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a/b studios Opens a Women-Owned Cinema Production Company in Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 10, 2024

Knoxville continues to impact the film and production industry in new and sometimes surprising ways. a/b studios, founded and operated by Amelia Bartlett, has embarked on an audacious journey to bring indie films to the big...

The Velvet Panther Salon Opens on Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 4, 2024

Serial entrepreneur Nick Moran opened The Velvet Panther, his fourth downtown business, at the beginning of March. Long time readers will know Nick from his previous three businesses. He opened Riverside Tattoo in January 2020, Local...

The Asylum at LunaVerse Knoxville Opens This Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 2, 2024

Just two years after they purchased the property on Blackstock Avenue and announced it would become an entertainment district of its own, Scott and Bernadette West open The Asylum at LunaVerse Knoxville this week. Last night...

The Skin Cleric Opens at 941 North Broadway

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 29, 2024

The Skin Cleric, a spa that started in 2021 has moved to 941 North Broadway and owner Castle Greene wants you to know you are welcome. The spa offers a range of services and invites anyone...

Knoxville Soap Candle and Gifts to Close

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 21, 2024

Local favorite, Knoxville Soap Candle and Gifts will officially close its doors on April 20. The business started in Fountain City in 1999 under a slightly different name (Knoxville Soap Factory) nearly twenty-five years ago. Owner...

South Made Marketing Finds New Home in Happy Holler

Heather Ryerson·March 13, 2024

Melissa Lushbaugh, co-owner of South Made Marketing, didn’t pursue a business degree in college with the goal of one day owning her own marketing firm. No. She went to school to become an educator, and for ten...

Help You Dwell Celebrates Ten Years

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 6, 2024

A tenth birthday for a business more resembles a hundred years in a human lifetime. The average business ends after just eight-and-a-half years. This month, Taryn McLean and Caroline Smith celebrate their tenth anniversary with Help...

Afghan Refugee Realizes Dream of Entrepreneurship in the States: Rom’s House Opens in Marble City Market

Heather Ryerson·February 29, 2024

Rom Hamdard served as an interpreter to the Marines in Afghanistan for over ten years. He worked closely with Clinton, TN native and United States Marine Corp Infantryman, Travis Ervin while there. Ervin wrote in a moving...

Humble Hog is Open: Here’s a Look

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 27, 2024

Just over a month ago I introduced you to Humble Hog and owner Ben Grice. While the journey to that point was a slow one, they’ve wasted no time getting to the next stop. A sample...

KEC Holds Annual What’s The Big Idea Pitch Competition, and You Decide Who Advances

Heather Ryerson·February 16, 2024

What’s the Big Idea is an accelerator-style competition designed to inspire entrepreneurial action. Think Shark Tank meets accelerator lab. Eligible entrepreneurs submit a 1-minute video to pitch their idea or company. On Feb 12, the Knoxville...

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a/b studios Opens a Women-Owned Cinema Production Company in Knoxville

The Velvet Panther Salon Opens on Gay Street

The Asylum at LunaVerse Knoxville Opens This Weekend

The Skin Cleric Opens at 941 North Broadway

Knoxville Soap Candle and Gifts to Close

South Made Marketing Finds New Home in Happy Holler

Help You Dwell Celebrates Ten Years

Afghan Refugee Realizes Dream of Entrepreneurship in the States: Rom’s House Opens in Marble City Market

Humble Hog is Open: Here’s a Look

KEC Holds Annual What’s The Big Idea Pitch Competition, and You Decide Who Advances

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