Mango’s Decor and Co. Opens in the Old City
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...
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Missing Pieces: Metro Pulse and More
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 . . .
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
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
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
“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
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
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...
Marc Nelson Denim Retail Store to Open Saturday
To get there you have to go out Jackson Avenue under the James White overpass. Warehouses come into view. Take a left onto Humes and it bends around to become East Depot. It’s gritty and urban...
Five Bar Restaurant Opens on Gay Street
Today is the official opening of Five Bar Restaurant (Facebook) at 430 S. Gay Street. Yesterday a soft opening allowed staff to practice before opening day and the restaurant was packed. Small wonder, given the prices (free),...