Why am I writing a post about things to do on a Thursday? Isn’t that a Friday sort of column? Usually it would be, but there is so much happening over the next several days and...
One of the things I really enjoy about writing this blog is the opportunity to talk to entrepreneurs who are excited about a new business venture. Generally, there is a fifty percent chance the venture will fail. Very...
The final post on the wonderful 2012 City People Downtown Home Tour includes two very cool units. The first is located in Gallery Lofts and, while the entire unit is nice, it’s the deck that wins...
The Phoenix at 418 S. Gay Street rises above one of the most unlikely retail establishments downtown: A combination dry cleaners and coffee shop. The Downtown Grind and Prestige Cleaners. Both are excellent businesses with friends...
As we all welcome Tupelo Honey to the community, it’s becoming obvious they don’t just operate a restaurant and call it a day. One of the reasons the business appears to be such an asset...
For the third installment of the 2012 City People Downtown Home Tour, I’ll take you through what I saw and learned at the Residences on Market Square and Cook Loft. We’ll start with Cook Loft which...
It’s been a while since last we discussed Scruffy City Roots. There’s a reason for that: After the June show (the source of the photographs in this article), the show took off for two months. When...
The second installment of the stroll through the 2012 City People Downtown Home Tour includes another very divergent pair: A home built in 1786 and homes built nearby two hundred years later. The first, a log...
We waited for what seemed like an eternity for this moment to arrive. I’d never eaten at Tupelo Honey in Asheville, so word-of-mouth fueled my interest. I tasted a small sample of what would be in...
Urban Woman and I have taken the Downtown Home Tour, I believe, since about 2005. During that time, we’ve gone from west Knoxville curiosity seekers to interested lookers and then, finally, to spies on our neighbors....