Ken and Debbie Hill Make a New Life in South Knoxville
There are times in our lives when we simply reach a point that we’re ready for a change. Sometimes that change can be small and other times it might be dramatic. That was the case with...
Development
Renovated Cal Johnson Building Opens for Occupancy This Week
The journey for the Cal Johnson Building has been a long one, with surprising twists and turns along the way. Noted by Knox Heritage as a part of its Fragile Fifteen for years, the building has...
COVID-19: Impact on Development in the City
As I’ve done with local business owners, I approached local developers with a series of questions regarding the impact of the pandemic and the economic shutdown on their current and future projects. I asked about the...
Foggy Bottom Flats Set to Open in South Knoxville
It’s been nearly a year since I first wrote about Foggy Bottom Flats. The fourteen-unit set of town homes was to have opened earlier this year, but according to Brett Honeycutt, one of the developing partners,...
Fort Kid Planning Session Reveals Rifts, Input Solicited
The first of the planned community input sessions regarding the design of the new version of Fort Kid was held at the Knoxville Museum of Art before what might come to pass as a large group...
Bullets, Bugs and Buildings
Coronavirus (the “Bug”). Open Carry (the “Bullets). Development (the “Buildings”). These may seem like big topics to roll into one article but they were each the subject of some portion of the Knoxville City Council meeting...
Construction Gets Underway for Axle Logistics
A few months ago, I introduced you to Axle Logistics. The company, owned by Jon Clay and Drew Johnson, announced its purchase of the Hull Dobbs building at 835 North Central Street. The purchase was significant...
Downtown Projects Receive Recognition at Orchids Awards
Last night, Keep Knoxville Beautiful announced its 2020 beautification awards. I was honored, once again, to join a panel of judges to make initial recommendations from the nominees. The Orchids are awarded in seven different categories:...
Current Construction on the North Side of Downtown
As promised last week when we took a tour of south side construction, today we’ll take a turn through the north end of downtown and look at some of the major construction there. First up is...
Current Construction on the South Side of Downtown
There is so much construction going on all around the downtown area that it’s easy to miss the progress and suddenly notice a new building has appeared. I took a walk around downtown and into South...