Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/5 – 1/14/2025)
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New Exhibition, “Nouveau” Opens Tonight at Lilienthal Gallery
The latest exhibition presented by Lilienthal Gallery, “Nouveau,” makes its debut tonight. It’s definitely a “go big” kind of exhibition, with six different artists presenting large pieces, making large statements. Included are returning artists Yigal Ozeri...
Long Awaited Rail to Trail Project to Begin
Anticipated for years, but never seeming to pick up steam, a significant transformation for south Knoxville has passed another hurdle. Gulf and Ohio Railways began the official process that would open the door for the project...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/29/2024 – 1/7/2025)
December 2024 If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me via the “invite” button on the event page (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me), and it will be included....
Top Ten Downtown Knoxville Articles for 2024
With over three hundred articles coming and going on the website each year, it is easy to miss a few each year. These ten might have been hard to miss as they were the most read...
Downtown Knoxville Year in Review: 2024
Let’s take a minute before we look ahead into next year and consider the year that was. January gave us a powerful winter storm and several major stories. Downtown business and development news hardly slowed over...
Downtown Knoxville Christmas Eve Services 2024
Welcome to this year’s edition of downtown Christmas...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/22 – 12/31/2024)
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Downtown Knoxville Christmas Lights and Decorations 2024, Part Two
As promised, here’s the second part of the annual tour of downtown Christmas lights. I hope you enjoy the effort to make the sparkle for everyone to enjoy. Kudos to the City of Knoxville for making...
Downtown Knoxville Christmas Lights and Decorations 2024, Part One
I recently enjoyed my annual trek around downtown peering into windows and entering a few buildings in search of the pretty holiday decorations so many people enjoy. We’re not New York City when it comes to...
Sage Spa Connects New and Old Friends With a Unique Experience
Sage Sauna opened just a few weeks ago outside Trailhead Beer Market (1317 Island Home Avenue) offering a completely new concept for our area. A popular idea in Scandinavia and some parts of the northern U.S., Sage...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/15 – 12/24/2024)
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New Book, “The Kitty of Knoxville” by Wesley Bennett Highlights the City
A new children’s book, The Kitty of Knoxville, with ties to downtown and the University of Tennessee has been published by Wesley (Wes) Bennett. A long-time friend (and neighbor for ten years), Wes told me several...
Land Sold at the Corner of Summit and Central (Former Merchants of Beer); Plans Announced
The sale closed last week which will begin the transformation of the lot at the northwest corner of Summit Hill Avenue and Central Street. Formerly a diner, then Enterprise Car Rental, and most recently Merchants of...