Downtown Openings, Re-Openings and Moves
There is a lot of movement among downtown businesses this spring. You’ll need to watch carefully to keep up. And these four changes are just a few of what projects to be a stream of more...
Business
The Brewing and Distilling Center: A Piece of the Craft Beer Scene Hidden in Plain Sight
Barely off Broadway and Central at 130 Bearden Place is an important part of our growing and vibrant craft beer movement. I’d overlooked it for over a year, so I reached out to the owner and...
The Stock and Barrel: A Review
(Written by AppalachianGastroventures for Inside of Knoxville. This is the first in a planned, monthly, series of restaurant reviews, allowing for further exploration of local restaurants after their opening. I hope you enjoy this new addition.)...
Kneaded: A New Bakery Coming to the Old City
“What do you really want to do?” It’s a question most of us have had to face at one point or another. For Meade Armstrong, it came because she was doing so many things at once...
Noble Kava Develops a Following in North Knoxville
Last November Noble Kava opened quietly at 1328 North Broadway, with a grand opening following after the beginning of the year. Their product line is quite different from anything else offered in Knoxville and that’s led...
Electric Scooters Roll Out in Downtown Knoxville
You may have noticed some new neighbors on the streets, yesterday, as electric scooters arrived in downtown in a big way. Two companies won the right to operate the vehicles in the city and Zagster, (they...
New Restaurant Announced for Former Bank Space
What happens when banks no longer need huge lobbies? If they’re located in a city as lucky as this one, they might get an exciting new restaurant. That’s what will happen later this year when David...
Courtyard and Residence Inn By Marriott Opens Downtown Location
Downtown Knoxville’s newest hotels opened quietly a few days ago and are open for business. The two Marriott hotels are housed together, with the Residence Inn occupying the south side of the building and the...
Anaba Japanese Restaurant Opens On Gay Street
Don’t do this at home! Of course, you can’t because it involves the excellent new Japanese restaurant, Anaba, which Urban Woman and I enjoyed last night. It was our second consecutive night eating out at new...
Viet Bread and Tea is Open!
It was the message I’d been waiting for . . . though judging from the messages I’ve gotten asking “when, when?” I’m not the only one who’s been anxious for the opening of Viet Bread and...