Inside of Knoxville

Everything Has Changed and the Changes Have Just Begun

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 16, 2020

We’re all watching the reports as the numbers of sick Americans increase daily. The official number of Americans infected with COVID-19 was reported to be just over 1,600 on Friday and by last night, two days...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/15 – 3/24

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 15, 2020

Given the current situation with the COVID-19 virus, closures are being announced daily. Please verify the following listings before making plans to attend any events. If you want to be certain your event is included...

Fort Kid Planning Session Reveals Rifts, Input Solicited

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 13, 2020

The first of the planned community input sessions regarding the design of the new version of Fort Kid was held at the Knoxville Museum of Art before what might come to pass as a large group...

Nature’s Crossing to Open at 7 Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 12, 2020

7 Market Square did not go empty long. Tammy Babb, owner of Nature’s Crossing Health and Beauty, currently located at 8901 Oak Ridge Highway, announced she will open a second location of her shop at the...

Big Ears 2020 Cancelled

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 11, 2020

It had started to feel inevitable, and now it is official. With the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic, to have a festival that drew people from all over the world seemed too in-congruent. The following...

Bullets, Bugs and Buildings

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 11, 2020

Coronavirus (the “Bug”). Open Carry (the “Bullets). Development (the “Buildings”). These may seem like big topics to roll into one article but they were each the subject of some portion of the Knoxville City Council meeting...

The Nail Room Opens at 119 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 10, 2020

Truc Thanh Ngoc Pham has opened The Nail Room on the 100 block of South Gay Street. It sits alongside a row of complementary businesses, including a hair salon, a lash salon, and a massage parlor....

Mardi Growl 2020: My Favorite Forty Photographs

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 9, 2020

Mardi Growl happened this past Saturday along Gay Street and the Urban family joined in the fun. It’s one of a number of happy downtown events that brings smiles all around, and it unofficially kicks off...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/8 – 3/17/2020)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 8, 2020

If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a...

Beauford Delaney, James Baldwin and Knoxville’s Jim Crow Era Reconsidered

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 5, 2020

There are two must-see exhibitions currently open to the public in Knoxville centered around Beauford Delaney, James Baldwin, and the years after the civil war, leading up to recent history. “Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin: Through...

Everything Has Changed and the Changes Have Just Begun

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/15 – 3/24

Fort Kid Planning Session Reveals Rifts, Input Solicited

Nature’s Crossing to Open at 7 Market Square

Big Ears 2020 Cancelled

Bullets, Bugs and Buildings

The Nail Room Opens at 119 South Gay Street

Mardi Growl 2020: My Favorite Forty Photographs

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/8 – 3/17/2020)

Beauford Delaney, James Baldwin and Knoxville’s Jim Crow Era Reconsidered

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Announcing Kern’s Bakery Vendors!

Lilienthal Gallery Celebrates Spring Exhibition with Splashes of Color and a Great Vibe

Progress: Kern’s Bakery Experience is Full Steam Ahead

A Weekend in the City