Inside of Knoxville

Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens (Part One)

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 1, 2024

This past weekend offered so much in the way of downtown and near-downtown fun, that I’m still putting it out on Wednesday. One of our favorite events of the year, the Fourth and Gill Tour of...

Dogwood Arts Festival 2024

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 30, 2024

The three-day Dogwood Arts Festival held court in downtown Knoxville this past weekend on the World’s Fair Performance Lawn. Just the walk from the center of downtown to and from the festival revealed a Knoxville so...

Mayor Kincannon Details New Budget, Outlines Priorities

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 29, 2024

On Friday, at the Amphitheater on the World’s Fair Park, Mayor Kincannon presented her proposed $461.6 million budget for the next year and with it set out a list of priorities. She framed it as a...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/28 – 5/7/2024)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 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...

Building at 125 East Jackson Avenue Demolished

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 24, 2024

The buildings which once housed NV, The Bowery, Blue Cats and other bars in the 1990s and early 2000s have been torn down. Further back the buildings or part of them had served as a strip...

The 2024 Rossini Festival Fills the Downtown Knoxville Air With Music

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 22, 2024

Music around every corner greeted the crowds that came to downtown Knoxville this weekend. Knoxville Opera‘s Rossini Festival, which has previously taken over Gay Street, now sends its vibes out from the side streets. Stretching from...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/21 – 4/30/2024)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 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...

New Residential Project, City Summit, Presented to Design Review Board

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 18, 2024

As Design Review Board meetings tend to go, the one this week featured some very significant developments for downtown. I previously covered the one at Hill and Locust, but a second was also presented. The two...

Large Riverfront Tower Project is Back (The Design Review Board Reacts)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 18, 2024

The idea has gone through several owners and iterations, but the general theme remains the same: To build a large residential tower just off the Henley Bridge on a relatively small, seriously sloped parcel of ground....

A Sneak Peek at the Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Gardens

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 17, 2024

The annual Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Gardens is just around the corner (April 28, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, tickets here) and, as always it promises to offer a glimpse into life in...

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Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens (Part One)

Dogwood Arts Festival 2024

Mayor Kincannon Details New Budget, Outlines Priorities

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/28 – 5/7/2024)

Building at 125 East Jackson Avenue Demolished

The 2024 Rossini Festival Fills the Downtown Knoxville Air With Music

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/21 – 4/30/2024)

New Residential Project, City Summit, Presented to Design Review Board

Large Riverfront Tower Project is Back (The Design Review Board Reacts)

A Sneak Peek at the Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Gardens

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