Inside of Knoxville

Former Marriott to Become Vision Apartments; Funding Requested

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 22, 2022

It’s been a long and arduous journey for the former Marriott at 501 East Hill Avenue (briefly known as Hotel Knoxville). In October 2020, Melrose Knoxville, LLC (DBA Omni Vision Knoxville) a group based in Beverly...

Visit Knoxville Celebrates 10 Years of Promoting the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 21, 2022

This past Friday, inside the Sunsphere, Visit Knoxville celebrated its tenth anniversary in its current incarnation as the city’s official convention and visitors bureau for the City of Knoxville and Knox County. Over that time it...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/20-11/29)

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 20, 2022

If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...

Axle Logistics to Develop Brown Appliance Location; Partners with Haslam College of Business

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 18, 2022

(Today’s article is by guest writer Heather Ryerson, Photos also by Heather with the exception of Brown Appliance) We first told you about Axle Logistics in 2019 when they purchased property in North Knoxville, began construction...

LB Endurance Lab Opens on Sevier Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 17, 2022

Lana and Chris Burl moved to downtown Knoxville in 2020, intending to open their business downtown at the same time. While that took a bit longer, LB Endurance is opened in March of this year at...

Keys to Urban Economic Development: Trees and . . . Blowing Up Highways?!?

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 16, 2022

It’s intuitive that a city is better served with more trees, right? But exploding highways as a pathway to urban development? Well, yes, in many cases. It was a topic on the table for conversation recently...

Big Ears Expands With Over Three Dozen Additions

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 15, 2022

This is generally the time of year when artists and performances are added to the Big Ears Festival lineup and this year is no exception. The festival is, incredibly, approaching rapidly. Set for March 30 through...

Knoxville’s 2022 Veterans Day Parade

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 14, 2022

Friday found cities across the country celebrating Veterans Day, and Knoxville celebrating its 97th. It’s a day celebrated in many other countries, recognized as the end of World War I. The war ended on the eleventh...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/13 – 11/22/2022)

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 13, 2022

If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...

Tarik Becha Serves Up Tarik’s North African

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 11, 2022

(Article by Guest Writer Heather Ryerson) Tarik Becha is not new to Knoxville, but his growing business is. Tarik’s North African (formerly Mina’s North African) opened on May 28, 2022 in Real Good Kitchen and has...

Former Marriott to Become Vision Apartments; Funding Requested

Visit Knoxville Celebrates 10 Years of Promoting the City

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/20-11/29)

Axle Logistics to Develop Brown Appliance Location; Partners with Haslam College of Business

LB Endurance Lab Opens on Sevier Avenue

Keys to Urban Economic Development: Trees and . . . Blowing Up Highways?!?

Big Ears Expands With Over Three Dozen Additions

Knoxville’s 2022 Veterans Day Parade

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (11/13 – 11/22/2022)

Tarik Becha Serves Up Tarik’s North African

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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