Compass: New Local News Venture Announced
It’s hard to argue that recent years have been good for media – particularly of a local variety. In Knoxville, just in the 8 years I’ve written this blog, we’ve lost Metro Pulse and the Mercury....
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Inside of Knoxville on the Road: Denver (Transportation and Retail)
It must be confounding to some people who notice me on big trips to the city. The camera is professional, they might notice, but clearly the photographer isn’t. Most confusing is probably the subjects of photographs...
Blackhorse Brewery and Downtown Pub to Open on Gay Street
Word has been circulating for a while that Blackhorse Pub and Brewery was coming to 430 South Gay Street. It’s the former location of Five Bar and, before that, Arby’s at the corner of Union and...
Cruze Farm Announces Opening of Permanent Downtown Location
It’s been an increasingly open secret in recent weeks that something was up with Cruze Farm and a possible downtown location. Given the success of two pop up shops in downtown the last couple of years,...
Tako Taco is Open!
It hasn’t been that long since it was announced that chef Jesse Newmister planned to open a second restaurant after his Kaizen concept which has been so successful. It took just two months to open Tako...
Hyatt Place Rooftop Bar Opens Tomorrow
According to General Manager, Trenton Keelan, the original plans for the rooftop at Knoxville’s downtown Hyatt Place called for a modest space for hotel guests with some arrangement for private events. That changed after the obvious...
Central Cinema Set to Open
I shared a bit of a chuckle with William Mahaffey, one of three founders, along with Logan Myers and Nick Huinker, of Central Cinema. We were talking about the projected opening date of Central Cinema in...
A Business Closes Its Downtown Location After Five Years
It’s been a five year journey which ended this past weekend. Starting as a business in Clinton, owner Sandy Havener made the decision to move Coldstream Market to Market Square in 2013. It brought a retail...
Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness: Pole Dancing in the Old City
When my friend Eva (Ginger by Choice) recently told me her pole dancing class had moved to the Old City, I was surprised. When she said it had been downtown on Main Street for years prior...
Eddie’s Health Shoppe to Open a Downtown Location
When I interviewed Kelley and Eddie Reymond last May about their beautiful home at the Ely Building downtown, Eddie said something that stuck with me. He said he wanted to not only live downtown, but to...