Inside of Knoxville

A Couple of Small Updates and a Final Tip of the Hat to an Urban Friend

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 20, 2019

Work will soon be underway on a couple of projects that might catch your eye as you walk around downtown. Neither are likely to change the course of downtown development, but they are each examples of...

Former Bowery and NV Nightclub Buildings to be Restored

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 19, 2019

Two buildings at 125 East Jackson Avenue will be renovated and given a new use in a plan approved yesterday by the Downtown Design Review Board. Forming the east and south side of the courtyard...

Rhythm N Blooms Festival Embroiled in Dispute

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 18, 2019

*The following is based on a public document obtained directly for me by request from the Knox County Chancery Court. The interpretation of that document is mine alone. I have interpreted it to the best of...

Knoxville’s Axle Logistics Builds Company, Plans Expansion and New Headquarters

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 17, 2019

Axle Logistics may not be a household name, but it’s one of Knoxville’s biggest recent success stories. Founders Jon Clay and Drew Johnson started the company in 2012 and it has grown to be one of...

IndiaFest Comes to the World’s Fair Park This Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 16, 2019

It might be a surprise to some (it was to me), that the latest festival to hit downtown has been going strong since 2005. Traditionally held at the Hindu Community Center and Temple, its growth has...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/15 – 1/24/2019)

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 15, 2019

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...

Updates for Your Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 13, 2019

Here are a few points of interest from the week and the weekend as you take that well-deserved break: The groundbreaking for the $10 million Urban Wilderness Gateway Park was held Wednesday at the southern end...

Knox County Schools and TVA Near Deal: Andrew Johnson Building Hangs in the Balance

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 12, 2019

An agreement in principle has been reached between Knox County and TVA to have the school system offices moved to TVA’s east tower. The deal also involves Summer Place and was explained yesterday to a joint...

Hope Brothers Building at 428 South Gay Street to Add Residences

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 11, 2019

The building at 428 South Gay Street, which houses Sapphire in its storefront, was built after the 1897 Gay Street Fire. The current five-story building replaced a shorter, three-story building destroyed by the fire. A shoe...

Downtown Hotels: Too Many? Too Few? Just the Right Number?

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 10, 2019

I get these kinds of questions often. Most of the time they are asked from the perspective of doubts about whether downtown can support all the new hotels that have sprung up in recent years....

A Couple of Small Updates and a Final Tip of the Hat to an Urban Friend

Former Bowery and NV Nightclub Buildings to be Restored

Rhythm N Blooms Festival Embroiled in Dispute

Knoxville’s Axle Logistics Builds Company, Plans Expansion and New Headquarters

IndiaFest Comes to the World’s Fair Park This Weekend

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/15 – 1/24/2019)

Updates for Your Weekend

Knox County Schools and TVA Near Deal: Andrew Johnson Building Hangs in the Balance

Hope Brothers Building at 428 South Gay Street to Add Residences

Downtown Hotels: Too Many? Too Few? Just the Right Number?

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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