New Production Company Slips into the Downtown Scene
It was a typical Friday night, for me: I’m sitting in a bar listening to music, minding my own business and two attractive young women want to strike up a conversation. If I had a nickle...
Rearranged, Expanded and Re-imagined Tomato Head Opens
The first thing that becomes obvious as you approach Tomato Head is that you won’t enter the same door patrons have entered since 1990 when Tomato Head opened as a lunch spot. The entrance at...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (1/26 – 2/1/2014)
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...
Sailing in World’s Fair Park
(This is a new guest post from Greg Manter. It seemed like a great post to run during our latest Arctic vortex. Maybe it will make you feel a bit warmer. If you’d like to write...
Liberty Building Demolition Makes Way for Parking Garage
It’s taken a couple of weeks, but the Liberty Building which used to sit at the corner of Walnut and Summer Place no longer sits there. Pieces of it lie about, but most of it has...
Have Space Aliens Visited Krutch Park?
I’m sure that’s a question that burns in the minds of many Knoxville residents as they scurry past the place. You might be thinking I’ve lost my marbles, but this isn’t the first time I’ve suggested...
The Foundry and the Southern Railway Freight Depot
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the business changes at the Southern Railway Train Station. In a comment, someone asked about the smaller and similar building next to it. The building is the old...
Scruffy City Hall Opens on Market Square
After a bit of a false start on New Year’s Eve, after numerous construction challenges, after a few battles for the design they wanted, Scott and Bernadette West officially launched Scruffy City Hall at 32 Market Square...
The Downtown Week Ahead (1/19-1/25/14)
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...
Rhythm and Blooms Announces Their 2014 Lineup
I’ve heard some great music in recent months. The photographs here are from a show I saw last October in the Square Room, which remains one of the best listening rooms downtown. I’ll have more about...