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...
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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),...
From Used Fryer Oil to Cleaner Air: Clean Energy Biofuels
What in the world does cooking used fryer oil have to do with cleaner air? And why would I write about it on a blog about downtown Knoxville? And to finish a paragraph of questions, could...
Zipcar: Opening the Possibility of Not Owning a Car
Consider Zipcar another piece of living a car-free lifestyle. While living without a car is difficult outside a larger city, it can be accomplished with the help and support of programs like Smart Trips, as we...
Jamaican Restaurant and Bar: Bar Marley Set to Open
How’s this for different, Knoxville? A Jamaican restaurant and bar with genuine Caribbean cuisine cooked on an outside grill and an honest reproduction of a bar one might find in the islands? Not possible for downtown?...
Publix Opens at University Commons: Does Downtown Now Have a Grocery Store?
Publix opened with much fanfare, yesterday, at University Commons. It follows the opening last week of Walmart at the same location. More stores will open soon including a UT bookstore and Great Clips, as well as...
New Restaurant: Not Watson’s Opens on Market Square
A new restaurant opening on Market Square is always bound to stir a certain amount of interest. It’s clear all of us enjoy eating out and get excited to have a new choice. This restaurant, however,...
Empire Deli Opens Just Off Gay Street
It’s easy to give the address of downtown Knoxville’s latest food addition: Empire Deli is located at 625 S. Gay Street, #140. The task of explaining where it is – particularly to people unfamiliar with downtown...
New for Breakfast and Lunch: Brown Bag
It’s easy to live downtown and miss a few small jewels that target the downtown working crowd. I wrote about the Hot Bagel Company last summer, for example. Located in the edge of the old Whittle...
Who’s Behind Those Beautiful Flowers?
It’s easy to get so used to seeing our downtown that you stop really seeing it. Little subtleties or perhaps even special qualities you once valued slip from your conscious view and fade to the background....