Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (2/4 – 2/13/2018)
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...
Felding Co, Men’s Clothing Store Coming to Downtown
It’s a niche that has been much discussed on this website. While there are some offerings for men’s clothing downtown, it seems like an under-served retail market. Some have questioned whether enough Knoxville men care about...
Rebel Kitchen Coming to the Old City!
A new restaurant, Rebel Kitchen, is coming to the Old City as an expansion of the Old City Wine Bar. General Manager Matt Burke said that since accepting the adjacent space last year, the group has...
A Challenging Tale, “Alabama Story,” Opens at the Clarence Brown Theatre
While Alabama Story (currently being staged by Clarence Brown Theatre) playwright Kenneth Jones refers to the setting for his play as the “deep south of the imagination,” for those of us familiar with the deep south – and...
Time To Pay Attention to the Details, Knoxville (Or How An Aging Cyclist Could Have Met His Death)
We pride ourselves on our walkable downtown. We spread the gospel far and wide that we are all about cycling and the active lifestyle that implies. We’re taking care of pedestrians and spending more money than...
Parking, Pedestrians and Public Transportation
I was told by city officials seven years ago, when this website was just a baby that the discussion of parking is a never-ending bottomless pit in an urban environment. I appreciate that sentiment more now...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/28 – 2/6/2018)
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...
Bricks, Rent, “Criminals” and Gentrification
That’s a lot of ground for a headline to cover, don’t you think? What do they have in common? At least a couple of things. First, they all spring from articles I’ve read in the last...
Beautifully Renovated 804 West Hill Avenue Offers a Rare New Residence in the City
A thin thread connects yesterday’s article about the Mechanics Bank and Trust Building and today’s article about a renovated home in the Maplehurst section of downtown. As it happens, when the bank president, Thomas O’Connor was...
Exploring One of Gay Street’s Most Beautiful and Interesting Buildings: The Mechanics Bank and Trust Building
If you’ve slowed down a bit to consider the various buildings lining Gay Street, you’ve no doubt noticed 612 South Gay. The inscription on the front gives its name: The Mechanics Bank and Trust Building. Even...