A Major Downtown Restaurant Closes on Gay Street
It’s been sometime since a major business on Gay Street closed its doors. Restaurants, in particular seem to be bustling with waits often the norm. For Urban Woman and me, this one stings a bit as...
Downtown Businesses
PostModern Spirits Introduces Knoxville’s First Single Malt Whiskey; Announces Expansion into Nashville Area Markets
A lot has happened in just over a half year since the opening of PostModern Spirits and Methodology, it’s tasting room, cocktail lounge. Owner Stanton Webster says response has been very supportive of both bottle...
Makers Donuts Offered For Sale
A simple message on the Makers Donuts Facebook page caught my attention a few days ago: Hey friends! Big announcement…Sara and I are offering Makers Donuts for sale (the business, not the building). We’re looking to sell...
Felding Co, Men’s Clothing Store Coming to Downtown
It’s a niche that has been much discussed on this website. While there are some offerings for men’s clothing downtown, it seems like an under-served retail market. Some have questioned whether enough Knoxville men care about...
Pioneer House Prospering on Gay Street, Hosts Major Art Show
Julie Belcher moved to Knoxville in 1982 with the intention of becoming an architect. While at UT she switched directions to study graphic design. She interned at and worked for five years at Whittle Communications, a...
Culture Hair Studio Opens on Gay Street
Liv Halcomb, owner of Culture Hair Studio has deep downtown roots for a person so young. Born in Knoxville and raised in Karns, she spent a large part of her childhood in the Old City because...
A New Business Announces Plans to Come to Gay Street
It didn’t take long after the departure of the Cruze Farm Milk Bar from 408 Gay Street, for word to start circulating of a pending shop to take its place. Through a summer that often saw...
Three Downtown Businesses Will Soon Be Forced to Relocate
It’s a price of progress. While needed infrastructure tasks are completed which allow us to continue to grow, a price is sometimes paid. Jackson Avenue has been under re-construction and renovation for months and it’s been...
Yes, Downtown Knoxville Has a Pharmacy, And Now We Have a New Pharmacist
It’s a question they say they’ve gotten repeatedly in the few days they’ve been in the downtown pharmacy: “Is this a real pharmacy?” Brad and Hannah Blackwell recently purchased Charlie Southerland’s ownership percentage in the Phoenix...
Art Market Gallery: Downtown Jewel Hiding in Plain Sight Celebrates 35 Years
The 400 block of Gay Street is probably the most active block in downtown Knoxville that isn’t called Market Square. If you asked downtown visitors to name the businesses they frequent off Market Square, many would...