Inside of Knoxville

New Housing Planned for Galbraith School Near Baker Creek Bottoms

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 20, 2023

Thomas Boyd and Will Sims are partnering in a new project at the former Galbraith Elementary School under their Central Jackson Group, LLC. The two are joined by architect Login Higgins and the plan is to...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (2/19-2/28/2023)

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 19, 2023

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...

New Legislation Prompts National Coverage, Protests, Threats to Cancel Knoxville’s Pride Parade and Festival

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 17, 2023

Tennessee and Knoxville made it into the national media this week regarding a proposed law to delineate accepted behaviors in and limiting attendees to drag shows. As is the case in states with one-party control of...

Rick Terry Jewelry Designs Closes Its Downtown Store

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 16, 2023

Downtown, once again, does not have a traditional jewelry store, as Rick Terry Jewelry Designs at 618 S. Gay Street ended its ten-year run on Valentines Day. When it opened, in November 2012, I noted, “While...

South Knoxville Area Exploding With Development Projects

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 15, 2023

A public event was held Monday afternoon highlighting a number of south Knoxville projects in various stages of planning, construction, or near completion. The event was open from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm and I expected...

Downtown Businesses: One Closes, One Ends Storefront Retail, One Buys Another, and One has a Grand Opening

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 14, 2023

It seems business changes come in waves and downtown is having a mini-tsunami recently. This latest little rush is interesting for the range of kinds of news as much as anything. It ranges from the truly...

Clarence Brown Theatre’s “Trouble in Mind,” Well Done and Challenging

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 13, 2023

Trouble in Mind is a play within a play. Originally a contemporary play featuring portrayals of a mostly black cast in the 1950s, the time of the setting remains and has become historical itself. The content...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (2/12 – 2/21/2023)

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 12, 2023

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...

French Fried Vintage Announces Expansion at New Location

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 10, 2023

In July 2019, Jenny Salata and April Burger opened French Fried Vintage at 1520 North Central Street. Dealing mostly with vintage clothes, though they have a few other vintage items, the two saw the store as...

South Landing Fitness to Undergo Major Renovation and Rebranding

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 9, 2023

(Ed. Note: Today’s article is by guest writer Heather Ryerson.) Locally owned, South Landing Fitness, at 1020 Sevier Avenue, opened in 2016 as South Landing CrossFit. Husband and wife team, Crissy and Shane Glarrow, along with...

New Housing Planned for Galbraith School Near Baker Creek Bottoms

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (2/19-2/28/2023)

New Legislation Prompts National Coverage, Protests, Threats to Cancel Knoxville’s Pride Parade and Festival

Rick Terry Jewelry Designs Closes Its Downtown Store

South Knoxville Area Exploding With Development Projects

Downtown Businesses: One Closes, One Ends Storefront Retail, One Buys Another, and One has a Grand Opening

Clarence Brown Theatre’s “Trouble in Mind,” Well Done and Challenging

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (2/12 – 2/21/2023)

French Fried Vintage Announces Expansion at New Location

South Landing Fitness to Undergo Major Renovation and Rebranding

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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