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Stem To Stem Opens in Happy Holler, Pairing Flowers & Cocktails

Leslie Bateman·July 17, 2026

At certain times of day, the new disco ball hanging above the entrance to Stem To Stem turns Happy Holler into its own tiny light show. Sunlight catches the mirrored facets, scattering flecks of rose-gold through...

Elst Brewing Company to Become The Black Dog

Heather Ryerson·July 31, 2024

On July 6th, Elst Brewing Company, located at 2419 North Central Street, made this announcement on their social media platforms: “It is with mixed emotions that we share some important news about the future of Elst....

Holleroo and a Look at a Spring Saturday Downtown

Heather Ryerson·April 15, 2024

Saturday marked the first celebration of a new street fair in Happy Holler on N. Central St. I took my three girls to check it and several other Saturday events out. I’m a sucker for a...

South Made Marketing Finds New Home in Happy Holler

Heather Ryerson·March 13, 2024

Melissa Lushbaugh, co-owner of South Made Marketing, didn’t pursue a business degree in college with the goal of one day owning her own marketing firm. No. She went to school to become an educator, and for ten...

A Pirate Tavern and an EVape Shop Walk into a bar . . . and Start a Business

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 31, 2023

The EVape Tavern (AKA “The Pirate Bar”) has opened at 1207 N. Central Street in the heart of downtown Happy Holler. Seth Barber and Neal Murphy opened their third location there recently and it doesn’t resemble...

Zero/Zero Wine Bar Opens Today in Happy Holler

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 9, 2023

Last September Zach and Alexis Hill announced their plans to open an all natural wine bar, Zero/Zero (don’t pronounce the slash!) at 1211 North Central Street, AKA, Happy Holler. While they’d hoped to open in November,...

Zero/Zero Wine Bar Coming to Happy Holler

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 21, 2022

Zach and Alexis Hill have taken possession of 1211 N. Central Street, in the heart of Happy Holler, where they plan to open Zero/Zero (don’t pronounce the slash!), a wine bar, in November. The location was...

New Development Comes to Happy Holler (1201 North Central Street)

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 3, 2022

A central location in the heart of Happy Holler is undergoing a transformation behind a large plywood barricade. At 1201 North Central Street, which was most recently Friends Antiques, Jeffrey Nash and the Courtland Group have...

The Oak Room by Abridged Settles Into Happy Holler

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 24, 2020

The beautiful Oak Room, presented by Abridged Beer Company, welcomes patrons into a room filled with oak barrels, each aging a different sour beer. Although not offering the full range of Abridged product available at their...

“The Brookside” Event Space Opens at 1221 North Central Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 3, 2020

Daniel and Whitney Schuh have opened The Brookside at 1221 North Central Street and have begun hosting events. The couple owns a significant portion of both sides of the street on the primary block in Happy...

Central Cinema Set to Open

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 2, 2018

I shared a bit of a chuckle with William Mahaffey, one of three founders, along with Logan Myers and Nick Huinker, of Central Cinema. We were talking about the projected opening date of Central Cinema in...

Holler Performing Arts Center Set to Open in June

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 17, 2018

It’s been an evolutionary process since Modern Studio opened in January 2017 at 109 W. Anderson Avenue (a half block from the primary intersection in Happy Holler). At the time, the business featured two owners, Burke...

A Plea for Preservation of a Building and a Struggle for the Soul of Central

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 27, 2017

There are so many interesting areas in Knoxville. Each has a claim of one sort or another to put itself forward as a place worthy of a visit, or maybe a longer stay. A stroll out...

Central Cinema Brings Independent and Classic Films to Happy Holler: Location Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 7, 2017

Happy Holler will get a bit more happy in the future as Central Cinema, a one screen small theater will debut in the former home of a string of theaters from nearly a hundred years...

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