Inside of Knoxville

Three Bears Coffee Soon Begins Operation in a New Location and Adds a Tasting Room

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 24, 2015

The first thing that hits the senses when arriving at the roasting location for Three Bears Coffee, which for now is the upstairs of owner Jeff Scheafnocker’s home, is the strong smell of coffee beans being...

Barre Belle Yoga and Fitness to Open Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 22, 2015

Another business will soon open on the 100 block of Gay Street. Barre Belle Yoga and Fitness will assume the spot vacated most recently by Lululemon at 129 S. Gay. Originally hoping to open at the...

Want to Canoe, Hydrobike and Paddle Board? Do it Downtown with Billy Lush!

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 17, 2015

I knew paddle boarding sometimes happened just off the downtown shore in the Tennessee River, but I’d never considered how and where that might happen. An online conversation with Dan Zimmerman, an employee at Billy...

Chef Terri Roberts adds her Stamp to Uncorked, Market House set to Open Next Month

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 15, 2015

Chef Terri Roberts has made quite an impact in her short time back in Knoxville. Knoxville Uncorked has been re-branded and a new lunch and dinner menu was introduced last week. From the previous vaguely Italian...

A Downtown Business Offered at Auction

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 6, 2015

Dream of owning a downtown boutique? You might be about to read about the easiest opportunity you’ll likely ever have. It was just a few days shy of a year ago that I met Margaret Stanley,...

A Business Moves and Thoughts on Three Buildings

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 1, 2015

John Black Photography is moving from the Daylight Building on Union Avenue to the West Jackson Workshops (514 W. Jackson Avenue). They will give up the corner spot on Union and Walnut they’ve held for the last...

One Business Isn’t Coming, Another Progresses, One Leaves

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 29, 2015

More business news continues to pop up here and there. Today’s news isn’t overwhelmingly positive. Business is a complicated matter and a wide range of variables can force a project to change directions entirely. We have...

Early Summer Business Updates

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 26, 2015

An accumulation of small updates about a range of businesses seems to be in order. I’ve gotten questions about some of these and others have been in the news recently, but haven’t been mentioned here. A...

The Parlor Set to Move From Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 17, 2015

Last winter I dropped in to talk to Josh Sidman, owner and operator of the Parlor at 411 S. Gay Street. I did not find him in a very good humor. Discouraged about the business, he...

Hot Horse Shifts Direction – And Adds Cool New Vintage Clothes

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 15, 2015

While Hot Horse has been open in the Old City at 108 E. Jackson since 2010, Ian Lawrence only recently took the reins. He purchased the store from Jason Boardman in March and has slowly made...

Business

Three Bears Coffee Soon Begins Operation in a New Location and Adds a Tasting Room

Barre Belle Yoga and Fitness to Open Downtown

Want to Canoe, Hydrobike and Paddle Board? Do it Downtown with Billy Lush!

Chef Terri Roberts adds her Stamp to Uncorked, Market House set to Open Next Month

A Downtown Business Offered at Auction

A Business Moves and Thoughts on Three Buildings

One Business Isn’t Coming, Another Progresses, One Leaves

Early Summer Business Updates

The Parlor Set to Move From Downtown

Hot Horse Shifts Direction – And Adds Cool New Vintage Clothes

Test

Announcing Kern’s Bakery Vendors!

Lilienthal Gallery Celebrates Spring Exhibition with Splashes of Color and a Great Vibe

Progress: Kern’s Bakery Experience is Full Steam Ahead

A Weekend in the City