Hello Tea House Opens at 722 South Gay Street
A new business has opened at 722 South Gay Street in the former location of Frussies. Hello Tea House is owned and operated by husband and wife team Eten Dong and Echo Liang. They were each...
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Aroma Express Coming to Gay Street
Vijay Bansode, owner of Aroma Indian Kitchen on Cedar Bluff Road, is opening Aroma Express at 143 South Gay Street, on the corner next to Wicked Chicken. The new spot will offer some of his finest...
CJ’s Closet to Open Soon at 213 E. Fifth Avenue
A node of activity continues to expand on East Fifth Avenue near Central Street. Already the home to several breweries, as well as a new residential building under construction, CJ’s Closet, owned and operated by Geoff...
Aught
Aught, LLC, a co-working space for women entrepreneurs has opened a second location in the Langley Building at 520 West Summit Hill Drive, on the sixth floor of the Langley Building. Erika Biddix, owner and founder...
Rocket Fizz is Open at 7 Market Square
A new store, Rocket Fizz, has opened on Market Square, offering retro and international candy, retro and unique soft drinks, toys, posters and more. The franchise was founded in 2007 and opened its first store in...
Knoxville Cycleboats to Launch in Two Weeks
A new business, Knoxville Cycleboats, will have its inaugural launch at Volunteer Landing Marina on Wednesday, September 15th. The idea is the brainchild of Chicago’s Chicago Electric Boat Company, which has previously offered rides for partiers on the...
Pretentious Glass Takes An Unexpected Journey: Television, Glasses and a Global Pandemic
The gallery at Pretentious Glass opened up within the last two weeks for the first time since mid-March 2020. For the time, they are open only Thursday through Saturday. Pretentious Glass and Pretentious Beer Company owner,...
Fai Thai Kitchen is Now Open
It didn’t take long for Fai and Nathanael Blais to get the action moved from the popular Fai Thai Food Truck into their new location at 522 South Gay Street. Barely more than two weeks after...
Redbud Kitchen Opens at 906 Sevier Avenue
A new restaurant recently opened just below and to the front of Hi-Wire Brewing. Redbud Kitchen is the second restaurant opened by Morristown residents Wally and Lisa Long. It joins a growing number of restaurants, breweries...
Tourists Return to Knoxville: The April – June Stats
Remember the shock we all felt when some area hotels sent the vast majority of their workers home in March 2020? We hoped it would be a short blow to the local travel and tourism business,...