Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/17-4/26/2022)
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...
“I’m Moving Downtown for the Great Parking!”
Said no one ever. “I’m going downtown for the evening to enjoy the great parking!” Said no one . . . well you get the idea. I’ve been struck in the last few days, since my...
Visit Knoxville to Launch K-Town Connect Ambassador Program for Downtown
It’s been rumored to be in the offing for months, and it appears the K-Town Connect Program will launch tomorrow by Visit Knoxville, the City of Knoxville, Knox County, and the Downtown Knoxville Alliance. Block by...
A Night in the City or Why I Didn’t Do My Assignment
You are free to look at this article in either of two ways. It could be a perfect example of an urban night. It could also be an excuse for not writing the column I had...
Major New Project Will Reconnect the Fabric of Downtown
In a very significant development for downtown, Hatcher-Hill Properties has introduced a project that will restore the western side of the 200 block of Gay Street. The combination of residential and commercial buildings is one of...
Downtown Knoxville Bids Farewell to P Smith Over One Last Bed of Pansies
Over the years I’ve written profiles, sometimes in the form of remembrances, to the range of characters that make downtown Knoxville the place that it is. One of those people has decided to move on down...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/10-4/19/2022)
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...
LiLienthal Gallery to Open Soon at Emory Place
Ilana Lilienthal has Lilienthal Gallery ready to open, pending a final issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the space. Located at 23 Emory Place in one of a string of buildings Ilana and her family...
Dewhirst Properties Purchases Greyhound Bus Station: A Conversation with Mark Heinz
Dewhirst Properties recently purchased the Greyhound Bus Station at 100 East Magnolia. It’s another signal that much of the focus of downtown development is moving to the north and east. Residential development now sits across the...
Opening Season of Knoxville Smokies Delayed to 2025
While the original target had been for baseball to begin in downtown Knoxville spring 2024, reality has forced a delay to the spring and summer season of 2025. To anyone reading current events, the reasons won’t...