Pop Weasel Emporium Opens at 611 N. Gay Street
It’s hard not to get excited when listening to Gina Alazawi talking about pop culture. Her passion, which started at a very young age, has only grown and is reflected in her new business, Pop Weasel...
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Justin Paulk and Paulk and Co. Help Build a City
The first several times I met Justin, it was in the context of cool, funky parties at Paulk and Company on William’s Street. Artists, music and generally fun people enjoyed the eclectic oddities assembled inside and...
Flour Head Bakery (and Brewery) Coming to Central Street
Tomato Head, co-owned by Mahasti Vafaie and Scott Partin, has long been a staple of downtown. Eventually, the couple opened another Tomato Head restaurant in Maryville, then moved it to west Knoxville. Subsequently, the kitchen at...
Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain Opens This Week
I had a Facebook conversation recently in which one participant opined, “If only we had a pharmacy downtown, we’d be closer to having a real downtown.” Well, we’ve had a pharmacy downtown since last October. Not...
A Downtown Knoxville Summer Summary?
Temperatures outside hover in the nineties and the humidity seems to hang somewhere between swamp and sauna levels. Summer certainly doesn’t seem to be near finished. The calendar states very clearly that we remain short of...
High Resolutions: Downtown Knoxville Production with a Cool Factor
When the recent banners dropped on the side of the Locust Street Garage last month, a number of readers asked, “How did they do that?” The fact that a downtown company, High Resolutions, executed the feat...
New Gay Street Brewery and Low Country Restaurant To Open On Krutch Park
The first floor of the Holston will finally get a long overdue make over as Knoxville’s latest brewery and restaurant featuring low country food. It’s the vision of Lisa and Brien Shirey and they hope to...
Tori Mason Shoes to Debut at 29 Market Square, Bliss Home Transitions
Quite a bit has changed since Lisa Sorensen and Scott Schimmel first opened Bliss at 24 Market Square in 2003. Back then people could be forgiven for guessing their little venture might not last. Few retail...
Blue Slip Bistro Opens Today
It’s been less than two months since I first told you about Chef Carol Scott and her new restaurant, Blue Slip Bistro at 300 W. Depot. It’s been a busy two months and a few changes have...
Nest Knoxville Opens Friday on the 100 Block
108 S. Gay Street springs back to life this Friday when Natalie and Marshall Stair open Nest Knoxville. In some respects it may feel familiar. You’ll find home decor and gift items customers knew to expect...