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COVID-19: Babalu Closes Permanently, Local Chinese Group Donates Over $10,000, Other Updates

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 23, 2020

Babalu has announced that their Knoxville restaurant will not reopen, serving a blow to a large number of employees and leaving a large empty space on what has been the most successful block of Gay Street....

Oddities Hair Parlour To Open at 1520 North Central

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 23, 2020

Again, as we weather the current pandemic, there are plans being made for new businesses that will help us recover as we move forward. I’ll spotlight those as we wait for this season to pass. Oddities...

New Executive Order Issued By Governor Lee

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 22, 2020

A new executive order has been issued by Governor Lee. You can read the full order here. It is set to start at “midnight on the 23rd,” which is midnight tonight, but that may not be...

Events, Updates and Resources

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 22, 2020

I had to look back to remember. I was surprised at just how long ago I’d first started my weekly listing of downtown events. The first list was called simply, The Week Ahead. It covered June...

Tighter Restrictions Announced by Mayor Kincannon

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 20, 2020

The mayor has moved to require the closure of inside eating at restaurants, to close bars, gyms and event venues. She expressed concern regarding returning spring break vacationers. This on a day when the state announced...

New Guidance from the Knox County Health Department

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 20, 2020

The Knox County Health Department has issued stronger guidelines, including the requirement that bars close and specific limitations for restaurants which are similar to those issued by the city, but seem to be issued as requirements,...

The Donut Shop Coming to 724 North Broadway

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 20, 2020

In these strange times, it’s important to know that good things are still happening, plans are being made, and dreams are being realized. With that in mind, I introduce the Donut Shop, a near-downtown business that...

COVID 19: Mental Health Matters, Too (Plus Updates)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 19, 2020

First, an update on the progress of the virus. Again I am using the official CDC numbers, which are published at noon each day. For that reason, there are much larger numbers currently being reported on...

COVID-19: Local Groups Step Up to Help (Plus Updates)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 18, 2020

As we continue through these early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the toll continues to increase. Using the publicly posted numbers from the CDC (many online sources are using higher numbers that are updated more frequently),...

COVID-19: Updated Guidance from CDC, White House and Mayor Kincannon

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 17, 2020

It seems every day brings another explosion of developments surrounding COVID-19, and yesterday was no exception. As has been the case over the last weeks, crossed signals continued, but with more agencies raising the intensity...

COVID-19: Babalu Closes Permanently, Local Chinese Group Donates Over $10,000, Other Updates

Oddities Hair Parlour To Open at 1520 North Central

New Executive Order Issued By Governor Lee

Events, Updates and Resources

Tighter Restrictions Announced by Mayor Kincannon

New Guidance from the Knox County Health Department

The Donut Shop Coming to 724 North Broadway

COVID 19: Mental Health Matters, Too (Plus Updates)

COVID-19: Local Groups Step Up to Help (Plus Updates)

COVID-19: Updated Guidance from CDC, White House and Mayor Kincannon

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