Inside of Knoxville

Oakwood Elementary becomes Oakwood Senior Living

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 21, 2013

I recently attended a Knox Heritage members only tour of the former Oakwood Elementary School, built in 1914, and soon to be Oakwood Senior Living. It’s a little strange walking into a building that...

Knoxville Symphony Pops with a Side of Jazz

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 20, 2013

So, Friday night was a blur of music. Saturday the pace slowed a bit for me, but the range of music stretched pretty far. I dropped by Market Square earlier in the day to see the...

A Friday Night in Knoxville: Blues to Spoken Word, Hip Hop, Indie and Jazz

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 19, 2013

Wayne Bledsoe recently wrote of a night in Knoxville in which he heard an incredible range of music and declared this a golden era for our local music scene. His suggestion was to get out and...

Making Knoxville Better: Dale’s Fried Pies and Rita’s Ice

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 18, 2013

Happily, last week I had a bit of a vacation from my real job, which allowed me to write a few longer, more involved pieces and actually have the time to sit for conversations with some...

Photographs of Knoxville, Mid March 2013

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 15, 2013

The blog has been pretty word heavy this week and pretty centered on development and business. I know many of you actually read what I write, even when it’s a rather long piece and many...

A Look Inside the Arnstein Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 14, 2013

I’ve probably been asked as much about the Arnstein Building as I have about any other location downtown. With its on-again, off-again, back on-again flirtation with Urban Outfitters and its prominent location bordering both Market Square...

A Conversation with Buzz Goss and Jeffrey Nash About Marble Alley and Downtown Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 13, 2013

I sent an e-mail to Buzz Goss asking for an interview to which he readily agreed and we sat down together at Sapphire. I found him to be open, direct and passionate. Later in our conversation...

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Sets Opening Date – Apartments in 36 Market Square Soon to Follow

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 12, 2013

It seems like years since the clever sign, “Coming Spoon,” went up in the window at 36 Market Square. Very close to a year ago the news broke that Orange Leaf Yogurt would occupy the retail...

Coffee and Chocolate Set to Open a Second Downtown Location

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 11, 2013

It didn’t take long for interest to emerge in 416 W. Clinch Avenue. As I noted last week, Le Parigo, which changed to icafe at the beginning of the year, had officially closed. Cedric, the long-term...

Musicians, Writers and the Metropulse Best of Knoxville Poll

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 8, 2013

I took this photograph of this small brass ensemble on Market Square last week. It was cold enough to freeze lips to metal and no tip hat presented itself. I asked about that and they made...

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Oakwood Elementary becomes Oakwood Senior Living

Knoxville Symphony Pops with a Side of Jazz

A Friday Night in Knoxville: Blues to Spoken Word, Hip Hop, Indie and Jazz

Making Knoxville Better: Dale’s Fried Pies and Rita’s Ice

Photographs of Knoxville, Mid March 2013

A Look Inside the Arnstein Building

A Conversation with Buzz Goss and Jeffrey Nash About Marble Alley and Downtown Knoxville

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Sets Opening Date – Apartments in 36 Market Square Soon to Follow

Coffee and Chocolate Set to Open a Second Downtown Location

Musicians, Writers and the Metropulse Best of Knoxville Poll

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