A Long-term Downtown Business Closes
In 2004 downtown Knoxville was a very different place. It wasn’t all bleak and abandoned, but it was a far cry from what we experience every day in 2017. Many of the goods and services we...
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Jody Collins: A Feral Giant Bringing Graphic Arts and Kindness to the City
It’s hard to miss Jody Collins around downtown. He towers over the room with his shaved pate and his sterling beard. He doesn’t have a booming voice, so much, his voice is more gentle than not,...
KyBrA Athletics is Open on Broadway
A new gym, KyBrA Athletics opened recently at 804 N. Broadway, about three blocks north of Central Street. It’s a strength and conditioning gym operated by husband and wife team David and Sue Finney. David’s from...
Exhale Old City Opens Downtown
The newest business in the Old City opened very softly on New Year’s Eve and a few nights since. Owner Mohammed Fawaz, who you may remember the owner I mentioned in my article about the opening...
Modern Studio Set for a (Pretty Cranked Up) Soft Opening
When I introduced you to Modern Studio last July, it seemed little more than a dilapidated building and a dream. Victor Agreda, Jr., Burke Brewer and Carolyn Corley had a vision and a lot of optimism....
New Location Announced for the French Market
The struggles of the French Market at their current location have been well documented. At odds with Rick Dover, the developer of the Farragut, the business has not, by any account, had an easy last year...
Honeybee Coffee Company Opens Just Across the River
Inside what is now a beautiful building at 700 Sevier Avenue is a warm and inviting atmosphere with two spacious rooms and that aromatic smell that says, “Come inside, relax and stay awhile.” Honeybee Coffee Company...
Downtown Knoxville May Soon Have Carriage Rides
Some of you may remember downtown Knoxville carriage rides at Christmas. I know we had them after I moved to the center city in 2009, though I’m not sure when they’ve ended. Now a Knoxville couple,...
Boldure Gifts Quietly Does Business as the Old City Changes Around It
It’s one of those open secrets we all overlook somehow. New openings make for big splashes – especially now that so many people are attuned to downtown Knoxville. A new bar, restaurant or development announcement is...
Downtown Knoxville Potbelly Location Opens Today
The latest Potbelly location opens today at 522 S. Gay Street. It’s the second location in Knoxville (the first is owned and operated by the same group) and the third in Tennessee. A national chain, there...