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Knoxville Walking Tours: Bringing the Past to Life

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 27, 2013

I’ve been trying to get together with Laura Still for quite some time to tag along on one of her walking tours. I’ve known Laura, mostly from a distance for years through the Knoxville Writer’s Guild...

Knox Heritage Fantastic Fifteen (Plus Sundry Happy Parties)

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 26, 2013

Sometimes the news just needs to be good. There are so many battles to fight. Fort Sanders seems to falling before our very eyes as Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center seeks to destroy three more...

New Business: Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber (plus a Christmas Twist)

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 25, 2013

I first mentioned Bryce Caldwell in an article last summer about a business headed by Nina Ash, called Green Ash Design. At the time, Bryce told me he had a young business that he planned...

The Downtown Week Ahead (November 24 – November 30, 2013)

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 24, 2013

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...

Busting Some Ghosts in the City: Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tour

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 22, 2013

It was a dark and stormy night . . . Actually, it was pretty well lighted on Market Square when we gathered and there was a light rain that soon stopped, but the night had...

A Portrait of a Friend: Flossie McNabb, Union Avenue Books and the Heart for our City

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 21, 2013

I think it was around 1995 when I first met Flossie McNabb, currently owner of Union Avenue Books. I’d wandered into Davis-Kidd Bookstore after seeing a notice there would be a discussion there of Faulkner’s Sound...

What did We Learn at the Downtown Summit?

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 20, 2013

News of a downtown summit spread quickly through downtown residents and business owners. For the last couple of weeks it has consumed many a sidewalk conversation. Who would be included? Whose perspective would be heard? Would...

Updates on Development Projects and a Major Event Announcement

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 19, 2013

This blog happened thanks to a good friend who occasionally drops blog material into my lap. The Central Business Improvement District board of directors met yesterday and updates were given on several projects in which they made...

Sharing the City as it Turns Towards Christmas

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 18, 2013

This marked the second weekend in a row that we’ve hosted people from outside the city. Last weekend it was friends of the family and their significant others – all in their twenties – in...

The Downtown Week Ahead (November 17 – 23, 2013)

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 17, 2013

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...

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Knoxville Walking Tours: Bringing the Past to Life

Knox Heritage Fantastic Fifteen (Plus Sundry Happy Parties)

New Business: Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber (plus a Christmas Twist)

The Downtown Week Ahead (November 24 – November 30, 2013)

Busting Some Ghosts in the City: Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tour

A Portrait of a Friend: Flossie McNabb, Union Avenue Books and the Heart for our City

What did We Learn at the Downtown Summit?

Updates on Development Projects and a Major Event Announcement

Sharing the City as it Turns Towards Christmas

The Downtown Week Ahead (November 17 – 23, 2013)

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