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Two Downtown Businesses Expand into New Locations

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 14, 2020

It may seem counter-intuitive for a business to move to a new location and expand during a global health emergency. The news may be filled with dire economic reports, but for people with vision, this is...

Wither and Bloom Designs Opens Just Outside the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 11, 2020

A new shop has opened at 1154 McCalla Avenue, just outside the Old City in the Electric Company Building. Wither and Bloom Designs is the new business started by Lauren Stovall. It reflects her life-long relationship...

Two Market Square Businesses Will Not Re-Open

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 10, 2020

We knew there would be businesses which could not make it through this difficult stretch or simply decided it wasn’t wise to try. A number of the businesses which will shutter will have a range of...

Hen+Hoc Deli and Butcher Opens Today in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 31, 2020

It’s been a long time coming. Opening a new business in the middle of a pandemic might seem less than ideal. But Chef Jeffrey DeAlejandro says that he and partner Chef Jon Newman have taken the...

1940 – The 808: Event Space Coming to State Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 21, 2020

A somewhat nondescript building at 808 State Street is set to get a dramatic makeover, thanks to owners State properties and Sanders Pace Architecture. Work has already begun to transform the 1940 terracotta block building into...

Downtown Casual Pint to Permanently Close

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 17, 2020

Casual Pint, founded by Nathan Robinette, had its original location in Bearden. When word got out in spring of 2012 that a franchise was headed downtown, I visited the Bearden store. It was big news at...

New Option for Restaurants and New Art for the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 14, 2020

I’ve intended for three or four months to start a series about potential long-term changes which may come out of the necessity of our current pandemic. For the most part, trends that were already in place...

TVA Credit Union Opens on Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 8, 2020

As first covered here last August TVA has now officially moved its downtown branch to 31 Market Square. The short move around the corner reflects changes in banking over the last decades. No one could have...

South High Senior Living Opens Today

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 6, 2020

South High Senior Living, the latest project from developer/owner Rick Dover opens today to new residents. The project started with a building, the former South High School, which had literally fallen in on itself. Mr. Dover...

Able Trade Industrial Makerspace Opens in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 1, 2020

For Spencer Ratliff, necessity met opportunity in a strange season. While many businesses are facing daunting challenges, he’s taken his growing business and shaped a new venture at 203 West Jackson Avenue at the western end...

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Two Downtown Businesses Expand into New Locations

Wither and Bloom Designs Opens Just Outside the Old City

Two Market Square Businesses Will Not Re-Open

Hen+Hoc Deli and Butcher Opens Today in the Old City

1940 – The 808: Event Space Coming to State Street

Downtown Casual Pint to Permanently Close

New Option for Restaurants and New Art for the City

TVA Credit Union Opens on Market Square

South High Senior Living Opens Today

Able Trade Industrial Makerspace Opens in the Old City

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