Tombras Cafe Opens on Gay Street
On First Friday earlier this month, as I walked past the Tombras Building at the corner of Gay and Church, I noticed the originally planned, but long-in-coming cafe had been installed in the corner of the...
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Matt Robbs Biscuits and Brew to Open Downtown
Matt Robbins is well known around downtown – particularly in the Old City – not only for serving a good cup of coffee, but for the connection people feel with him. To hear him tell it,...
Vienna Coffee’s New Knoxville Location Is Opening Its Doors
WrittenBy Lee Zimmerman You might say John Clark is a coffee connoisseur. Actually, that’s an understatement. It’s like saying Henry Ford liked automobiles. Clark, the owner of Vienna Coffee Co., turned his passion for java into...
A Long-term Downtown Business Closes
In 2004 downtown Knoxville was a very different place. It wasn’t all bleak and abandoned, but it was a far cry from what we experience every day in 2017. Many of the goods and services we...
Honeybee Coffee Company Opens Just Across the River
Inside what is now a beautiful building at 700 Sevier Avenue is a warm and inviting atmosphere with two spacious rooms and that aromatic smell that says, “Come inside, relax and stay awhile.” Honeybee Coffee Company...
Flow: A Brew Parlor Closes on Main Street
When it opened in December of 2014, I joined Brad Peer, owner, in having high hopes for the shop. Situated on Main Street, Flow: A Brew Parlor sits far from other retail and culinary options. I...
Artistic Bean Coffee Shop Set to Open at 1322 N. Broadway
Jeremy Doss, founder of Artistic Bean (in Townsend), is a study in contrasts. Originally from Alabama, he moved to east Tennessee from New York City. An artist and dancer, he’s quickly becoming an important figure in...
K Brew Opens at Its New Location: 1138 North Broadway
It’s bigger, better and pretty much as cool as it could be. The brothers LaMacchia (Pierce and Michael) who I introduced to you here have made another move in their expanding business. Just over a month ago...
K Brew Opening Second Coffee Shop Downtown
One of Knoxville’s favorite coffee shops will soon arrive downtown. Co-owners and brothers Michael and Pierce LaMacchia decided to take the best of K Brew at their very successful shop at 1328 N. Broadway and bring...
Wild Love Bakehouse Hosts Open House Today, Opens Monday
Sometimes it seems an incredible amount of time passes from my first article about a coming business and its actual opening. Other times I’m startled at how quickly it seems to happen. That’s how I feel...