Inside of Knoxville

Blankfest 2015 Blankets Market Square with Tons of Local Goodness

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 24, 2015

Rusty Odom and Blank Newspaper have, for the second year in a row, put together an incredible celebration of local and regional musicians, comedians and burlesque performers. It’s a continuation of the many years of excellent...

The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/23 – 9/1/2015)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 23, 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...

Guy Marshall Set to Play Blankfest This Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 21, 2015

One of my favorite musical/variety festivals last year was Blankfest with Moon Taxi, This Mountain and many other great bands. Guy Marshall is a local band which just released their first full-length album, “The Depression Blues,”...

A Look at Marble Alley: Today and in the Near Future

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 20, 2015

Marble Alley has been a topic of discussion in concept since I started this website. It was a point of some contention in the design phase and it underwent changes throughout the last five years. The...

Update on the 700 Block of Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 19, 2015

The city recently held a meeting to discuss plans and a schedule for the upcoming work on the 700 block of Gay Street. Not so much has changed since the first announcement of plans for that...

Downtown News, Fun and Giveaways

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 18, 2015

There has been so much going on downtown recently, that an article a day just doesn’t get it all in. I’m going to cover a lot of ground in this article and each item won’t necessarily...

2015 East Tennessee History Fair

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 17, 2015

The East Tennessee History Fair, a great annual event in downtown, spread all around the center city this past weekend. In addition to the activities centered on Krutch Park, walking and bus tours took participants in a...

The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/16 – 8/25/2015)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 16, 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...

The Hive Opens With Five Businesses on Central Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 14, 2015

Rebecca Ridner charted a circuitous and sometimes unlikely path toward being a business owner. June 1 she took possession of the former Knox-Tenn building on Central Street after signing a lease on faith that something good...

Rebel Flags in the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 13, 2015

This summer several news items dominated the country. One, of course, was the shooting in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston by Dylann Roof in which nine people were killed. While Fox News and others initially...

Blankfest 2015 Blankets Market Square with Tons of Local Goodness

The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/23 – 9/1/2015)

Guy Marshall Set to Play Blankfest This Weekend

A Look at Marble Alley: Today and in the Near Future

Update on the 700 Block of Gay Street

Downtown News, Fun and Giveaways

2015 East Tennessee History Fair

The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/16 – 8/25/2015)

The Hive Opens With Five Businesses on Central Street

Rebel Flags in the City

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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