Charlotte Tolley

Farmers’ Market and Civil War Commemorations for Your Weekend

Posted on May 1, 2015 Written by KnoxvilleUrbanGuy 4 Comments

I’ll bet when you read about the City People Home Tour yesterday you thought, “That sounds like a fun downtown weekend,” and you were right. Then maybe you looked at the events listing at the top of the page and realized this is also First Friday with everything that entails and thought, “This is a busy […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: Blue and Gray Reunion and Freedom Jubilee, Charlotte Tolley, Civil War, Market Square Farmer's Market, Vintage Base Ball

Just Ripe Sold to Century Harvest Farms!

Posted on January 30, 2015 Written by KnoxvilleUrbanGuy 13 Comments

I told you good news was on the way and here’s a shot of just that. I’ve been waiting anxiously to share the great news that Chris Burger and Century Harvest Farms will close next week on their purchase of Just Ripe. In a very happy conclusion to my previous story about their decision to […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: Century Harvest Farms, Charlotte Tolley, Chris Burger, Joe Bliffen, Just Ripe, Kristen Faerber, Shona Burger

Nourish Knoxville and the 2015 Winter Farmers’ Market

Posted on January 9, 2015 Written by KnoxvilleUrbanGuy Leave a Comment

Like me, during your visits to the Market Square Farmers’ Market and other random times in the last year or so, you may have noticed references to Nourish Knoxville and wondered vaguely what that was all about. You may have noticed a copy of the “2014 East Tennessee Local Food Guide” and wondered how all […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: 2015 Winter Farmers' Market, Central United Methodist, Charlotte Tolley, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, Market Square Farmer's Market, Nourish Knoxville

Just Ripe Facing Possible Closure, Hopes for Sale

Posted on December 3, 2014 Written by KnoxvilleUrbanGuy 17 Comments

I’ve written about many openings in the city as well as more than a few closures over the last four-and-a-half years. Some of the closures shocked me and some have hit on a personal level. None quite compare to this one. It’s more personal. It’s just a little closer. I’ve known Kristen Faerber since she […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: Charlotte Tolley, Downtown Businesses, Downtown Grocery Stores, Just Ripe, Kristen Faerber

Winter (Farmers’) Market Coming to Southern Railway Station

Posted on January 7, 2014 Written by KnoxvilleUrbanGuy 17 Comments

I’m always being schooled by the many, many smarter people than myself that I continually run into. It wasn’t that many months ago that I had a conversation with a group and the idea of Winter Market came up. I pointed out the obvious: farms aren’t exactly awash in crops from December to April. Very […]