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Preservation Pub Wins USA Today “Best Bar in America” (Or at Least in the Top Twenty-Seven)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 6, 2024
When I wrote about Boyd’s Jig and Reel winning one of the best bars in Tennessee last week, I mentioned that another bar also received recognition. That other bar was Preservation Pub, and it was not...

Pete’s is Sold: Meet the New Owner

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 5, 2024
There are a few iconic businesses around downtown that would leave a hollow place should they leave us. One is Pete’s, which has had a couple of locations over the years but has served downtown since...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/4 – 8/13/2024)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 4, 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...

Asian Festival One Month Away: Details (Including Changes) Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 2, 2024
The eleventh Knox Asian Festival is just over a month away and changes are afoot. The event will, once more, be held at the World’s Fair Park, but the date, September 8th, falls a couple of...

Boyd’s Jig and Reel Recognized by USA Today as “One of the Best Bars in Tennessee”

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 1, 2024
What makes a really great bar? How do we pick our favorites and do we necessarily agree on the variables that produce a great night at a bar? Two Knoxville bars, both downtown, were recently recognized...

Raven Records and Rarities Closes a Long Run

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 29, 2024
Raven Records and Rarities will close its doors at the end  of August. It’s been a long run. Depending on how you date it, Raven Records has been around, more or less, since 1985. The current...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/28 – 8/6/24)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 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...

Downtown Construction Updates: Stadium

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 26, 2024
I’ve found watching the stadium construction to be fascinating at every step. To see the previous buildings disappear and the new construction emerge on the massive site has been more than a little mind-boggling. The speed...

Kidstuff Turns Thirteen, Presents Show With Billy Jonas At the Bijou This Saturday

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 25, 2024
Kidstuff, broadcast by WDVX weekly at 10:00 am on Saturday mornings, hosted by Sean McCollough and in front of a live audience once a month, has been producing quality programing for children (and their adults) since...

Downtown Construction Updates: Axle Logistics

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 24, 2024
The last time I posted photographs of the Axle Logistics construction on Central street, the pictures showed a building rapidly rising. It’s come quite a distance since those photographs in April and appears to be racing...

Sunsphere Scents: Evoking Knoxville, One Scent at a Time

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 23, 2024
What’s the smell of the Tennessee Theatre? What about a day on the lake? A hike up House Mountain or the Sunsphere at Sunset? How do you capture the experiences and places of the city you...

Downtown Construction Updates: Lone Tree Pass

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 22, 2024
Several months have passed since I’ve updated photos from the range of large projects happening in and around downtown. Each of the three major projects are scheduled for completion in 2025. They run the gamut from...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/21 – 7/30/2024)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 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...

A Follow Up on Benny Smith and WUTK

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 19, 2024
Earlier this week I posted an article about Benny Smith suddenly being placed on leave from WUTK. Simultaneously shows, some of which had run for years, hosted by non-UT students or staff were canceled. No explanation...
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