One Riverwalk Holds Grand Opening
It’s been long journey, but then it was a massive project. I think the first time I wrote about it the demolition had already begun and that was over five years ago. The project took some...
Business
Kaizen: Great and Getting Better
(Photos and article provided by AppalachianGastroventures for Inside of Knoxville. This is the third installment in their monthly series of restaurant reviews, allowing for further exploration of local restaurants after their opening. Check out their blog for...
Knoxville Page Update: Growing and Expanding to Support Local Businesses
Just over three months ago, I announced a joint venture with Knoxville Page, with a mission of supporting local businesses. So much has happened during those three months, and I felt the time had arrived for...
Knoxville’s Axle Logistics Builds Company, Plans Expansion and New Headquarters
Axle Logistics may not be a household name, but it’s one of Knoxville’s biggest recent success stories. Founders Jon Clay and Drew Johnson started the company in 2012 and it has grown to be one of...
Downtown Hotels: Too Many? Too Few? Just the Right Number?
I get these kinds of questions often. Most of the time they are asked from the perspective of doubts about whether downtown can support all the new hotels that have sprung up in recent years....
How Does a Small Business Make It in a Big Business World?
In a large sense, that’s what the 2019 Maker City Summit was all about. Today’s small makers will become tomorrow’s small businesses and, some of them, will eventually become Knoxville’s newest large businesses. The headwinds, however,...
A Market Square Business Closes
A surprising buzz circulated around downtown yesterday afternoon as word spread that after only two months at 24 Market Square, Space Head had closed. Owned and operated by Mahasti Vafaie and Scott Partin, owners of Tomato...
A Business Closes, Plus Transportation, Style and a Superstar
That’s a lot of weight for a caption to carry, but there are a number of smaller and larger items that warrant a mention and they cover quite the range of topics. Some of it has...
Simpl Opens Wednesday at 1120 Sevier Avenue on the South Side
It’s been a journey. The opening was to have been in early spring before a series of twists and turns and unexpected delays. They’ve endured the same kinds of struggles all businesses, particularly restaurants, experience when...
A Dopo Sourdough Pizza Serves Some of Knoxville’s Finest Pizza
(Written by AppalachianGastroventures for Inside of Knoxville. This is the third installment in their monthly series of restaurant reviews, allowing for further exploration of local restaurants after their opening. Check out their blog for many more dining experiences!)...