Alchemy Lounge and Cigar Bar
(Today’s article is by contributing writer Robert Farago whose blog you can find here.) I’m not sure when I started smoking cigars, but I know when I’ll stop: when they pry a stogie from my cold,...
Business
Farewell: Knox Brew Tours Makes Its Last Run
We reported back in May that Zack Roskop, founder of Knox Brew Hub and Knox Brew Tours, podcaster and chef for Fred Beans and Rice, had decided to step back from Knox Brew Tours and close...
Free Parking at Kern’s Food Hall Reinstated and Several New Eateries Now Open
The end of August saw some controversy as Kern Food Hall management rolled out (and then rolled back in) a new parking fee, leaving many with a bad taste in their mouth. Social media reflected the...
The Foundry Set to Close after 32 Years
(Today’s article is by contributing writer K.W. (Keith) Leonard. Leonard, an English teacher with Knox County Schools, has called Knoxville home for more than thirty-five years, most of which he’s spent in South Knoxville.) I first...
121 Tech Hub Opens and Invites New Members
Brandon Bruce is no stranger to entrepreneurial ventures. One of the best descriptions I’ve seen of him is “connector and risk-taker.” I would add adventurer to that description. (Ask him how he broke his leg a...
MarbleCity Vapor Opens on Gay Street
Marble City Vapor opened at 714 South Gay Street a couple of months ago, making the third hemp/THCA business to open there in the last couple of years. I met with co-owner Hapep Abuzahra (his partner,...
Downtown Updates: Things To Do, New Eats, Anniversaries, and Grand Openings
As usual, a lot is going on downtown, and we want you to know it all! Check out these updates, and let us know if you have one of your own! Things to Do! First Friday...
Corte-Land Art House Now Open at 503 Clinch Ave.
Kami Astro moved from Chicago, IL, to Knoxville, TN, in 2017. He came for opportunities in the vibrant television industry at the time and began a production company called FRVR Recordings. As that landscape changed and...
The Vol Club Pops Up Downtown (and it will be back!)
A commercial space, added to ground floor of the Cal Johnson Building at 301 State Street (a block off Gay Street behind Chivo) has been used by The Vol Club, the UT NIL collective operated by...
El Tarasco is Open at 145 South Gay Street, Serving Authentic Mexican Food
A new taqueria, El Tarasco, opened last month on the 100 block of Gay Street serving authentic Mexican food. It isn’t necessarily what you’ll find in most Mexican restaurants where the food has been Americanized. The...