Inside of Knoxville

The Local Smokey to Open in the Former Free Service Tire Building

Heather Ryerson·June 14, 2023

In the fall, I spoke with John MacCready about his latest development at Whist Court. While there, we took a detour over to the former Free Service Tire Building also owned by MacCready’s group, and I...

Downtown Home Tour 2023, Part 2

Heather Ryerson·June 13, 2023

Part Two of the Downtown Home Tour: The Downtown Home Tour raises money for the East Tennessee Historical Society and History Center. This fundraiser allows the community to view downtown living but also for the nosey...

Open Streets Knoxville 2023 Rounds Out Weekend Festivities

Heather Ryerson·June 5, 2023

Bike Walk Knoxville sponsored its 10th Annual Open Streets event this weekend in North Downtown Knoxville. The first-ever loop route took walkers, bikers, skateboarders, and roller skates through the streets of Knoxville that are ordinarily for...

Weekend Events You Don’t Want to Miss

Heather Ryerson·June 1, 2023

You could say many things about Knoxville, but boring isn’t one of them. This weekend is a prime example of so many things to do and not enough time to do them, but that will not...

Nourish Knoxville Celebrates 20 Seasons of the Market Square Farmers’ Market

Heather Ryerson·May 31, 2023

Browsing a farmers’ market, taking in the beautiful colors and fragrances, talking to the growers, and listening to them share their passion for their goods and produce is one of the simplest and most soul-nourishing ways...

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/12 – 1/21/2020)

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 12, 2020

If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make...

Downtown Knoxville Alliance Poised to Usher the City into a New Era

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 7, 2019

When I moved into downtown Knoxville in 2009 and stumbled into the Central Business Improvement District, now re-branded as the Downtown Knoxville Alliance, it was already sixteen years old. Formed in 1993 during some of downtown’s...

Jack Neely Offers Series on Knoxville History at Church Street United Methodist Church

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 5, 2016

Many of us greatly enjoy the columns and various lectures and walking tours led by Jack Neely. Starting Sunday you’ll have a chance to hear him speak for an hour each week for four weeks. It’s...

City People Home Tour 2015, Part One

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 4, 2015

So many things are happening downtown just on the weekends, that it’s hard to keep up. The City People Home Tour is one of the most important, in my opinion. It gives a wide audience the...

September 2012 First Friday (and the weekend): What to Do!

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 7, 2012

It appears that First Friday in the city will remain warm, but a cold front will assert itself by Saturday ushering in the temperatures that make you want to reach out and embrace east Tennessee. It’s...

Downtown Knoxville

The Local Smokey to Open in the Former Free Service Tire Building

Downtown Home Tour 2023, Part 2

Open Streets Knoxville 2023 Rounds Out Weekend Festivities

Weekend Events You Don’t Want to Miss

Nourish Knoxville Celebrates 20 Seasons of the Market Square Farmers’ Market

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/12 – 1/21/2020)

Downtown Knoxville Alliance Poised to Usher the City into a New Era

Jack Neely Offers Series on Knoxville History at Church Street United Methodist Church

City People Home Tour 2015, Part One

September 2012 First Friday (and the weekend): What to Do!

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

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