Inside of Knoxville

621 Eleanor Street: An Advance Peek into the 2025 Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 24, 2025

The Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens arrives May 4 with a burst of natural color and architectural beauty. Featuring the Gothic Revival Architecture of Central United Methodist Church, along with six homes...

Three Businesses Close

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 22, 2025

Not all of these are recent, but I try to point out closures as much as openings, just to keep the scorecard balanced. There are lots of reasons businesses close and while I don’t know all...

Pier 865 Sculpture Unfenced and Unveiled with Little Fanfare: What to Make of It?

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 21, 2025

If you’ve walked around downtown in the last couple of weeks, you may have noticed the eastern sidewalk on the 200 block of Gay Street is clear after a year of obstruction due to fencing. Behind...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/20 – 4/29/2025)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 20, 2025

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...

Getting to Know Covenant Health Stadium: My First Glimpse Inside, My First Game, and a Look at What’s Coming

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 17, 2025

This is going to be very picture heavy, since I think most people who haven’t seen the new stadium will be curious to see how it looks. I had a chance to attend a press and...

Absolute Beginners: A brief look at the history of baseball in Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 16, 2025

(In honor of yesterday’s opening day for baseball at Covenant Health Park, today’s article by recurring contributor Paul James of the Knoxville History Project takes you waaay back to a time this opening day for the...

Tesoro Gelato: Soft Opening in the Old City (And the Return of a Friend)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 15, 2025

Tesoro Gelato is now serving up gelato in the Old City. Drop in and you’ll find a familiar face for those of us who’ve been around downtown for a while. Just about a year ago Phil...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/13 – 4/22/2025)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 13, 2025

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...

Wabi Wear Repair Opens at 122 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 11, 2025

Owner Spencer Edward Siefke says the name of the business comes from the Japanese Wabi Sabi, beauty and perfection. It is what he sees in vintage, sometimes quite damaged, clothing and what he strives for in...

Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk 2025

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 10, 2025

This has to be the first time in the 14 years or so I’ve covered the Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk that I’ve taken this long to get the article out. I really try to cover weekend...

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621 Eleanor Street: An Advance Peek into the 2025 Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens

Three Businesses Close

Pier 865 Sculpture Unfenced and Unveiled with Little Fanfare: What to Make of It?

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/20 – 4/29/2025)

Getting to Know Covenant Health Stadium: My First Glimpse Inside, My First Game, and a Look at What’s Coming

Absolute Beginners: A brief look at the history of baseball in Knoxville

Tesoro Gelato: Soft Opening in the Old City (And the Return of a Friend)

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/13 – 4/22/2025)

Wabi Wear Repair Opens at 122 South Gay Street

Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk 2025

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