianna Paciorka, Keenan Thomas and Ryan Wilusz chat about what makes them red with anger and blue with sadness when it comes to downtown Knoxville. And for the sake of keeping things positive, we decided white should represent happiness (and not surrender).



This exercise resulted in a glorious discussion about restaurants, transportation, entertainment, housing and more, which you can listen to right now! 



"The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by knoxnews.com. Want more downtown analysis? Sign up for the free weekly Urban Knoxville newsletter by clicking here, and join the downtown discussion by becoming part of the Urban Knoxville group on Facebook.

We hope you are kicking off July dressed in your finest red, white and blue − the topic of this discussion, though not how you might imagine.
 
<a href="https://www.knoxnews.com/staff/2648235001/brianna-paciorka/">Brianna Paciorka</a>, <a href="https://www.knoxnews.com/staff/7710999001/keenan-thomas/">Keenan Thomas</a> and <a href="https://www.knoxnews.com/staff/2646486001/ryan-wilusz/">Ryan Wilusz</a> chat about what makes them red with anger and blue with sadness when it comes to downtown Knoxville. And for the sake of keeping things positive, we decided white should represent happiness (and not surrender).
 
This exercise resulted in a glorious discussion about restaurants, transportation, entertainment, housing and more, which you can listen to right now! 
 
"The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by <a href="https://www.knoxnews.com/">knoxnews.com. </a>Want more downtown analysis? Sign up for the free weekly Urban Knoxville newsletter by <a href="https://profile.knoxnews.com/newsletters/urban-knoxville">clicking here,</a> and join the downtown discussion by becoming part of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2476530172607529/">the Urban Knoxville group on Facebook.</a>

Every Tuesday, host Ryan Wilusz and expert guests bring you the latest news happening in and around downtown Knoxville. "The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by knoxnews.com, part of the USA Today Network.

Every Tuesday, host Ryan Wilusz and expert guests bring you the latest news happening in and around downtown Knoxville. "The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by knoxnews.com, part of the USA Today Network.

Each Monday, Ryan Wilusz and expert guests bring you the latest news happening in and around downtown Knoxville. "The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by Knox News, part of the USA Today Network.

The Scruffy Stuff

Kick back with Ryan Wilusz and Calvin Mattheis each Monday for the latest news happening in and around downtown Knoxville, and stay tuned on Thursdays for "Last Call" conversations with special guests. "The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by Knox News, part of the USA Today Network.

I hope you are kicking off July dressed in your finest red, white and blue − the topic of this discussion, though not how you might imagine.  Brianna Paciorka, Keenan Thomas and Ryan Wilusz chat about what makes them red with anger and blue with sadness when it comes to downtown Knoxville. And for the sake of keeping things positive, we decided white should represent happiness (and not surrender).  This exercise resulted in a glorious discussion about restaurants, transportation, entertainment, housing and more, which you can listen to right now!   "The Scruffy Stuff" is presented by knoxnews.com. Want more downtown analysis? Sign up for the free weekly Urban Knoxville newsletter by clicking here, and join the downtown discussion by becoming part of the Urban Knoxville group on Facebook