I think a lot about food. I suspect I’m not alone. I think about food issues; nutrition, malnutrition, food deserts, my own poor food choices and how to make them better. Of course, I also think...
Coolato Gelato has been a part of downtown at 524 South Gay Street since 2009. In downtown years, that’s a long time. Original owners Allen and Cherryl Meuret guided the restaurant into 2017, selling it late...
February seemed like a strange time to launch an outdoor activity, but that’s exactly what happened when Zagster representatives came to town last week to make it only the second city in the U.S. (Tallahassee was...
I don’t remember when a building has generated so many inquiries from readers before an article was posted. Sitting at the corner of Lamar and Broadway, just across the street and down a bit from Elkmont...
It’s a niche that has been much discussed on this website. While there are some offerings for men’s clothing downtown, it seems like an under-served retail market. Some have questioned whether enough Knoxville men care about...
A new restaurant, Rebel Kitchen, is coming to the Old City as an expansion of the Old City Wine Bar. General Manager Matt Burke said that since accepting the adjacent space last year, the group has...
There’s an old question: How does a writer (or substitute your profession) make a million dollars? Answer: Well, you start with two million . . . The joke could certainly apply to inventors who may sink...
It’s been nearly three months since the announcement that the Conley Building at 505 – 507 Gay Street would become an Embassy Suites. The long under-utilized building sits at arguably the most prominent intersection in the...
It’s been almost two years since Covenant Health opened its Convenient Care Clinic in the Phoenix Building (behind the Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain at 418 South Gay). During that time, the supervising physician, Dr. Jeff McMichael,...
Mmm, what would it be that a beer company might want of its very own? As it turns out, owner Matthew Cummings laid it out for me the first time we talked: First there was glass...