A Market Square Business and a Union Avenue Business Close
It’s a truth that may be hard to keep in focus in these heady times in downtown Knoxville, but businesses don’t always make it and the ones that are successful for a period of time don’t...
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New York City, Knoxville, San Francisco and Oakland
Worlds sometimes collide and that was the case for me, yesterday. After five days in New York City, Urban Woman, Urban Girl and I returned to Knoxville. I love Knoxville. But New York City, which I’ll...
America Discovers a Knoxville Jewel: Market Square Designated a “Great Public Place”
It would be an easy question for most people in the area: Where’s the heart of Knoxville? We know it’s a special place. It’s inspired quotes – though not always flattering – by some of America’s...
A New Business Opens on Market Square
Slipping into a second story walk-up, Lillian Ruth Bride by Wedding Wonderland opened quietly last week at 9 Market Square, just above Soccer Taco. It joins Red Door Photography representing second floor retail on the square....
Asian Festival Highlights a Fun-Filled Weekend
We’ve spent a lot of time talking about the “recent unpleasantness,” from last weekend, but what an incredible, fun-packed weekend it was! The Market Square Farmers’ Market is at its peak. The Lego Fan Expo in...
Fourth Annual Asian Festival Comes to Downtown This Weekend
The growth of the Asian Festival has been fun to follow. Festival organizers weren’t sure what to expect the first time around. Held in Krutch Park, response was good. The second year, held in the...
We’re All Making Choices
This past Sunday, in what has become an almost regular event, another rally was held on Market Square. The rally, organized literally overnight, was held in response to the white supremacist and white nationalist marches in...
New Restaurant Opens at 19 Market Square: 19 Square Bar and Asian Kitchen
You may have noticed a few weeks ago that Cocoa Moon closed its doors. Posted signs said remodeling was underway for the restaurant that was once Koi Fusion and Cocoa Moon, then just Cocoa Moon, though...
Is Boulder the “Knoxville of the West?”
Lest anyone prepare to blast me for blasphemy before finishing the first paragraph, let me point out that I’m referencing an article I wrote just over a year ago: “Is Knoxville the “Boulder of the East?”...
Two Established Businesses Leave Market Square – And It’s Good News for Gay Street
As downtown grows, finds its groove and generally learns how to be a modern city, it’s fun to focus on the big things: New construction, major buildings brought back to life and a booming downtown population....