Olde Virden’s Food Market Closing
Sometimes it’s best to take a quick step back when you realize the path ahead doesn’t look so promising. Just seven months after opening, Allyson and Chris Virden have decided to close the doors to their...
Arrowmont Establishes a Gallery in Downtown Knoxville (In Subterranean Gay Street)
In what could be seen as a merging of a mystery and an unknown for many of us, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, located on a thirteen-acre campus in downtown Gatlinburg since 1912, has opened...
Rossini Festival Returns on a Beautiful Spring Day
Through howling winds and driving rainstorms, and now through a pandemic, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival has persisted over the years. It got a well-deserved beautiful day for 2022 in a slightly different footprint than its traditional...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/1-5/10/2022)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...
John Phillips Moves to Larger Studio Space, Launches New Line of Cutlery and Cookware
Almost three years ago I introduced John Phillips to readers as he was just concluding his competition on Forged in Fire. Shortly thereafter the episode aired and was shown at a party hosted by John at...
Po’ Richards and Hen Hoc Close Their Doors
Two downtown businesses have announced closures this week, though their journeys were quite different. Po’ Richards was part of the initial line-up of eleven restaurants in the Marble City Market at Regas Square. Each of the...
David Cain Gives the World Perhaps the Quirkiest Dolly Yet
There are lots of parts to a great city, or simply a great place to live. While we focus on businesses and development, both of which are important and get people excited, at a more granular...
Dogwood Arts Celebrates on a Beautiful Weekend
The Dogwood Arts Festival concluded yesterday after three days filled with the usual wonderful range of arts. Clay, porcelain , and stonework mingled with painting, photography, found-object art and more. The backdrop was provided visually by...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/24-5/3/2022)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...
Recent Community Forum on Homelessness Continues the Conversation
When Nikki Elliott and Downtown Knoxville Alliance recently announced a community meeting on homelessness, no one expected a solution regarding one of our thorniest problems to present itself that evening in the Tennessee Theatre. About 75...