Inside of Knoxville

Oli Bea: Breakfast Restaurant Planned for the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 3, 2014

Chef Jeffrey DeAlejandro paced around his new kitchen as I entered for our interview late last week. He explained that he’d spent an inordinate amount of time cleaning the oven left behind by previous tenants who’d...

Curious Dog Opens at the Jackson Avenue Market

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 23, 2014

This is one of those situations where some of you are saying, “Well, of course they did.” That’s because this is one of those little changes that slipped past me for a while. A friend mentioned...

Mango’s Decor and Co. Opens in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 22, 2014

A new store opened last week in the Old City at 111 N. Central Street inside the same building as the Melting Pot. Featuring “upscale home decor at a competitive price,” the store sits on the...

Missing Pieces: Metro Pulse and More

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 16, 2014

I’ve planned for several days to write this post today about recent closures and losses. It’s fun highlighting the successes, the openings, the interesting people or just the simple progress and growth Knoxville shows every day...

Bar Marley! Bar Marley. Bar Marley? Bar Marley . . .

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 7, 2014

It’s been a long and winding road for Bar Marley. And they haven’t even opened. It’s become an interesting guessing game on the part of many observers. It seems certain, then it seems certainly not. I’ll...

New Business: James Freeman Interiors and Gifts Opens Today

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 3, 2014

The businesses just keep popping up on the 100 block of Gay Street and it’s a welcome development. In recent weeks I’ve written about the opening of Bootleg Betty, my belated discovery of The Village Marketing Group and...

New Business, Flow: A Brew Parlor, Brings Beer AND Coffee! to Main Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 26, 2014

Brad Peer has taken a circuitous route to 603 W. Main Street and his new venture, Flow: A Brew Parlor. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, his parents moved to the Jonesborough/Johnson City area when he was in...

New Store: Bula Boutique Opening Soon on the 100 Block

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 25, 2014

“Bula” literally means “life” in Fijian, but it’s used to express much more. Good wishes, wishes for good health and happiness. It’s a greeting and a farewell. It’s the happiness vibe that co-owners Brandon Rader and...

The Village: A Not So New, New Business on the 100 Block

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 23, 2014

You may have noticed a new business open at 133c South Gay Street. It’s the former location of Style of Civilization, which closed last winter. It opened at that location in June and I noticed it...

Bar Marley Throws a Party, Plus More from the Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 22, 2014

It was a crazy active weekend downtown. Urban Woman pointed out on Saturday that she’d had a hard time walking through the Market Square/Krutch Park area. One of the ripple effects of having game weekends in...

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Oli Bea: Breakfast Restaurant Planned for the Old City

Curious Dog Opens at the Jackson Avenue Market

Mango’s Decor and Co. Opens in the Old City

Missing Pieces: Metro Pulse and More

Bar Marley! Bar Marley. Bar Marley? Bar Marley . . .

New Business: James Freeman Interiors and Gifts Opens Today

New Business, Flow: A Brew Parlor, Brings Beer AND Coffee! to Main Street

New Store: Bula Boutique Opening Soon on the 100 Block

The Village: A Not So New, New Business on the 100 Block

Bar Marley Throws a Party, Plus More from the Weekend

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