Inside of Knoxville

Beautifully Renovated 804 West Hill Avenue Offers a Rare New Residence in the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 25, 2018

A thin thread connects yesterday’s article about the Mechanics Bank and Trust Building and today’s article about a renovated home in the Maplehurst section of downtown. As it happens, when the bank president, Thomas O’Connor was...

Exploring One of Gay Street’s Most Beautiful and Interesting Buildings: The Mechanics Bank and Trust Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 24, 2018

If you’ve slowed down a bit to consider the various buildings lining Gay Street, you’ve no doubt noticed 612 South Gay. The inscription on the front gives its name: The Mechanics Bank and Trust Building. Even...

Big Ears 2018 Announces Daily Lineups and More

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 23, 2018

There’s really no way to predict who will agree to play the Big Ears Festival one year to the next. From an unlimited pool of international musicians, the possibilities are simply too big. We’ve come to...

Knoxville Women’s March 2.0

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 22, 2018

It’s been a year since the original Women’s Marches took to the streets all over the world and made an unprecedented statement in Knoxville. I noted last year that in my 35 years in Knoxville and...

The Terrapin Quartet, Uncorked, Knoxville, January 2018

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/21 – 1/30/2018)

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 21, 2018

If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a...

Local Inventor Brett Burdick Finds Success With a Hedgehog Featherboard (Say What?)

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 19, 2018

There’s an old question: How does a writer (or substitute your profession) make a million dollars? Answer: Well, you start with two million . . . The joke could certainly apply to inventors who may sink...

Embassy Suite Details – And Three Favorite Local Businesses to Join Them at the Location

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 18, 2018

It’s been nearly three months since the announcement that the Conley Building at 505 – 507 Gay Street would become an Embassy Suites. The long under-utilized building sits at arguably the most prominent intersection in the...

It’s Severely Cold Outside – Want to Jump into the River?

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 17, 2018

As I write this article, the temperature outside my home is 16°, headed down to a low of 6°. It’s the kind of weather that makes you want to cover with a blanket and sit by...

Want to Feed the Hungry? Here’s a Chance to Answer Dr. King’s Call

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 16, 2018

Another celebration of the birth and life of Dr. King has come and gone. Speeches were made, people marched. It’s good that we remember his legacy this way, but there is a more important way...

Will Brady, Matthew Cummings and Alex Rich, Pretentious Beer Company, 131 S. Central Street, Knoxville, January 2018

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/14 – 1/23/2018)

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 14, 2018

If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a...

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Beautifully Renovated 804 West Hill Avenue Offers a Rare New Residence in the City

Exploring One of Gay Street’s Most Beautiful and Interesting Buildings: The Mechanics Bank and Trust Building

Big Ears 2018 Announces Daily Lineups and More

Knoxville Women’s March 2.0

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/21 – 1/30/2018)

Local Inventor Brett Burdick Finds Success With a Hedgehog Featherboard (Say What?)

Embassy Suite Details – And Three Favorite Local Businesses to Join Them at the Location

It’s Severely Cold Outside – Want to Jump into the River?

Want to Feed the Hungry? Here’s a Chance to Answer Dr. King’s Call

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/14 – 1/23/2018)

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