Updates From Around Downtown
Occasionally over the years I’ve given updates about projects I’ve mentioned some time back or developments which others reported first and you might have missed. So, here’s a chance to make sure we all know what’s...
Mardi Growl 2016: Fun Time for Everyone
The sun shined brightly, the temperatures moderated by the weekend and people and puppies responded with one of the largest Mardi Growl events ever. Last year was colder, the year before it rained, if memory serves....
The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/6 – 3/15/2016)
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...
Saturday Sounds: Dixieghost, Blond Bones and Jubal
Today we’re going to look at three very different local bands and what they are up to. I saw Dixieghost recently at Scruffy City Hall on the 6 O’Clock Swerve and Jubal opened for Blond Bone...
Your 2016 Festival Guide is Here!
It’s that time of year, again. I wrote my Festival Season preview several weeks later last year, but already I’ve had people asking why the Festival Planner tab at the top of this page lists last...
The Ely Building is Finally Ready for Renovation
It’s been a long journey for the Ely Building (1903) at 406 Church Avenue. I first wrote a full article about it in May of 2012. On the market for $899,000 at the time, I thought...
Sugar Mama’s Will Soon Open on the 100 Block of Gay Street
In the time since the founding of Sugar Mama’s Bakery, the business has grown so rapidly that owners Hannah and Mike McConnell felt compelled to find a brick and mortar address to enable them to...
Striped Light: Quality Letterpress Printing – and Classes to Get You Started
Striped Light opened just over a year ago at 107 Bearden Place which, of course, is nowhere near Bearden. They’re just a couple of blocks north of Broadway just off Central. It’s an unassuming building where...
Open Streets Knoxville Returns This Spring
As intimated last fall, Open Streets will return to Knoxville this spring and the route will be similar to, though a bit different from the last run. Last October’s event was a success by any measure,...
The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (2/28 – 3/8/2016)
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...