Local Books For Christmas Gifts
I don’t normally write an article for Saturday and I’ve certainly got enough going on to fill my time otherwise today, but I need to do a sort of “make up post.” See, I’d planned to...
Three More Businesses Set to Close on Market Square
It’s the kind of headline I would not have imagined at this point in downtown’s redevelopment. Even yesterday when I wrote about business changes, they all seemed more or less for the better and simply a...
End of the Year Rush: Businesses Close, Open, Move
There’s just something about the end of a year that makes us re-evaluate. On a personal level, we’re a year older for certain, heavier or healthier, a little richer or a little poorer, closer to our...
So, What’s Your Big Idea?
You’ve had one, right? That idea that came to you as you pondered how to make a better ice cube or how to get a beer from the refrigerator without leaving your recliner? We’ve all said,...
New Owners for Casual Pint and Knox Brew Tours Come to Downtown
When Nathan Robinette opened the first Casual Pint in Bearden, I’m not sure he had a plan to rapidly expand, but that’s what happened. I first wrote about Casual Pint in May 2012, when I visited...
Jingle Bell Run Highlights a Christmas-Filled Weekend
I hope each of you had a great weekend. Christmas activities continue to dominate the downtown landscape and, incredibly, it’s all over next week and we’ll be on to New Year and beyond. We took a...
The Downtown Knoxville Week (and a Day) Ahead: 12/14 – 12/21/2014
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...
Who’s on First? Knoxville’s Post-Metro Pulse Independent Landscape
Coury Turczyn introduces the Knoxville Mercury, East Tennessee History Center, Knoxville, December 2014 Since the day the news broke about the closure of Metro Pulse, Knoxville’s weekly (sort of) independent, I’ve been asked at least once...
OliBea Opens in the Old City
OliBea, 119 S. Central, Knoxville, December 2014 Several weeks ago I told you about a breakfast restaurant coming to 119 S. Central Street. You’ll get the background there regarding Chef Jeffrey DeAlejandro’s new venture which opened...
Ferguson and Related Protests Come to Knoxville
Recently, the racial protests that have spread across the country starting in Ferguson, Missouri have arrived in Knoxville. The first, after the grand jury declined to indict the police officer who killed Michael Brown, started as...