Inside of Knoxville

Asian Festival Highlights Upcoming Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 23, 2018

It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since the first small edition of the Asian Festival appeared one Saturday on the Krutch Park extension. Even in that first year, the event attracted enough attention that...

Second Bell Festival Hits All the Right Notes

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 20, 2018

Any new idea or first time venture brings potential pitfalls. If that venture is an outdoor festival, it brings the risk of bad weather or other potential issues that could derail the entire event. While bad...

Compass: New Local News Venture Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 15, 2018

It’s hard to argue that recent years have been good for media – particularly of a local variety. In Knoxville, just in the 8 years I’ve written this blog, we’ve lost Metro Pulse and the Mercury....

Inside of Knoxville on the Road: Denver (Arts and Public Spaces)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 14, 2018

(This is the second in a two part series on Denver, Colorado. If you missed it, see part one: Transportation and Retail.) It’s obvious on the train ride from the airport to downtown Denver that art...

Cruising Through a Different First Friday

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 6, 2018

It might surprise some of you to learn that I don’t always go out on First Friday. I’m usually wanting to relax at home, spend some time outside with the neighbors or attend a particular event....

Central Cinema Set to Open

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 2, 2018

I shared a bit of a chuckle with William Mahaffey, one of three founders, along with Logan Myers and Nick Huinker, of Central Cinema. We were talking about the projected opening date of Central Cinema in...

Tennessee Theatre Announces 90th Anniversary Events

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 23, 2018

It’s unlikely there is a citizen alive in Knoxville who remembers a time without the Tennessee Theatre anchoring the 600 block of Gay Street. Its official birthday is October 1, 1928 and big plans are afoot...

What in the World is a Scrappalachian Metal Work?

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 20, 2018

Gregory Tune’s business is, perhaps, an unlikely one. Located at 141 West Anderson (less than a block west of the heart of Happy Holler), you know something funky must be happening here when you see the...

A Gay Street Business Closes, So Does Part of the Street (and an Art Exhibition Opens Briefly)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 16, 2018

It was just a year-and-a-half ago that I announced the opening of Potbelly Sandwiches at 522 South Gay Street. It was the second Knoxville franchise location operated by the same investment group and operated by local...

“Lost Tales of Scruffy City” Series Published Today

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 13, 2018

Scott West has published a set of four books in the series, “Lost Tales of Scruffy City: Unauthorized Walking Tour.” Designed as a self-guided walking tour, the series takes a look at the darker side of...

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Culture

Asian Festival Highlights Upcoming Weekend

Second Bell Festival Hits All the Right Notes

Compass: New Local News Venture Announced

Inside of Knoxville on the Road: Denver (Arts and Public Spaces)

Cruising Through a Different First Friday

Central Cinema Set to Open

Tennessee Theatre Announces 90th Anniversary Events

What in the World is a Scrappalachian Metal Work?

A Gay Street Business Closes, So Does Part of the Street (and an Art Exhibition Opens Briefly)

“Lost Tales of Scruffy City” Series Published Today

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