The City is Alive With Urban Music
What is urban music? Consider the connections you make with various kinds of music. Country and bluegrass music make me think of rural hinterlands. I attached sixties folk and folk rock to cities like New York,...
Market Square
Ruby Sunshine Opens at 37 Market Square
The thirteenth location of Ruby Sunshine restaurant opened on Monday in downtown Knoxville at 37 Market Square. It becomes the second location in Tennessee (Franklin opened two months ago) for the restaurant based in New Orleans,...
Lost Tavern to Open at 20 Market Square
The Lost Tavern will open within the next few weeks at 20 Market Square. A West family business, it will replace Uncorked which has been closed recently. The new bar will offer classic cocktails, bourbon and...
Another Market Square Business Closes: A Closer Look
It’s the third business to close on Market Square in the past few weeks. First Blue Coast Burrito closed at 37 Market Square, followed by the Juice Bar on the opposite corner at 2 Market Square....
Two Businesses Open and One Re-Opens
I often write about new businesses when they are announced. That gives us all a chance to anticipate what’s coming soon. One of the down sides is that the announcements typically don’t include photographs because the...
How Do We Develop Great Places?
What is a great place? The answer is likely in the eye of the individual beholder to some degree, but there are places so loved by large groups of people that we might find some agreement....
Dogwood Arts Festival 2018 Celebrated in Perfect Weather
Downtown Knoxville was caught up in Dogwood Arts Festival fever from Friday morning into the evening on Sunday. Crowds built slowly through the day on Friday and by Friday night thousands had joined the fun. Saturday...
A Market Square Business Closes to End the Year
For a spot that sits at the heart of who we are as a city, a place that we consider the center of whatever good has happened to Knoxville in recent years, Market Square showed a...
Knoxville Chocolate Company Opens at 29 Market Square!
Right on schedule, as I first reported in September, Knoxville Chocolate Company has opened on Market Square, moving from its long-term home in the Candy Factory. While they technically opened in the last weekend of 2017,...
The Heart and Soul: Random Thoughts About Market Square
By David Denton My profession as an architect and an itchy foot have taken me to many cities around the world. I always head first to the center of town where I expect to find the...