The Dempster Building at 609 – 617 N. Central Street is getting a major makeover. Located in a developing part of the city, the historic building had hit hard times by the end of the last century. It was purchased by Dewhirst Properties during the last recession and was secured until recently when the company […]
Electric Company Lofts Opens Quietly, Extends Downtown Fringes
Posted on August 14, 2017 Written by 28 Comments
While it might seem that the stock of older, pre-war downtown buildings available for redevelopment has been expended, there are actually quite a few. Not necessarily located in what we now think of the downtown core, quite a few sit just to the east. One such building is located at the corner of Willow and […]
A Look at the Fire Street Lofts and The Emporium (AKA City People Home Tour 2017, Part Three)
Posted on May 10, 2017 Written by 14 Comments
Today we’ll take a final look at a rainy, but successful City People Home Tour. While we each probably had our favorites along the way, the homes this year seemed, to Urban Woman and myself to be attractive, interesting spaces. We thought the tour was a particularly strong one and we’ll look forward to next […]
A Market Square Business Leaves, Another Downtown Business Takes Its Place
Posted on April 13, 2017 Written by 7 Comments
A number of you have noticed that Local Motors has left downtown and its 11 Market Square Address. Both when I first wrote about their opening and when I wrote about their retail re-boot, a number of you questioned the long-term viability of the retail store-front viability. When the re-boot happened, I was hopeful. The […]
Downtown Knoxville to get DreamBikes
Posted on November 21, 2016 Written by 4 Comments
DreamBikes, a 501(c)3 formed by Trek Bikes in 2008, is an organization that has “refurbished and returned 10,000 bikes to the community,” while, “providing jobs for over 100 teens.” The organization achieved these accomplishments through two locations: Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Expanding after eight years, the organization will add stores in three other cities: a […]
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