Demolition of the McClung Warehouses
I’ve said very little about the McClung Warehouses since the fire. Partially that is because there’s not much to say. The tragedy pretty much played out in public. Additionally, I wanted to let a little time...
Amazing New Proposal to Redevelop the Farragut Hotel
The Farragut Hotel has been a topic of discussion for years among people interested in downtown development. The most likely scenario for the beautiful building seemed to be condos at one time, then apartments when the...
New Business Planned for Union Avenue: CitiFid-O
Paul and Terri Karlsson are set to expand their investment in downtown Knoxville. In what has to be seen as a vote of confidence in the retail environment downtown, the couple who own The Tree and...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (2/23 – 3/1/2014)
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...
Children, Music and Free Movie Tickets
We’ll go in several different directions for your Friday. There are a couple of things I want to tell you about and then I have some tickets to giveaway. The weather looks fabulous for this weekend...
A Rough Winter Interrupted by Hope or Another Reason to Love this City
As some of you have likely figured, I’ve been walking down to Jackson Avenue and the train yards to take photographs of the disintegration or decimation of the McClung Warehouses. I’ll have more on that in...
The Truth About “Fiction”
I couldn’t let the latest Yellow Rose production, “Fiction,” go by without some comment. Staged in the Square Room, it was the second effort from this new company which I profiled here a few weeks ago....
We Left Our Heart in Knoxville
The following is a guest post from author Adam Henig. Born and raised in San Francisco, he’s an author and blogger who came to Knoxville to research his book Alex Haley’s Roots: An Author’s Odyssey (2014) and fell in love...
An Interview with Nina Phalen on the Closure of Style of Civilization
I got a message from Nina Phalen last week that she would soon close her store, Style of Civilization, on the 100 block, I was surprised. I knew she’d gone on a purchasing trip for her...
The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (2/16 – 2/22/14)
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...