Inside of Knoxville

Cruze Farm Milk Bar Pops Up Today

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 24, 2016

Sometimes the universe atones for itself. After a relatively mild run, summer began both technically this week and with a harsh reality that has Knoxville baking. What could balance out this unfortunate development? Cruze Farm ice-cream...

A Dopo Pizzeria To Open Downtown in August

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 6, 2016

The name, “A Dopo” Pizzeria, is Italian with a rough translation of “see you later,” holding with it the connotation that parting is only temporary. That’s the kind of vibe owner Brian Strutz wants to...

Urban Town Chess Opens Soon in Downtown Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 2, 2016

I have a number of passions, many of which have been detailed over the six years I’ve written at Inside of Knoxville. Coffee, music, Bob Dylan; I’ve pretty much covered them all. But one way I...

Artistic Bean Coffee Shop Set to Open at 1322 N. Broadway

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 4, 2016

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...

Breadshed Cafe: Baked Goods from Scratch

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 29, 2016

When I wrote about the Juice Box a couple of weeks ago, I was reminded that I’ve never written about their neighbor in the Broadway building. Breadshed Cafe started operation at that address just over a year ago...

Juice Box Opens at 1324 N. Broadway

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 19, 2016

Just a bit north from downtown on Broadway at Glenwood Avenue, somewhere near the convergence of the Old North and Fourth and Gill neighborhoods, a collection of cool spots has started to aggregate. I’ve written about...

Sugar Mama’s Will Soon Open on the 100 Block of Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 2, 2016

In the time since the founding of Sugar Mama’s Bakery, the business has grown so rapidly that owners Hannah and Mike McConnell felt compelled to find a brick and mortar address to enable them to...

Striped Light: Quality Letterpress Printing – and Classes to Get You Started

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 1, 2016

Striped Light opened just over a year ago at 107 Bearden Place which, of course, is nowhere near Bearden. They’re just a couple of blocks north of Broadway just off Central. It’s an unassuming building where...

Balter Beerworks Opens Today – And It May Be Different From What You Expected

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 8, 2016

To say I was shocked when I stopped into Balter Beerworks for a follow-up to my article announcing their opening from, incredibly, a year ago, would be the honest truth. For months last spring and summer it...

Remedy Coffee Opens Tomorrow at New Location

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 17, 2015

I mentioned recently that the time between the announcement of a business opening or moving and the actual opening or move sometimes seems interminable. Most often the original plans meet delays and complications which adds to...

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Downtown Businesses

Cruze Farm Milk Bar Pops Up Today

A Dopo Pizzeria To Open Downtown in August

Urban Town Chess Opens Soon in Downtown Knoxville

Artistic Bean Coffee Shop Set to Open at 1322 N. Broadway

Breadshed Cafe: Baked Goods from Scratch

Juice Box Opens at 1324 N. Broadway

Sugar Mama’s Will Soon Open on the 100 Block of Gay Street

Striped Light: Quality Letterpress Printing – and Classes to Get You Started

Balter Beerworks Opens Today – And It May Be Different From What You Expected

Remedy Coffee Opens Tomorrow at New Location

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville