One Riverwalk Holds Grand Opening
It’s been long journey, but then it was a massive project. I think the first time I wrote about it the demolition had already begun and that was over five years ago. The project took some...
Development
Former Bowery and NV Nightclub Buildings to be Restored
Two buildings at 125 East Jackson Avenue will be renovated and given a new use in a plan approved yesterday by the Downtown Design Review Board. Forming the east and south side of the courtyard...
Knoxville’s Axle Logistics Builds Company, Plans Expansion and New Headquarters
Axle Logistics may not be a household name, but it’s one of Knoxville’s biggest recent success stories. Founders Jon Clay and Drew Johnson started the company in 2012 and it has grown to be one of...
Updates for Your Weekend
Here are a few points of interest from the week and the weekend as you take that well-deserved break: The groundbreaking for the $10 million Urban Wilderness Gateway Park was held Wednesday at the southern end...
Knox County Schools and TVA Near Deal: Andrew Johnson Building Hangs in the Balance
An agreement in principle has been reached between Knox County and TVA to have the school system offices moved to TVA’s east tower. The deal also involves Summer Place and was explained yesterday to a joint...
Hope Brothers Building at 428 South Gay Street to Add Residences
The building at 428 South Gay Street, which houses Sapphire in its storefront, was built after the 1897 Gay Street Fire. The current five-story building replaced a shorter, three-story building destroyed by the fire. A shoe...
Downtown Hotels: Too Many? Too Few? Just the Right Number?
I get these kinds of questions often. Most of the time they are asked from the perspective of doubts about whether downtown can support all the new hotels that have sprung up in recent years....
Tennessee RiverLine Project Sets to Redefine Our Relationship With the River
What does the Tennessee River mean to you? As an important geographical feature to our area, you may think of it in terms of transportation, recreation or economic development. I remember telling my young daughter, “This...
New Life for a Historic Building
The Dempster Building at 609 – 617 N. Central Street is getting a major makeover. Located in a developing part of the city, the historic building had hit hard times by the end of the last...
New Details and Project Info for the Jackson Avenue Ramp Replacement
The Jackson Avenue Ramp was built in 1919 and 1920 in order to allow Jackson Avenue to connect to the newly elevated Gay Street, which had a new viaduct of its own in order to allow...