Dolly Fest Fills the Old City with Dollyliciousness
It seems to me that 2022 is really the year that Dolly Fest was able to take off. The crowds on Saturday, particularly, looked large (not individually, just as a group, though there was a lot...
Knoxville First Friday, June 2022
This is the first time I’ve really gotten into the flow of a First Friday in at least three years. When you live downtown, it’s kind of easy to leave it to the tourists and check...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (6/5-6/14/22)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...
Knox Mason to Close Its Doors July 2
Businesses have a lifespan and restaurants often have a shorter one. It’s easy to get used to the ebb and flow, but it is important to realize that every business that closes ends an important chapter...
Addison’s Books and Events Has Officially Opened
Addison’s is a new antiquarian and used bookstore and event space that opened this week at 126 South Gay Street. I first spoke to owner Brian Worley about his plans last March and his excitement and...
Holiday Inn Express Planned for Walnut Building
The nine-story Walnut Building at 706 Walnut Street has become the most recent downtown building to be planned for conversion to a hotel. The building, owned by Nadeem Saddiqi, will be transformed by Hitesh Patel and...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (5/29-6/7/2022)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be...
Bike, Boat, Brew, and Bark Returns Next Weekend (June 4)
I’m putting this out a week before the event to give everyone time to register for several portions of the event which are free, but require pre-registration. First, a couple of personal notes: I’m probably going...
Local Collective is Planned for 104 East Fifth Avenue
A year-and-a-half ago I introduced you to Nick Moran. He opened Riverside Tattoo Company at 224 North Central Street at just about the height of the pandemic. The gutsy move paid off and the business continues...
This is Knoxville Craft Beer Week! Ale Trail Goes Digital!
It’s been a while since I’ve written about craft beer in the city. Something that seemed a novelty just a few short years ago has evolved into a mature local industry that is easy to take...