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Knoxville Pearl Closes After Eight Years in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 13, 2016

When I heard the Knoxville Pearl had closed, I contacted owner Jamie Johnson who agreed to tell her story. She described the moment as “bittersweet,” and as she spun her story covering cities all over the...

Awaken Coffee Opens in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 12, 2016

It didn’t take long to determine what business would best fit in the space at 125 W. Jackson, recently vacated by Remedy Coffee: a coffee shop. When Adam and Sarah Lutts heard the space might be...

K Brew Opening Second Coffee Shop Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 11, 2016

One of Knoxville’s favorite coffee shops will soon arrive downtown. Co-owners and brothers Michael and Pierce LaMacchia decided to take the best of K Brew at their very successful shop at 1328 N. Broadway and bring...

Holly’s 135 Closes (plus one more)

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 5, 2016

It was quite surprising to learn that workers began transporting equipment from Holly’s 135 on the morning of January 1. Just the previous night a party had brought in the new year in the space. Less than...

2015 Downtown Business Review: How Did We Do?

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 29, 2015

We’re going to look at the year that was from a couple of different angles. We’ll start with business openings and closings since that’s often a good measure of economic health. I’m going to restrict my...

Market House Cafe Opens Today at 36 Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 22, 2015

It was a year, a week and a day ago that Orange Leaf Yogurt vacated the premises at 36 Market Square very suddenly. Just a couple of months later a handshake between Scott West and Ken...

Remedy Coffee Opens Tomorrow at New Location

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 17, 2015

I mentioned recently that the time between the announcement of a business opening or moving and the actual opening or move sometimes seems interminable. Most often the original plans meet delays and complications which adds to...

Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber Rockin’ a New Address

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 16, 2015

It’s been a couple of years since I first reported on the opening of Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber. Since that time, the business has gone from co-owners to one owner, Andrew Edens, and it has moved...

A Pony on Gay Street? Best Behavior Creative Club Must Be Close Behind

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 15, 2015

I got the strangest message. The email mentioned a pony, Melinda Grimac and Chris McAdoo. Melinda is a friend. I’d first written about Chris McAdoo nearly five years ago when he presented at the first Pecha...

Wild Love Bakehouse Hosts Open House Today, Opens Monday

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 11, 2015

Sometimes it seems an incredible amount of time passes from my first article about a coming business and its actual opening. Other times I’m startled at how quickly it seems to happen. That’s how I feel...

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Knoxville Pearl Closes After Eight Years in the Old City

Awaken Coffee Opens in the Old City

K Brew Opening Second Coffee Shop Downtown

Holly’s 135 Closes (plus one more)

2015 Downtown Business Review: How Did We Do?

Market House Cafe Opens Today at 36 Market Square

Remedy Coffee Opens Tomorrow at New Location

Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber Rockin’ a New Address

A Pony on Gay Street? Best Behavior Creative Club Must Be Close Behind

Wild Love Bakehouse Hosts Open House Today, Opens Monday

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