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A Look (Way) Back at Downtown Businesses: Do They Last? (Part Two)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 12, 2019

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 9, 2019

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 7, 2019

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

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 2, 2019

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...

The Nail Room to Open on the 100 Block

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 30, 2019

Truc Thanh Ngoc Pham is set to own her first business. She, along with David Nguyen, are at work preparing the space at 119 South Gay Street. That the couple would be together opening the project...

HI-Wire Brewing Opens on the South Side

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 26, 2019

Last month, when I talked to Ben Bishop, the Tap Room Manager at Hi-Wire Brewing‘s new tasting room, he told me the Grand Opening would be in August, but he felt the group could make the...

Vine Furniture: Family Serving Friends Downtown For 75 Years

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 24, 2019

It’s not the flashiest or the trendiest business downtown, but it’s been quietly serving the city center and nearby areas for three-quarters-of-a-century. Founded in 1944 by George Hoffner, Jr., the business has remained in the same...

American Huckleberry Opens at 130 West Jackson

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 22, 2019

Joy O’Shell and Scott Filar have opened a unique antique store with an artistic element at 130 West Jackson. Each piece in their carefully curated collection is meticulously described on the back of “hello” cards Joy...

Emilia: A Culinary Trip to Northern Italy

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 17, 2019

(Ed: Written by AppalachianGastroventures for Inside of Knoxville. This is the fourth installment in their monthly series of restaurant reviews, allowing for further exploration of local restaurants after their opening. Check out their blog for many...

Kopita Opens on Gay Street Offering Downtown’s First Vegan Only Menu

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 15, 2019

It might seem unlikely that downtown would have a vegan restaurant prior to having a vegetarian restaurant, but Kopita opens tomorrow with a completely vegan restaurant featuring numerous locally sourced ingredients from Hines Valley Farm, Crooked...

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A Look (Way) Back at Downtown Businesses: Do They Last? (Part Two)

A Look (Way) Back at Downtown Businesses: Do They Last? Part One

RCN: A Tech Company Thriving Quietly Near Downtown

Eat Here Now, LLC (Babalu) Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Knoxville Restaurant to Remain Open

The Nail Room to Open on the 100 Block

HI-Wire Brewing Opens on the South Side

Vine Furniture: Family Serving Friends Downtown For 75 Years

American Huckleberry Opens at 130 West Jackson

Emilia: A Culinary Trip to Northern Italy

Kopita Opens on Gay Street Offering Downtown’s First Vegan Only Menu

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