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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...

Pete’s Coffee Shop Celebrates 35 Years: Pete Tells the Story

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 11, 2021

I have seen Pete Natour, owner of Pete’s Coffee Shop at 540 Union Avenue, many times over the years as I came and went with takeout orders or sat for a meal. We always spoke but...

Broadway Market to Reopen in August

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 9, 2021

A few weeks ago, I reported that Chef Don Devore, co-owner with his wife Lauren, of Broadway Market, had suffered a serious health setback. After rarely missing work for years, he was admitted to the hospital...

Flower Pot Closes Downtown Location, Opens New Concept on Washington Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 7, 2021

I’ve had several people ask about the fate of the Flower Pot location on Gay Street. It closed at the end of 2020 and the windows are currently covered in brown paper. I originally assumed, like...

Knoxville Page Offered for Sale, Prepares to Close

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 4, 2021

One type of article I committed to early in my operation of this website, was to cover not only business openings, but business closings. It can sometimes be painful for owners to have the conversation, but...

Dr.Jane Health & Wellness Opens in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 3, 2021

Just over four years ago, Dr. Jane George opened Body Mind Realign Chiropractic and Gratitude Bar at 111 North Central Street. By the time three years had passed, she had shifted the focus almost entirely to...

Ethan Long Dentist Settles into 304 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 31, 2021

Not so many years ago, there were no dentists working in downtown Knoxville. Buzz Nabers was the first to open a practice and in the wake of his exit from downtown, two dentists are now operating...

Ojas Beauty Opens at 525 Union Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 19, 2021

Karla Albritton has opened Ojas Beauty at 525 Union Avenue. She has taken the lease from Hannah Easterly, who opened Wild Lavender at the location almost six years ago and has recently decided to move to...

Restaurants Announced for Marble City Market Food Hall

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 17, 2021

The initial set of restaurants set to open this August in the Marble City Market Food Hall at Regas Square have been announced by HHQ, the management group handling the project. Focused on offering a range...

Christopher Robin Arts Opens at 418 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 13, 2021

New downtown businesses have opened in a steady stream during the pandemic. In the case of Christopher Robin Arts, owned by husband and wife, photographer Chris Rohwer and oil painter Robin Rohwer, the business had operated...

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Sugar Coated Coming to 109 South Gay Street

Pete’s Coffee Shop Celebrates 35 Years: Pete Tells the Story

Broadway Market to Reopen in August

Flower Pot Closes Downtown Location, Opens New Concept on Washington Avenue

Knoxville Page Offered for Sale, Prepares to Close

Dr.Jane Health & Wellness Opens in the Old City

Ethan Long Dentist Settles into 304 South Gay Street

Ojas Beauty Opens at 525 Union Avenue

Restaurants Announced for Marble City Market Food Hall

Christopher Robin Arts Opens at 418 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