Three Feathers Building, Southwest Corner of Jackson and Gay, Knoxville Knox Heritage sometimes gives its members the opportunity to tour buildings which are being renovated and/or re-purposed. Last fall I wrote about their tour of the...

There are a number of smaller news items that have surfaced downtown in the last couple of weeks or so that haven’t made it onto the blog and seem important to mention. I’ll hit several for...

Drawing of the proposed exterior of Urban Outfitters, 501 Market, Knoxville At yesterday’s meeting of the Downtown Design Review Board, an Urban Outfitters‘ representative presented the board with information regarding the exterior designs proposed by their...

Urban Bar and Corner Cafe, Old City, Knoxville, March 2012 During my meanderings last Saturday night I had very little in the way of plans. I’d already eaten a wonderful cheese plate from Just Ripe before...

Bronze Guy on Market Square, Knoxville, March 2012 They might have more in common than you might think by the time the evening winds down. The front page of the News Sentinel on Friday carried a...

Matt and Anne outside the future site of Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern Husband and wife team Matt Pacetti and Anne Ford are ready to announce something that has been in the works for quite some time:...

Market Square ready for St. Patrick’s Day I don’t normally throw anything out on a Saturday, but a couple of things caught my attention that I thought I’d mention in short form. There are two events...

Slow Blind Hill, Jr, Jaimie Cameron and Henry Perry, Preservation Pub, Knoxville There are so many series and festivals running around town that you may have a hard time keeping them all straight. That’s where I...

Interior construction of The Tree and the Vine, Union Avenue, Knoxville There are a number of widely anticipated renovation and rehabilitation projects going on downtown and some of the changes have been quite remarkable the last...

36 Market Square At this point it’s simply being considered, but it’s a pretty intriguing possibility. The proposed location is 36 Market Square and with the pet population downtown maybe, just maybe, we’re ready for such...