Inside of Knoxville

COVID-19: 3/26/2021 Update (International, National, State and Local)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 26, 2021

Welcome back to the weekly COVID updates and our first weekly update on a Friday. I’ve enjoyed shifting my focus to the increasing number of activities and openings happening in the city, but we have to...

What’s the Big Idea? Spotlights on a City’s Creative Class

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 26, 2021

At the heart of a vibrant city with a bright future is a group of people, working alone or collaboratively, dreaming, creating, inventing and making the next thing happen. These are the people celebrated by the...

Big Ears Festival Returns in 2022; Big Ears Music Returns in April

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 25, 2021

For many downtown restaurants, hotels and other businesses, the weekend the Big Ears Festival comes to town is their biggest of the year. 20,000 tickets were sold to the festival in in 2019, with fans and...

Plans Set for Kern’s Food Hall + Market

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 24, 2021

After a long meandering path (I first wrote about it in August 2015, most recently in May 2019), the Kern’s Food Hall + Market is set to begin serious construction by the end of April. The...

Flagship Kerns Opens in South Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 23, 2021

The first of three phases of development of the Kerns Bakery site is complete, with the opening of Flagship Kerns, a 160 unit apartment complex on top of the hill overlooking the Kerns Bakery Building, with...

The Brewing and Distilling Center Expands

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 22, 2021

It’s a story we’ve seen repeated several times before as we’ve looked at business responses to the pandemic: Many businesses have taken the opportunity to make bold moves to prepare for an exciting post-pandemic Knoxville. I...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/21 – 3/30/2021)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 21, 2021

As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims –...

COVID-19: 3/19/2021 Update (State and Local)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 19, 2021

Tomorrow marks the beginning of spring and (unlike today), it promises to be sunny and cool, just like an early spring day should be. We are celebrating in our family by bringing my fully vaccinated uncle...

530 Lounge Opens With New Spring Menu

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 19, 2021

The 530 Lounge, which officially opened on top of the Hyatt Place Hotel for the spring on Wednesday, offered a sneak peak on Monday and Tuesday to invited guests. As my initial article was written before...

COVID-19: 3/18/2021 Update (State and Local)

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 18, 2021

Even as signals mount that the return to something more normal looms, there are reminders that we aren’t there just yet. Cases and deaths are rising internationally, cases have leveled off in the U.S. and in...

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COVID-19: 3/26/2021 Update (International, National, State and Local)

What’s the Big Idea? Spotlights on a City’s Creative Class

Big Ears Festival Returns in 2022; Big Ears Music Returns in April

Plans Set for Kern’s Food Hall + Market

Flagship Kerns Opens in South Knoxville

The Brewing and Distilling Center Expands

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (3/21 – 3/30/2021)

COVID-19: 3/19/2021 Update (State and Local)

530 Lounge Opens With New Spring Menu

COVID-19: 3/18/2021 Update (State and Local)

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