Inside of Knoxville

What Makes a City Work? An Interview with Downtown Coordinator Rick Emmett

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 19, 2019

Last fall in New York City Urban Brother and I talked about the improbability that a city can function. All that garbage. Every. Single. Day. Construction at every turn, but daily life must go on for...

Changes Coming to Jackson Avenue and the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 16, 2014

Preliminary, preliminary plans are in place for changes on Jackson Avenue. Rick Emmett hosted a meeting which included a presentation by Kassie Holmes of CDM Smith Engineering regarding plans for Jackson Avenue from the eastern end...

The 700 Block of Gay Street to Undergo Major Changes – Eventually

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 23, 2014

Urban environments are complicated spaces. Anyone who witnessed the re-working of the 100 block of Gay Street understands just how complex something seemingly simple can become. The reality is that, often, no one really knows what...

What is the Vision for the Jackson Corridor?

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 4, 2014

That was the question on the table(s) last night as about seventy-five people gathered at the city’s invitation to discuss the topic. Rick Emmett and Bill Lyons provided an introduction to the night’s activity-based program and...

Where are we? Where are we going?

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 7, 2014

Those were the basic questions discussed by a group of around 130 people last night at the Standard on Jackson Avenue at the first meeting of the Downtown Urban Design Forum. Buzz Goss, one of the...

What did We Learn at the Downtown Summit?

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 20, 2013

News of a downtown summit spread quickly through downtown residents and business owners. For the last couple of weeks it has consumed many a sidewalk conversation. Who would be included? Whose perspective would be heard? Would...

State Street Garage Is Open for Business – and Nearly Finished

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 12, 2013

It is surprising when I consider that the State Street Parking Garage has been underway for over a year. This doesn’t include the planning stage, but it was a year ago July that the plans...

Meanwhile, in different part of town . . . Another Parking Garage

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 27, 2012

The plans for the State Street Garage were discussed at a meeting held in the East Tennessee History Center on Thursday night, and while not as controversial as the new construction on Walnut, Summer Place and...

Rick Emmett

What Makes a City Work? An Interview with Downtown Coordinator Rick Emmett

Changes Coming to Jackson Avenue and the Old City

The 700 Block of Gay Street to Undergo Major Changes – Eventually

What is the Vision for the Jackson Corridor?

Where are we? Where are we going?

What did We Learn at the Downtown Summit?

State Street Garage Is Open for Business – and Nearly Finished

Meanwhile, in different part of town . . . Another Parking Garage

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville

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