Inside of Knoxville

A Visit with Brian Pittman at the Mary Boyce Temple Home

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 17, 2013

When Brian was ten-years-old his family drove through Knoxville from Texas. As they approached the Tennessee River he noticed a beautiful, old home sitting a stone’s throw from the river’s edge at 623 Hill Avenue. He...

A Tale of Two Movies

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 16, 2013

I saw a couple of movies this past week. There are a couple of things which are very strange about this fact. One is that I very, very rarely go out to a movie. I find...

Archaeological Open House in the Center of the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 15, 2013

As promised a while back when I first wrote about the dig happening at the corner of Locust and Summer Place, TVA officially offered an open house this past Saturday. It was an opportunity...

The Downtown Week Ahead (July 14 – 20, 2013)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 14, 2013

If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...

Friday Free-For-All

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 12, 2013

Today I’m going with some images that never quite rose to the level of needing their own blog, but which I wanted to work in at some point. I’ll start with Sam (Samantha) Hatmaker who you...

New Downtown Business: Green Ash Design

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 11, 2013

I continue to be impressed with the creative people I meet in downtown Knoxville as a result of this blog. I recently learned that a new business opened on the 100 block of Gay Street and...

A Different Kind of Parking Issue

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 10, 2013

We’ve talked about parking from every possible angle, right? We’ve covered the damage surface parking lots do to the city. We’ve talked about expansion of parking garages, the construction of parking garages and, recently, the possible...

More First Friday with a Little Bit of Saturday

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 9, 2013

After leaving Preservation Pub last Friday night I walked to Sapphire. Sapphire almost always has an interesting artist of one variety or another just inside the window to the left. It’s sort of like an...

July Fourth and a Little First Friday

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 8, 2013

I hope you guys had a great July 4th weekend. I realize we all either have opened up our inner duck or have begun construction of boats of Biblical proportions, but the weekend downtown turned out...

The Downtown Week Ahead (July 7 – July 13, 2013)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 7, 2013

If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true...

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A Visit with Brian Pittman at the Mary Boyce Temple Home

A Tale of Two Movies

Archaeological Open House in the Center of the City

The Downtown Week Ahead (July 14 – 20, 2013)

Friday Free-For-All

New Downtown Business: Green Ash Design

A Different Kind of Parking Issue

More First Friday with a Little Bit of Saturday

July Fourth and a Little First Friday

The Downtown Week Ahead (July 7 – July 13, 2013)

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