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...
Business
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...
What in the World is a Scrappalachian Metal Work?
Gregory Tune’s business is, perhaps, an unlikely one. Located at 141 West Anderson (less than a block west of the heart of Happy Holler), you know something funky must be happening here when you see the...
South Knox Healing Arts Opens at New Location
Evelyn Barnette moved her South Knox Healing Arts into a space inside The Bees Knees Hairdressing Salon at 1133 Sevier Avenue across from Alliance Brewing Company. It’s a continuation of her commitment to a lifelong interest in...
Matt Robb’s Biscuits & Brew Opens at 800 Market Street
Last April when I first wrote about Matt Robb’s Biscuits and Brew, the plan called for it to open in May. This being July, you might imagine a few misadventures happened along the way. While it...
A Gay Street Business Closes, So Does Part of the Street (and an Art Exhibition Opens Briefly)
It was just a year-and-a-half ago that I announced the opening of Potbelly Sandwiches at 522 South Gay Street. It was the second Knoxville franchise location operated by the same investment group and operated by local...