A Business Closes, Plus Transportation, Style and a Superstar
That’s a lot of weight for a caption to carry, but there are a number of smaller and larger items that warrant a mention and they cover quite the range of topics. Some of it has...
Business
Simpl Opens Wednesday at 1120 Sevier Avenue on the South Side
It’s been a journey. The opening was to have been in early spring before a series of twists and turns and unexpected delays. They’ve endured the same kinds of struggles all businesses, particularly restaurants, experience when...
A Dopo Sourdough Pizza Serves Some of Knoxville’s Finest Pizza
(Written by AppalachianGastroventures for Inside of Knoxville. This is the third installment in their monthly series of restaurant reviews, allowing for further exploration of local restaurants after their opening. Check out their blog for many more dining experiences!)...
Downtown TVA Credit Union Develops Plan to Move
Rumors have circulated for some months that the downtown TVA Credit Union, currently located at the corner of Gay Street and Wall Avenue, has plans to move. While contracts have yet to be finalized for a...
Knoxville Chamber Under New Leadership for First Time in Seventeen Years
What does a Chamber of Commerce do? The answer apparently varies from one city or town to another. The needs vary between areas as do the approaches taken by the organization. The stated mission of our...
French Fried Vintage Adds to the Retro in the Holler
Co-Owners Jenny Salata (the French) and April Burger (the fried), along with their stuffed-chicken mascot (the vintage) have opened a new shop at 1520 North Central. The two have been doing pop-ups for a while and...
A Look (Way) Back at Downtown Businesses: Do They Last? (Part Two)
Last Friday I looked at downtown businesses, from 2010 through 2013. I found that survival rates were about average for downtown Knoxville as compared to national business survival rates. In 2010, seven businesses opened and two...
A Look (Way) Back at Downtown Businesses: Do They Last? Part One
I get major interest in articles discussing the closure of businesses. Are people upset? Drawn to tragedy? It’s hard to say, but they read. I also hear a lot of talk about how downtown businesses don’t...
RCN: A Tech Company Thriving Quietly Near Downtown
200 Jennings Avenue, just across from the Old Gray and Knoxville’s National Cemetery has a long history stretching back almost 100 years. Jack Neely, in a history of the building says the best evidence indicates it...
Eat Here Now, LLC (Babalu) Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Knoxville Restaurant to Remain Open
I noticed reports about three weeks ago that Babalu in Lexington, Kentucky closed. Upon reading the article, I noted that it was the second restaurant in that development to close and, absent any other information, I...