Hong’s Kitchen Opens at Pretentious Glass
It’s hard to know the best way to spin this story, which is really two great stories in one. The first narrative thread is that Vic Scott and Josh Coates, owners of Seoul Brothers in Marble...
Second Bell Festival was Chill (and Pretty Cool, Too)
Why would Rusty Odom plan a music festival for cold weather? Doesn’t he know we’ve loved the warm August sunshine at the previous festivals? Seriously, while it was a little chilly, most of us would take...
Downtown to Get Small Neighborhood Grocery Store
There are themes that run through the dozen plus years I’ve written about downtown. The interest in parking and homelessness sometimes seems bottomless. Both topics pale, however, to the topic of a grocery store. Non-downtown residents...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (10/2 – 10/11/2022)
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...
Covenant Convenient Care to Close Downtown in Early December
For me, it was one of the greatest one-two punches of good news I’ve ever reported: Downtown got an independent pharmacy in Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain and downtown got a primary and urgent care clinic in...
Harvest Opens at 141 South Gay Street
I announced last April that Harvest planned a second location to be on Gay Street. Those plans came to fruition recently when Harvest opened at 141 South Gay Street. As I did last April, I spoke...
The Gateway Opens Downtown, Offering Hope and Support
When last I wrote about the Metro Drug Coalition and their mission, I mentioned the plans to bring their operations along with new support services to 530 Fifth Avenue where they have renovated a portion of...
River Breeze Event Center Offers Its Fall Line Up – With Shuttles From Downtown
River Breeze Event Center opened with its first concert just a couple of weeks ago and has announced a fall line-up, which Communications Director Carri Lombardi said is more-or-less a soft opening to work out details...
Bistro By The Tracks Serving Up Good Food and a Warm Atmosphere in Happy Holler
The summer Bistro By The Tracks opened at a new location, far from its original tracks. The restaurant assumed the beautiful space at 1123 North Central Street, which had been set up as a restaurant for...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/25 – 10/4/2022)
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...