Inside of Knoxville

Sordid Lives and a One Man Performance in Knoxville: An Interview with Del Shores

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 25, 2018

You’ll never see Tammy Wynette the same again, after you see Sordid Lives. The play, written by Del Shores, debuted in 1996 in Los Angeles and was followed by an independent film in 2000 and a...

Ryan-Ashley Anderson Spreading the Love with Smart and Becker

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 24, 2018

Ryan-Ashley Anderson has followed her heart into her own business and planted her flag out McCalla where east Knoxville meets downtown in the Electric Company Lofts Building at 1154 McCalla. When I first wrote about Electric...

Want to Buy a Building?

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 23, 2018

Last week the city and the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center hosted an open house for a property at 1200 McCalla Avenue. In the heart of the Magnolia Warehouse District. The property will soon be made available as...

Marcus Hall Discusses His Rise, Fall and Return to Marc Nelson Denim

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 22, 2018

It’s been an emotional journey for Marcus Hall. After a run as the poster-boy for Knoxville success, filled with charm, good looks and a seemingly thriving business, all while being hailed for bringing denim manufacturing back...

Open Streets and Long Table Dinner Tell a Knoxville Story

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 21, 2018

It’s one of those days in the city that goes a long way toward encapsulating who we are. There are events every day, of course, and all of them combined create a narrative that shows our...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/20 – 5/29/2018)

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 20, 2018

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...

New Home Construction, “The Overlook” Announced for Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 18, 2018

I’ve written before about a quiet section of town along Hill Avenue, just to the east of Henley on the north side of the bridge. It’s seen some change in recent years – and months –...

Holler Performing Arts Center Set to Open in June

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 17, 2018

It’s been an evolutionary process since Modern Studio opened in January 2017 at 109 W. Anderson Avenue (a half block from the primary intersection in Happy Holler). At the time, the business featured two owners, Burke...

Centro Hispano and Claudia Caballero Quietly Work to Improve the Community

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 16, 2018

It’s a bit chaotic to the eye when you enter the Centro Hispano headquarters off Sutherland. The view of the city skyline outside is traded for people scurrying about, mingling Spanish and English as needed or...

What is Good Growth? What is Good Development?

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 15, 2018

Please don’t expect that either I completely understand the answers to those questions or that I can condense the information to a meme-sized statement. Urban growth and development are complicated topics. Sometimes it’s easier to point...

Sordid Lives and a One Man Performance in Knoxville: An Interview with Del Shores

Ryan-Ashley Anderson Spreading the Love with Smart and Becker

Want to Buy a Building?

Marcus Hall Discusses His Rise, Fall and Return to Marc Nelson Denim

Open Streets and Long Table Dinner Tell a Knoxville Story

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/20 – 5/29/2018)

New Home Construction, “The Overlook” Announced for Downtown

Holler Performing Arts Center Set to Open in June

Centro Hispano and Claudia Caballero Quietly Work to Improve the Community

What is Good Growth? What is Good Development?

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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