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Expansions of Outdoor Dining Here to Stay?

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 9, 2020

If there has been one constant thread throughout the last ten years of expansion and growth in downtown Knoxville’s restaurant scene, it has been the ever-increasing demand for outdoor dining spaces. Once a small after-thought, in...

Xul Beer Company Set to Open This Week

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 27, 2020

Brad West, Bently Blackshear and Tara Thacker are ready to start offering their labor of many months. After well over a year of making plans, struggling through obstacles, including a pandemic, they are making beer and...

The Bistro at the Bijou Celebrates a Remarkable 40 Years

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 22, 2020

For a business to last a dozen years is remarkable. Twenty or thirty years, impressive, indeed. Forty years is very unusual. In the year Ronald Reagan was elected president, the Bistro at the Bijou began service....

Kopita Meat is Open at 522 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 20, 2020

Kopita Meat, companion restaurant to Kopita (and two doors down) becomes the latest business to chart its course by opening during a pandemic. His Kopita vegan restaurant, serving middle-eastern dishes has been very well received and,...

Knox Brew Hub Opens at 421 Union Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 19, 2020

Zack Roskop officially opened Knox Brew Hub this past weekend and will host a ribbon cutting today. It was only two months ago that I wrote about the plans for the bar with Zack ambitiously targeting...

Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus Cider Set to Open at 621 Lamar Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 5, 2020

Stephanie and Aaron Carson are set to open Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus within the next few days. The beautiful space will be Knoxville’s first taproom focusing on cider and, in this case, on ciders made from...

Knox Box Karaoke Hosts Its Grand Opening Tonight

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 2, 2020

In January, when I first introduced you to Harold Goldston and his plans for a downtown karaoke bar, it seemed like an idea that would fit right into downtown’s booming nightlife. Co-owned by Harold and business...

Riverside Tattoo Company Settles into the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 30, 2020

Riverside Tattoo Company slipped into the Old City just a few weeks before COVID-19 shut the city down. Its warm and friendly vibe was put on hold for a while, but now there are back, within...

New Dental Office and MedSpa Coming to Downtown Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 28, 2020

Downtown has seen explosive growth in the last decade. More people are continually moving to the center of the city and, increasingly, we’re attracting visitors to our beautiful spot. With that has come a similar increase...

Club LeConte Announces Closure After More Than 40 Years

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 25, 2020

The following notice was sent to Club LeConte members early Friday evening. The club will close its doors October 16 and hopes to be able to relocate. Sitting atop the First Tennessee Plaza Building, the club...

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Expansions of Outdoor Dining Here to Stay?

Xul Beer Company Set to Open This Week

The Bistro at the Bijou Celebrates a Remarkable 40 Years

Kopita Meat is Open at 522 South Gay Street

Knox Brew Hub Opens at 421 Union Avenue

Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus Cider Set to Open at 621 Lamar Street

Knox Box Karaoke Hosts Its Grand Opening Tonight

Riverside Tattoo Company Settles into the Old City

New Dental Office and MedSpa Coming to Downtown Knoxville

Club LeConte Announces Closure After More Than 40 Years

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