Inside of Knoxville

Major New Development Possible for Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 6, 2021

In a very significant potential development for Gay Street, one of the empty spaces dotting the corridor may soon be filled. A rezoning request was recently filed for 350 South Gay Street, which is currently a...

Looking For Inspiration in Another City

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 27, 2021

A couple of recent articles have caught my attention from my hometown, Mobile, Alabama. It’s where I spent my first twenty-one years on planet earth, so a piece of my heart is there. I first named...

Is Knox County Growing? Knoxville? Downtown?

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 23, 2021

For cities, counties, and states, the decennial census is a high stakes moment. Money, representation, power, even bragging rights flows from the numbers. The constitutionally required census provides a wealth of information for planners, demographers, and...

Caswell Manor Takes First Step Toward Providing Permanent Supportive Housing

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 20, 2021

The consensus among experts in the field is that permanent supportive housing is the way to significantly impact homelessness. The idea is simple: Get those who are willing off the street and into housing with enough...

Oak Ridge Plans a Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 6, 2021

I don’t often write about other towns or cities, though I have occasionally. This one is interesting, both because it is just outside Knoxville, but also because the circumstance is unique. Where is the heart and...

Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Urban Wilderness Gateway Park

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 26, 2021

While I wrote about the Urban Wilderness Gateway Park last January, it had not been officially christened until last Friday. Due to the pandemic, many ribbon cuttings and other in-person ceremonial gatherings were nixed or simply...

Austin Homes to Offer Housing to a Range of Incomes, Starting in December

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 23, 2021

On the face of it, hiding a 23-acre, 438 housing development a half mile from the Old City seems preposterous. That said, the Austin Homes development which, to be fair, is tucked behind a hillside, is...

Event Held to Highlight Proposed Baseball Stadium

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 19, 2021

It was an informational event, certainly, but the distinction between that and a promotional event was hard to determine at times. It was partly a fun festival, with free rides in Olli, the self-driving vehicle developed...

Fort Sanders Home Moved, Restored at 1815 Highland Avenue

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 16, 2021

Knox Heritage has helped save a number of homes and buildings in the area. Sometimes they simply provide inspiration by listing endangered properties and others step in to do the work. At times, they have restored...

Talking Baseball and History

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 18, 2021

There are a number of ways to approach the conversation surrounding the concept of returning minor league baseball to Knoxville. While much of the focus has been on economics, including whether or not public dollars should...

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Development

Major New Development Possible for Gay Street

Looking For Inspiration in Another City

Is Knox County Growing? Knoxville? Downtown?

Caswell Manor Takes First Step Toward Providing Permanent Supportive Housing

Oak Ridge Plans a Downtown

Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Urban Wilderness Gateway Park

Austin Homes to Offer Housing to a Range of Incomes, Starting in December

Event Held to Highlight Proposed Baseball Stadium

Fort Sanders Home Moved, Restored at 1815 Highland Avenue

Talking Baseball and History

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