Knoxville Expands Pedestrian Zone from Market Square
In 2016 I wrote an article asking “Is Knoxville the Boulder of the East?” My article was a response to an article declaring as much in Denver Life. Turns out I was able to make it...
Union Avenue
Two Businesses Open and One Re-Opens
I often write about new businesses when they are announced. That gives us all a chance to anticipate what’s coming soon. One of the down sides is that the announcements typically don’t include photographs because the...
A Market Square Business and a Union Avenue Business Close
It’s a truth that may be hard to keep in focus in these heady times in downtown Knoxville, but businesses don’t always make it and the ones that are successful for a period of time don’t...
Cruze Farm Milk Bar Pops Up Today
Sometimes the universe atones for itself. After a relatively mild run, summer began both technically this week and with a harsh reality that has Knoxville baking. What could balance out this unfortunate development? Cruze Farm ice-cream...
Coldstream Market Consolidates to 521 Union Ave., Closes Market Square Store
It was an experiment for downtown Knoxville and, in the end, a successful one. When Coldstream Market announced its opening in September 2013 at 34 Market Square, the event was notable not only because it brought a...
Just Ripe Re-Opens Today with Renewed Focus
Those of you who have followed this blog for a long time know that I have been a fan of, and have closely followed, the little specialty grocery store, Just Ripe. In January of 2011 I...
Coldstream Market Expands to a Second Downtown Location
When Coldstream Market opened in September of 2013 at 34 Market Square, it stirred quite a bit of conversation around town. Could a second floor store survive in downtown Knoxville? Would people overlook it? Early...
Is Gay Street Really All That?
It seems like a heretical question, doesn’t it? Everybody loves Gay Street, right? It’s the best we have to offer. It was just a couple of years ago that the American Planning Association named it one...
The Tree and Vine a Perfect Fit for Knoxville: An Interview with Terri Karlsson
I caught a break two years ago this month when I learned that the Tree and Vine would open a store in Knoxville. It was two years ago this month and a friend of mine happened...
Third Thursday Daylight Building Block Party
Put it on your calendars. The first was a lot of fun last night and it’s an event that will surely grow. With little publicity, the Daylight Building hosted its first Third Thursday Block...