A Look Inside the Bottom Floor of the Holston
I’ve wondered periodically over the last several years just what was behind the door in the lobby of the Holston Building. I knew it had once bee the lobby for the various banks once occupying the...
The Downtown Week Ahead (7/20 -7/26/2014)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
Scruffy City Hall: Another Reason to Love Downtown Knoxville
I may have mentioned this before, but one of the things that Urban Woman and I marvel at is that many of our favorite places and things to do didn’t exist before we moved. And we...
A Final Look at Tailor Lofts
I’ve probably not been given the opportunity to follow any building more closely than that afforded to me by Daniel Odle of Conversion Properties at Tailor Lofts. When I first toured the building, I couldn’t keep...
Bootleg Betty: New Business on the 100 Block
The 100 block of Gay Street continues to attract retail businesses. The latest, opening the beginning of this month, is Bootleg Betty, a shop featuring gently used bridal wear, party dresses and boots. Even though I’m...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (7/13 – 7/19/2014)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
Going Up, Coming Down
It’s no secret that recent years in downtown Knoxville have been exceptional. The explosive growth has sometimes been breath-taking and press around the country continues to take notice in articles like this one just a few...
Art That Captures the Senses
I enjoyed the art last Friday and the small crowds I mentioned earlier made it possible to actually enjoy it up close. I’m afraid First Fridays aren’t usually the best viewing times for the various exhibitions,...
Fireworks and the Tour de Rocky Top
Do you ever remember a better weather weekend for the fourth of July? It was easy to imagine we were enjoying a San Franciscan or a Paris summer instead of our normal sultry southern humidity-fest. I...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (7/6 – 7/12/14)
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...