Inside of Knoxville

Peanut Shop of Knoxville Set to Open Next Week

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 27, 2013

Julie Mullins, the manager and John Nolan, assistant manager of the new Peanut Shop at 23 Market Square graciously allowed me to take a few photographs while they talked about the new business. I found them...

Three Projects Want Your Money – What Do You Want to Fund?

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 26, 2013

Here we go, again. Just a month after two projects asked for a total of $825,000 from an organization that receives roughly $500,000 a year, and $460,000 was granted, we have more requests far outstripping their...

Black Lillies CD Release Party at the Tennessee Theatre

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 25, 2013

Knoxville continues to enjoy lovely spring weather: rain, wind, clouds, warm then cold temperatures and sporadic snow. It’s the kind of spring that makes you want to stay inside where it’s warm, which is what a...

Sapphire on Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 22, 2013

I’ve probably mentioned Sapphire before, but I’ve never really focused on it that I recall. I know I’ve taken photographs there, though I may not have identified the place in the background. One of my first...

Oakwood Elementary becomes Oakwood Senior Living

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 21, 2013

I recently attended a Knox Heritage members only tour of the former Oakwood Elementary School, built in 1914, and soon to be Oakwood Senior Living. It’s a little strange walking into a building that...

Knoxville Symphony Pops with a Side of Jazz

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 20, 2013

So, Friday night was a blur of music. Saturday the pace slowed a bit for me, but the range of music stretched pretty far. I dropped by Market Square earlier in the day to see the...

A Friday Night in Knoxville: Blues to Spoken Word, Hip Hop, Indie and Jazz

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 19, 2013

Wayne Bledsoe recently wrote of a night in Knoxville in which he heard an incredible range of music and declared this a golden era for our local music scene. His suggestion was to get out and...

Making Knoxville Better: Dale’s Fried Pies and Rita’s Ice

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 18, 2013

Happily, last week I had a bit of a vacation from my real job, which allowed me to write a few longer, more involved pieces and actually have the time to sit for conversations with some...

Photographs of Knoxville, Mid March 2013

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 15, 2013

The blog has been pretty word heavy this week and pretty centered on development and business. I know many of you actually read what I write, even when it’s a rather long piece and many...

A Look Inside the Arnstein Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 14, 2013

I’ve probably been asked as much about the Arnstein Building as I have about any other location downtown. With its on-again, off-again, back on-again flirtation with Urban Outfitters and its prominent location bordering both Market Square...

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Peanut Shop of Knoxville Set to Open Next Week

Three Projects Want Your Money – What Do You Want to Fund?

Black Lillies CD Release Party at the Tennessee Theatre

Sapphire on Gay Street

Oakwood Elementary becomes Oakwood Senior Living

Knoxville Symphony Pops with a Side of Jazz

A Friday Night in Knoxville: Blues to Spoken Word, Hip Hop, Indie and Jazz

Making Knoxville Better: Dale’s Fried Pies and Rita’s Ice

Photographs of Knoxville, Mid March 2013

A Look Inside the Arnstein Building

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