Pearl on Union Has Closed
A popular local coffee shop has closed its doors permanently. Opened in April, 2018, the coffee shop was owned by Shaun and Meg Parrish, who also own and operate Java Old City and Wild Love Bake...
Business Closures
Two Market Square Businesses Will Not Re-Open
We knew there would be businesses which could not make it through this difficult stretch or simply decided it wasn’t wise to try. A number of the businesses which will shutter will have a range of...
Downtown Casual Pint to Permanently Close
Casual Pint, founded by Nathan Robinette, had its original location in Bearden. When word got out in spring of 2012 that a franchise was headed downtown, I visited the Bearden store. It was big news at...
A Near Downtown Business is Closed Permanently
One of the painful parts of the downtown story is when the time comes to say goodbye to businesses. So many great people have invested their hearts into making the city a better place, that it...
A Gay Street Business Closes, So Does Part of the Street (and an Art Exhibition Opens Briefly)
It was just a year-and-a-half ago that I announced the opening of Potbelly Sandwiches at 522 South Gay Street. It was the second Knoxville franchise location operated by the same investment group and operated by local...
Nest Closes: What Is Wrong With Retail on the 100 Block of Gay Street?
I started this website in June of 2010. In July I wrote my first article about the block. Then Mayor Haslam dedicated the re-opened, refurbished block which had undergone a dramatic re-working which had taken eighteen...
Reruns Boutique Announces Its Closure
When I first wrote about Reruns Boutique nearly two years ago, I said it was one of the oldest businesses still operating in downtown Knoxville. As owner Nanci Solomon made the announcement yesterday that the business...
Top Ten Articles of 2014
So, here we are with the top ten. Before we get into it, I’d like to thank some people who have been important to the success of the blog this year. Just John added tremendous value...