Broadway at the Tennessee: West Side Story
Last fall I wrote a blog post about the fact that we all have different versions of Knoxville that we love. The city I describe on this blog may be quite different from the one you...
Knox Mason Opens on the 100 Block of Gay Street
In the early days of the new year, Knox Mason became the first new business to open its doors in downtown Knoxville. Located in the spot most recently inhabited by Harry’s and more distantly, by the...
2012 in Review: Business Summary and Final Thoughts
So, how do we make sense of all the comings and goings? First, let’s look at an aggregate picture of what was lost and gained. How do they compare qualitatively and quantitatively. Next, now that I’ve...
2012 in Review: Businesses (and the city) Evolve
There were notable changes to downtown businesses last year which didn’t involve a closing or an opening as much as some sort of alteration or evolution. Some were minor and others involved news that will change...
Knoxville in the Snow, January 2013
Well, that got interesting. Just last weekend Knoxvillians lined up at consignment stores attempting to barter away their heavy coats in exchange for a handy pair of Bermuda shorts. Temperatures hovered in the seventies, joggers ran...
Scruffy City Ramble Has Been Postponed
Due to the weather, the Scruffy City Ramble will be rescheduled for a later date. We’ll all just have to make our own music tonight. Enjoy the snow, everybody....
January Scruffy City Ramble (with pictures from last month)
Here’s my monthly post on this great series. The lineup tonight is crazy good. Sadly, unless I get an assist from mother nature, I will be dutifully working away and will miss this one. I love...
2012 in Review: Downtown Knoxville Business Openings
So, we’ve noted our losses, how about our gains? Did openings keep pace with or surpass closings? As I stated yesterday, we had a closing almost every month. For a small downtown with bigger aspirations, that seems...
2012 in Review: Downtown Business Losses
Time passes quickly in these heady days in downtown Knoxville. Some portions of the year seem to be nothing more than a blur of activity. Sprinkled among the music festivals, parades and annual events are business...
CNN Visits Boyd’s Jig and Reel?!?
It seemed odd: a notice on Facebook last Thursday night that CNN would visit Boyd’s Jig and Reel. When I learned that it centered on a food topic, that seemed even more strange. First, since when...