Ojas Beauty Opens at 525 Union Avenue
Karla Albritton has opened Ojas Beauty at 525 Union Avenue. She has taken the lease from Hannah Easterly, who opened Wild Lavender at the location almost six years ago and has recently decided to move to...
Business
Restaurants Announced for Marble City Market Food Hall
The initial set of restaurants set to open this August in the Marble City Market Food Hall at Regas Square have been announced by HHQ, the management group handling the project. Focused on offering a range...
Christopher Robin Arts Opens at 418 South Gay Street
New downtown businesses have opened in a steady stream during the pandemic. In the case of Christopher Robin Arts, owned by husband and wife, photographer Chris Rohwer and oil painter Robin Rohwer, the business had operated...
Tailgate Closes at 23 Market Square
On March 21st, Tailgate on Market Square closed its doors for good. The store opened in October 2016 and seemed perfectly suited to fill a niche for UT-related sportswear in the downtown market. The location was...
Artists Find a Home at West Fifth Studios
Two local artists, Gabrielle Barnhart, and Kate Turnbull have teamed to provide private studio space for other artists. The collection of studios at 211 West Fifth Avenue is situated primarily on the 3rd floor of the...
Jacks’ Second Location is Open at 854 North Central
Just over two years ago, Logan and Katherine Higgins opened Jacks on at 133 South Gay Street with an eye toward offering their own goods, as well as those of other makers. They soon added coffee...
Marble City Salon Opens at 603 West Main Street
Melissa Hill has been working her way toward this moment for many years. After working in and around downtown for her entire career as a stylist, she has now opened her own business at 603 West...
Business Comings and Goings: How Has Downtown Fared During the Pandemic?
It’s easy to get a distorted view of a city’s relative business gains and losses when we simply digest the news that we happen to encounter. For that reason, I’ve been interested recently in looking back...
Wide Lens Celebrates 10 Years and Introduces 502 Jingle House
I noticed a mention of 502 Jingle House on Facebook, a business I’d never heard of, and realized the address was on my block of Gay Street. Curious, I soon realized it was a new...
Nature’s Crossing Closes at 7 Market Square
While the feared wave of closures may not have happened in downtown Knoxville, there have been loses. Each is different from the other with the reasons for closure sometimes overlapping, though unique to each business. In...