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Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber Rockin’ a New Address

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 16, 2015

It’s been a couple of years since I first reported on the opening of Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber. Since that time, the business has gone from co-owners to one owner, Andrew Edens, and it has moved...

A Pony on Gay Street? Best Behavior Creative Club Must Be Close Behind

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 15, 2015

I got the strangest message. The email mentioned a pony, Melinda Grimac and Chris McAdoo. Melinda is a friend. I’d first written about Chris McAdoo nearly five years ago when he presented at the first Pecha...

Mayor Rogero Requests Protection for Cal Johnson Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 14, 2015

In a strong move for preservation, Mayor Rogero formally requested an H-1 overlay which would make demolition of the Cal Johnson building very difficult. It also carries with it specific guidelines for the re-development and protection...

The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/13 – 12/22/2015)

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 13, 2015

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: Ryan Bingham at the Bijou – with Jamestown Revival

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 12, 2015

Jamestown Revival opened for Ryan Bingham at the Bijou last week and the crowd was on their feet from the beginning. More than a competent opener, Jamestown Revival proved to be both known to the audience...

Wild Love Bakehouse Hosts Open House Today, Opens Monday

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 11, 2015

Sometimes it seems an incredible amount of time passes from my first article about a coming business and its actual opening. Other times I’m startled at how quickly it seems to happen. That’s how I feel...

Mid Mod Collective Celebrates Its First Birthday – And You Are Invited

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 10, 2015

Out North Central – just over the hill from Happy Holler is a cool set of buildings and another one of those urban nodes we sometimes talk about on this site. The first retail anchor for...

2015 Old North Victorian Home Tour, Part Two

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 9, 2015

I’ll finish the Old North Knoxville Victorian Home Tour today with the final five homes in the tour. As yesterday, I want to thank the neighborhood association for the tour and also to credit the great...

2015 Old North Knoxville Victorian Home Tour, Part One

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 8, 2015

One of the Christmas traditions Urban Woman and I have enjoyed in recent years is the Victorian Home Tour in Old North Knoxville. You can see our previous tours here: 2012, 2013, 2014. In 2013 I...

2015 Knoxville Christmas Parade

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 7, 2015

Knoxville marched a little further into Christmas season with the 2015 Christmas parade. The parade is always fun, sometimes confounding and a roll-of-the-dice for weather. This year’s parade kept the fun, was a little less confounding...

Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber Rockin’ a New Address

A Pony on Gay Street? Best Behavior Creative Club Must Be Close Behind

Mayor Rogero Requests Protection for Cal Johnson Building

The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/13 – 12/22/2015)

Saturday Sounds: Ryan Bingham at the Bijou – with Jamestown Revival

Wild Love Bakehouse Hosts Open House Today, Opens Monday

Mid Mod Collective Celebrates Its First Birthday – And You Are Invited

2015 Old North Victorian Home Tour, Part Two

2015 Old North Knoxville Victorian Home Tour, Part One

2015 Knoxville Christmas Parade

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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