A Market Square Business Closes to End the Year
For a spot that sits at the heart of who we are as a city, a place that we consider the center of whatever good has happened to Knoxville in recent years, Market Square showed a...
A New Business – South Coast Pizza – Announced for the South Side
Sevier Avenue has had no shortage of business expansion in recent years. Paralleling the river, it’s a perfect corridor for expansion of the boom from downtown – or taken another way, simply a logical place for...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/7 – 1/16/2017)
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...
Knoxville Has a Theater District? A Brief History of Knoxville’s Theaters: Part Four of Four
Here is the final part of Oren Yarbrough’s four part series on Knoxville’s rich history with theatres. If you haven’t already done so, please check out the first three (Part One, Part Two, Part Three). It’s...
Knoxville has a Theater District? A brief history of Knoxville’s Theaters: Part Three of Four
As promised last week, here is the continuation of a look at Knoxville’s Theater District by local writer and architect, Oren Yarbrough. If you missed the first two parts, please do yourself a favor and check...
Knoxville Chocolate Company Opens at 29 Market Square!
Right on schedule, as I first reported in September, Knoxville Chocolate Company has opened on Market Square, moving from its long-term home in the Candy Factory. While they technically opened in the last weekend of 2017,...
Downtown Knoxville Top Ten Stories of 2017
This is running a little late this year, but I wanted to close out last year properly with the top ten articles. I hope your new year is already off to a good start, but today...
Happy New Year – With a Little Help from the Black Lillies
This one’s going to be short and sweet. I simply want to wish each of you a Happy New Year and serve up a side of the wonderful Black Lillies show last night at the Bijou....
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/31/17 – 1/9/2018)
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...
What were the Biggest Downtown Stories of 2017?
I always enjoy this look back at the end of the year. It gives me a chance to reflect on all the support I’ve gotten from various quarters and to quantify the growth of the blog...