Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/29 – 2/7/2023
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...
Knoxville Urban Guy
Five and Hoek Coffee Company Opens
It’s been eight months since I first wrote about the pending opening for Five and Hoek (Pronounced Hook) at 200 West Magnolia. Co-owner Tyler Fivecoat had hoped he might be open in August. Instead, the coffee...
Southern Skies Line-up Announced; Tickets On Sale Friday
This year’s Southern Skies Music Festival has come out swinging with a dynamic two-day schedule. After stumbling a bit out of the gates with the first two planned festivals canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the...
Pryor Brown Garage to be Demolished
Yesterday evening, Knox Heritage released the following statement regarding the Pryor Brown Garage located on the corner of Clinch Avenue and Market Street. The caption above this article is theirs. On December 14, 2022, a demolition...
The Appalachia Sessions Offer Great Music and Cultural Connections
The Appalachia Sessions might remind some of Austin City Limits, while locals with a bit of a memory might recall the iterations, first at the Bijou, then the Square Room, and later at Boyd’s Jig and...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/22 – 1/31/2022)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...
Two Downtown Structures Change Hands; Improvements Planned
The Cazana family has purchased two downtown structures, an office building and a parking garage, with plans to make improvements to each. Interestingly, the buildings were previously owned by the group, but sold. I spoke with...
Pretentious Glass Celebrates Ten Years
For a business to survive a decade, a lot of things have to go right. The product or service has to be good; the right person or people have to be behind it, and a thousand...
Blackhorse Pub and Brewery Closed Downtown; New Concept Coming to 430 Gay Street
It was about four-and-a-half years ago that Blackhorse Pub and Brewery opened at 430 S. Gay Street. It replaced 5 Bar, a more upscale restaurant, with a more affordable kind of option. Last week the owners...
Monkey’s Bar Celebrates Its Grand Opening
Elle Nelson opened Monkey’s Bar, named for her beloved dog “Monkey,” quietly over the holidays. The warm little oasis at 103 W. Depot (corner of Central and Depot) seems set to become the kind of neighborhood...