Hen+Hoc Deli and Butcher Opens Today in the Old City
It’s been a long time coming. Opening a new business in the middle of a pandemic might seem less than ideal. But Chef Jeffrey DeAlejandro says that he and partner Chef Jon Newman have taken the...
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1940 – The 808: Event Space Coming to State Street
A somewhat nondescript building at 808 State Street is set to get a dramatic makeover, thanks to owners State properties and Sanders Pace Architecture. Work has already begun to transform the 1940 terracotta block building into...
Downtown Casual Pint to Permanently Close
Casual Pint, founded by Nathan Robinette, had its original location in Bearden. When word got out in spring of 2012 that a franchise was headed downtown, I visited the Bearden store. It was big news at...
New Option for Restaurants and New Art for the City
I’ve intended for three or four months to start a series about potential long-term changes which may come out of the necessity of our current pandemic. For the most part, trends that were already in place...
TVA Credit Union Opens on Market Square
As first covered here last August TVA has now officially moved its downtown branch to 31 Market Square. The short move around the corner reflects changes in banking over the last decades. No one could have...
South High Senior Living Opens Today
South High Senior Living, the latest project from developer/owner Rick Dover opens today to new residents. The project started with a building, the former South High School, which had literally fallen in on itself. Mr. Dover...
Able Trade Industrial Makerspace Opens in the Old City
For Spencer Ratliff, necessity met opportunity in a strange season. While many businesses are facing daunting challenges, he’s taken his growing business and shaped a new venture at 203 West Jackson Avenue at the western end...
Three Downtown Businesses Announce Permanent Closures
It seemed likely that there would be businesses which simply could not hang on during months of shutdowns, illness of employees and the discomfort many feel venturing out. Other variables also impact particular businesses in ways...
Knoxville Outdoor Tours Offers A Pro’s View of the Trails
It may be Alex Clark’s roots in east Tennessee that make him so enthusiastic when he talks about riding the trails and his new business, Knoxville Outdoor Tours. His mother is from east Tennessee and his...
Vow’d Weddings Opens At 11 Market Square
Some things are constant in human experience. We fall in love and many of us marry. Weddings will continue and Vow’d Weddings has moved into 11 Market Square to help make that day happen. It is...