Inside of Knoxville

Welcome Center Opens at the Sunsphere

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 21, 2024

Yesterday, Visit Knoxville and the City of Knoxville unveiled the new Sunsphere Welcome Center, which continues the evolution of the Knoxville icon. Guests (of which there are many) will now be able to walk up and purchase...

I Took a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Andrew Johnson Building – You Can Do the Same

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 14, 2024

The Friends of the Library and Oliver Hospitality are hosting a behind-the-scenes sneak peek event at the Andrew Johnson Hotel before renovations begin. Meet Me at the AJ is set for 5:00 – 9:00 on Friday, November 15. Tickets...

Reimagining the Downtown Connection to the Interstates and Reclaiming Human Space

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 13, 2024

When originally imagined, the Interstate system was intended to connect cities. And it did. Small towns that once enjoyed passersby slowly began to die. Cities that had thriving centers were cut in half, with large swaths...

Carpenter’s Union Building Demolished, City Summit Moves Forward

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 6, 2024

Atop a hill bounded by Vine, Locust, and Cafego Place, overlooking the city, the former Carpenter’s Union Building has been demolished. Construction of City Summit will soon begin on the site, ultimately producing more homes downtown....

Vintage Cal, 167 New Downtown Homes, Announces Groundbreaking Plans

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 28, 2024

If memory serves, the first time I heard of the possibility of a second phase for Marble Alley was the first time I heard about any of it. I think it was prior to 2010 that...

Development Updates: Covenant Health Park (The Baseball Stadium) and Axle

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 23, 2024

Continuing the thread from yesterday, here’s the latest look at the other large-scale projects currently underway in the downtown area. Of the two, it’s been longer since I looked at the Axle project and the differences...

Development Updates: 200 Block of Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 22, 2024

Here’s the latest installment in the large development projects we’re following. It’s the first since July and a lot of progress has been made in each. Today we’ll focus on the 200 block of Gay Street....

News on the Pier 865 Sculpture in Country Music Park (and new Downtown EV Charging Stations)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 17, 2024

It’s been a mystery as to why the pace of installing the new “Pier 865” sculpture by THEVERYMANY, a New York studio led by artist Marc Fornes seemed to slow to a stop. I’m pretty...

Medical Arts Homes to be Sold: Fifty New Condos Added to Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 11, 2024

It was over eleven years ago I first wrote of the brothers Grace (Michael and Thomas) and their plans to convert an office building to apartments. The building, built around 1930, and owned by the brothers...

612 Building to Enhance the Tennessee Theatre: Capital Campaign Begins

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 9, 2024

(Today’s article is written by contributing writer K.W. Leonard.) When the Tennessee Theatre opened in 1928, few likely envisioned the scope of the Theatre’s mission and purpose nearly 100 years later. As this vision expanded in...

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Development

Welcome Center Opens at the Sunsphere

I Took a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Andrew Johnson Building – You Can Do the Same

Reimagining the Downtown Connection to the Interstates and Reclaiming Human Space

Carpenter’s Union Building Demolished, City Summit Moves Forward

Vintage Cal, 167 New Downtown Homes, Announces Groundbreaking Plans

Development Updates: Covenant Health Park (The Baseball Stadium) and Axle

Development Updates: 200 Block of Gay Street

News on the Pier 865 Sculpture in Country Music Park (and new Downtown EV Charging Stations)

Medical Arts Homes to be Sold: Fifty New Condos Added to Downtown

612 Building to Enhance the Tennessee Theatre: Capital Campaign Begins

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