One Business Closes, Another Moves Farther Out
The 100 block of South Gay Street is one of the few places downtown that people refer to by its number, often leaving off the name as unnecessary. It’s really the only block I’ve heard people...
Jeffrey Nash
Every Single Downtown Question Answered! (Or at least a few of them)
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article offering small updates from around downtown. I thought I’d stay ahead of the curve a bit and give everyone some insight into current developments. I underestimated my...
Crown and Goose Sold to Randy Burleson; What Does It Mean?
When I read the headlines recently about the sale of the Crown and Goose to Randy Burleson, I probably had the same questions many of you had: What impact will this have on the Crown and...
The Mews: A New Condo Development on Magnolia
Nearly two years ago when Jeffrey Nash bought the property that formerly housed Master Battery and included an over-grown corner lot at Magnolia and Central, it seemed, even then like an odd choice. For those of...
Latest on the Farragut Building
Just less than a year ago the old Farragut Hotel building was part of our local conversation. Developers from California-based Halo Hospitality Group had an option to purchase and said they intended to return the hotel...
Where are we? Where are we going?
Those were the basic questions discussed by a group of around 130 people last night at the Standard on Jackson Avenue at the first meeting of the Downtown Urban Design Forum. Buzz Goss, one of the...
Holes in the City
I heard a piece on National Public Radio within the last few days that set me to thinking about holes. Specifically, the report was designed to take up space or a “hole” in the broadcast hour....
A Conversation with Buzz Goss and Jeffrey Nash About Marble Alley and Downtown Knoxville
I sent an e-mail to Buzz Goss asking for an interview to which he readily agreed and we sat down together at Sapphire. I found him to be open, direct and passionate. Later in our conversation...
Patricia Nash Designs, 109 South Gay Street
I’ve mentioned this business before, but only in passing. I’ve had a hard time finding it open which I understood last week when I stopped by and learned they close around the time I reach downtown...