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The team at Coolato Gelato, 524 South Gay Street, Knoxville, February 2018

Coolato Gelato: New Owners Bring Many Changes

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 8, 2018

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...

Pace Bike Share Debuts in Knoxville!

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 7, 2018

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...

The Press Room Set to Open in the DeWine Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 6, 2018

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...

Luke Lanzoni, Felding Co., Knoxville, February 2018

Felding Co, Men’s Clothing Store Coming to Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 2, 2018

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...

Paul and Franchesca Sellas, Rebel Kitchen, Knoxville, January 2018

Rebel Kitchen Coming to the Old City!

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 1, 2018

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...

Local Inventor Brett Burdick Finds Success With a Hedgehog Featherboard (Say What?)

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 19, 2018

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...

Embassy Suite Details – And Three Favorite Local Businesses to Join Them at the Location

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 18, 2018

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...

Covenant Health Offers Both Walk-In and Primary Care Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 11, 2018

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,...

Will Brady, Matthew Cummings and Alex Rich, Pretentious Beer Company, 131 S. Central Street, Knoxville, January 2018

Pretentious Beer Company Now Has Its Own . . .

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 10, 2018

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...

A Market Square Business Closes to End the Year

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 9, 2018

For a spot that sits at the heart of who we are as a city, a place that we consider the center of whatever good has happened to Knoxville in recent years, Market Square showed a...

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Coolato Gelato: New Owners Bring Many Changes

The Press Room Set to Open in the DeWine Building

Felding Co, Men’s Clothing Store Coming to Downtown

Rebel Kitchen Coming to the Old City!

Local Inventor Brett Burdick Finds Success With a Hedgehog Featherboard (Say What?)

Embassy Suite Details – And Three Favorite Local Businesses to Join Them at the Location

Covenant Health Offers Both Walk-In and Primary Care Downtown

Pretentious Beer Company Now Has Its Own . . .

A Market Square Business Closes to End the Year

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