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Fai Thai Plans Opening at 522 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 28, 2021

Owners of local favorite Fai Thai Food Truck (which will continue to operate) have announced they will soon open at 522 South Gay Street, as Kopita Meat will consolidate with its sister restaurant, Kopita, next door...

Brother Wolf and Osteria Stella Open in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 12, 2021

The long-awaited Italian restaurant, Osteria Stella, and its companion aperitivo bar, Brother Wolf open to the public tomorrow at 108 West Jackson Avenue. The two locations held soft openings the last two weekends to glowing...

Fat Tuesday Opens at 417 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 7, 2021

Downtown has its second New Orleans based business (the other is Ruby Sunshine) with the opening of Fat Tuesday at 417 South Gay Street. Located in a portion of the Kress Building, it is also the...

Proper Popcorn Opens on Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 5, 2021

As first reported here in April, Proper Popcorn, whose original location is in west Knoxville, had it sights set on a Market Square location. That plan became a reality on Thursday of last week, when it...

Axle Logistics Hosts Ribbon Cutting, Celebrates Rapid Growth

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 2, 2021

In September 2019 I introduced you to Axle Logistics, a company founded by friends Jon Clay and Drew Johnson. The two grew up together in south Knoxville, graduating from South Doyle High School. They founded Axle...

Fruit Jar Alley Opens on Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 1, 2021

Just a few months after the closure of Tailgate at 23 Market Square, the space was taken this weekend by the third location of Fruit Jar Alley. Founded in 2017 by Allison Manes, the first location...

Knoxville-Based Kombucha Company Frog Juice Plans Growth

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 30, 2021

Could Knoxville-produced Frog Juice Kombucha be the next big thing? The owners of Frog Juice are making plans to see how big it can become. Found at numerous downtown and near downtown businesses, such as Eddie’s...

Frothy Monkey Announced for the Kress Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 29, 2021

The journey for the Kress Building at 417-421 South Gay Street has been a long and winding one, if not tortured at times. In the years since its use as a S.H. Kress and Company department...

Small Companies Continue to Move Downtown (Part 1)

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 25, 2021

A number of small businesses have made downtown their home either just before or during the pandemic. They are not retail businesses and are not normally the focus of articles in this space, but given the...

Sugar Coated Coming to 109 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 14, 2021

A new business has been announced for 109 South Gay Street. Sugar Coated is a hair removal and spray tanning business, brought to Knoxville by owners Megan McCarthy and Brittany Absmeier. The two have operated a...

Business

Fai Thai Plans Opening at 522 South Gay Street

Brother Wolf and Osteria Stella Open in the Old City

Fat Tuesday Opens at 417 South Gay Street

Proper Popcorn Opens on Market Square

Axle Logistics Hosts Ribbon Cutting, Celebrates Rapid Growth

Fruit Jar Alley Opens on Market Square

Knoxville-Based Kombucha Company Frog Juice Plans Growth

Frothy Monkey Announced for the Kress Building

Small Companies Continue to Move Downtown (Part 1)

Sugar Coated Coming to 109 South Gay Street

Board of Health Calls Emergency Meeting

Fai Thai Plans Opening at 522 South Gay Street

Increasing Concerns Regarding Downtown Homeless Population

Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Urban Wilderness Gateway Park

Austin Homes to Offer Housing to a Range of Incomes, Starting in December