Inside Turns
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer and relatively recent Knoxville transplant Luke Frazier.) One of the advantages of aging (and I find myself on the hunt for them these days) is having chunks of time...
Potluck Now Open at Pretentious Glass
It’s been quite a journey for Melanie LaFoy in a relatively short time. She opened Potluck Cafe on Broadway just last year and was forced to close that location around the end of April this year....
Contra Vintage Shop Is Now Open in the Old City
If you read my profile of Danny Perez a few weeks ago as part of the article about Contra Vintage Shop coming to downtown, you know that he has a habit of exceeding expectations. He’s done...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/19 – 5/28/2024)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me via the “invite” button on the event page (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me), and it will be included. I need...
St. Lucille’s Cajun Kitchen Opens Tomorrow!
Just about six months ago I wrote about St. Lucille’s coming to 8 Emory Place. Owned by Michael Frede and operated in conjunction with Aaron McClain, owner of the adjacent Crafty Bastard, the restaurant is now...
A Tale of Two Buildings: Two Development Projects Return to Design Review Board
A month ago, I reported on two major downtown development projects before the Design Review Board. Decisions on each were postponed with directions to the developers to make improvements on the design of the respective buildings....
“Yes! Knoxville, New Non-Profit to Support Better Urban Design
Who advocates for good urban design and planning in Knoxville? Hopefully there are people embedded in the governmental structure of both the city and county doing so. The professional architect’s associations at the local and state...
JFG Sign(s)
Just a bit over seven months ago the JFG sign on the south waterfront went missing. In the brief media storm, we learned that the property on which it formerly sat (Kerbella Temple property) had been...
Beautiful Weather and Great Music Greet the Southern Skies Music and Whiskey Festival 2024
The southern skies were perfect for Saturday’s third annual Southern Skies Music and Whiskey Festival. Enough clouds floated by to keep fans and musicians from over-heating and the temperatures peaked out around seventy degrees. It’s hard...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/12 – 5/21/2024)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me via the “invite” button on the event page (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me), and it will be included. I need...