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New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods Celebrates Grand Opening

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 1, 2022

New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods at 206 Randolph Street (right behind Mark Nelson Denim) is open for business today and celebrating with a wide range of events. Owner Lee Yarnell has long anticipated this dream....

Kopita Expanding, Moving to Larger Space in the Embassy Suites

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 23, 2022

The wait to see which restaurant would move into the space soon to be vacated by Knox Mason at Embassy Suites was not a long one. Avi Zenatti and spouse Ilana Brodt will move Kopita just...

Vine Furniture and Property Sold; Store to Close

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 15, 2022

A journey that began in 1944, will soon come to a close. After 78 years, Vine Furniture will close its doors before the end of summer. The business provided for four generations of one family and...

Knox Mason to Close Its Doors July 2

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 3, 2022

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 2, 2022

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...

Local Collective is Planned for 104 East Fifth Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 26, 2022

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!

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 25, 2022

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...

Five and Hoek Coffee Shop Coming to 200 West Magnolia

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 24, 2022

Last week I announced a Loyal’s Barbershop coming to 204 West Magnolia Avenue. This week brings the news that another of the three retail units in the same building, Mews II, will be taken by Tyler...

Loyal’s Barbershop Coming to 204 West Magnolia Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 19, 2022

Nick Kitsos will soon open a barbershop at 204 West Magnolia, the first retail to enter the ground floor of the Mews II building. He’s been visiting Knoxville for about ten years because his wife has family...

The Holistic Connection, Cannabis Store Coming to 716 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 17, 2022

In a surprising development, legal cannabis sales will soon take place on Gay Street. The Holistic Connection, a Nashville-based business with numerous franchises, offers “legal handcrafted cannabis and cannabis products.” Owned by Mike Solomon, this first...

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New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods Celebrates Grand Opening

Kopita Expanding, Moving to Larger Space in the Embassy Suites

Vine Furniture and Property Sold; Store to Close

Knox Mason to Close Its Doors July 2

Addison’s Books and Events Has Officially Opened

Local Collective is Planned for 104 East Fifth Avenue

This is Knoxville Craft Beer Week! Ale Trail Goes Digital!

Five and Hoek Coffee Shop Coming to 200 West Magnolia

Loyal’s Barbershop Coming to 204 West Magnolia Avenue

The Holistic Connection, Cannabis Store Coming to 716 South Gay Street

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville