Inside of Knoxville

What’s Being Built? How’s It Coming?

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 5, 2017

Given the intense interest in new construction and some conversations I’ve heard recently indicating people have missed a few construction announcements along the way, it seems helpful to sometimes review some of the projects and report...

Stockyard Lofts: Major New Construction Announced for the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 3, 2017

A shift has happened in downtown development. Whereas for years we enjoyed a renaissance of older buildings converted to new, often residential, uses, we’re now firmly in an era of ground-up construction. One such development is...

Developing Knoxville’s Future with Sixty-Year-Old Codes

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 5, 2017

It would be kind of crazy, wouldn’t it, if we stated our intention of guiding Knoxville’s current and future development boom with the principles and ideals of the 1960s? You know, the same era of planning...

Knoxville College: Endangered and Haunting

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 2, 2017

I promised I would get back to Knoxville College. When I first set out to write about the Knox Heritage Fragile Fifteen, I intended to include Knoxville College with the others. I know I’ve photographed it...

Two Urban Gardens Thrive in Former Food Desert

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 31, 2017

by Heidi Hornick* It’s been about four years since Brenna Wright took a fallow field and turned it into the Abbey Fields Urban Farm. In that time, she’s seen her share of challenges, but when...

Endangered Buildings in and Near Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 29, 2017

Each spring, during National Preservation Month, Knox Heritage announces its, “Fragile Fifteen.” The list highlights buildings – or sometimes areas – that are endangered. Often neglected and in need of intervention to avoid demolition or simply...

Knoxville is Growing. How Do We Ensure the Growth is Smart?

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 16, 2017

It’s easy to rattle off the various development projects recently completed, underway or planned in Knoxville and, particularly, in downtown Knoxville. We’re growing. Whether by our own design or simply by being the right kind of...

What Should We Expect from Transit $ in the Near Term?

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 18, 2017

We live in interesting times. An unpredictable president is joined by a Senate and a House under control of the party with which he has aligned himself. Yet, it’s a party which he has taken stances...

Supreme Court Site Proposal Advances

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 17, 2017

The city of Knoxville sent out a request for proposals for redevelopment of the Supreme Court Site, received four, and has selected one to move forward. The selection process was held outside public purview in order...

City Proposes New Short Term Rental Regulations

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 14, 2017

It’s been almost six months since the city held a public hearing to discuss short term rentals. Starting at that point, city officials took public comment and began formulating a policy to regulate short term rentals....

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Development

What’s Being Built? How’s It Coming?

Stockyard Lofts: Major New Construction Announced for the Old City

Developing Knoxville’s Future with Sixty-Year-Old Codes

Knoxville College: Endangered and Haunting

Two Urban Gardens Thrive in Former Food Desert

Endangered Buildings in and Near Downtown

Knoxville is Growing. How Do We Ensure the Growth is Smart?

What Should We Expect from Transit $ in the Near Term?

Supreme Court Site Proposal Advances

City Proposes New Short Term Rental Regulations

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