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Wild Love Bakehouse Hosts Open House Today, Opens Monday

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 11, 2015

Sometimes it seems an incredible amount of time passes from my first article about a coming business and its actual opening. Other times I’m startled at how quickly it seems to happen. That’s how I feel...

Pedal Java: Coffee on Wheels

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 17, 2015

As coffee culture grows in Knoxville, we’ve started to get some interesting permutations both in the bean itself and the ways it’s delivered. This may be one of the most interesting: a bicycle pulling a cart...

Folly Boutique Opens in Happy Holler (1211 N. Central St.)

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 6, 2015

I met Becky Walker inside her new boutique during the Open Streets event and made arrangements to return to learn more about the store. According to her, I wasn’t the only person who discovered the business...

Wild Love Bakehouse to Open at 1625 North Central Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 29, 2015

Understated and modest, an encounter with Shaun and Meg Parrish might not suggest that the couple is responsible for some of the best coffee and baked goods in the city. Their Old City Java continues to...

Agora: New Store Opens on Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 25, 2015

Since the moment Steamboat Sandwiches moved from Market Square back to its original location, interest has been keen in what would replace it. Any Market Square address is now a hot commodity and 7 Market Square...

New Brewery: Last Days of Autumn

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 24, 2015

Just about the time I think I’ve got a handle on all the new breweries coming to the downtown area, I find another. I’ve nosed around the area out Jackson on McCalla over to Magnolia and...

The Basement Community Art Studio: New Business Opens in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 3, 2015

It’s a unique space in the Old City. Previously occupied by Blue Slip Winery, the space opens from Jackson, down a staircase under Lox Salon and into what is now an open, airy space awaiting the...

Wine Bar Coming to the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 28, 2015

Soft spoken and self-effacing, Thomas Boyd exudes quiet determination. We met at his parents’ well-known Old City establishment to talk about his new venture. It marks a sharp departure from the trajectory he’s followed since high...

Holly’s 135 Officially Opens in the Middle of an Ice Storm

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 18, 2015

I hope it’s smoother sailing for the restaurant after their first day. They opened at 11:00 AM on Monday and by noon ice was falling from the sky in prodigious amounts. The motley crew at the...

New Business, Flow: A Brew Parlor, Brings Beer AND Coffee! to Main Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 26, 2014

Brad Peer has taken a circuitous route to 603 W. Main Street and his new venture, Flow: A Brew Parlor. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, his parents moved to the Jonesborough/Johnson City area when he was in...

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New Businesses

Wild Love Bakehouse Hosts Open House Today, Opens Monday

Pedal Java: Coffee on Wheels

Folly Boutique Opens in Happy Holler (1211 N. Central St.)

Wild Love Bakehouse to Open at 1625 North Central Street

Agora: New Store Opens on Market Square

New Brewery: Last Days of Autumn

The Basement Community Art Studio: New Business Opens in the Old City

Wine Bar Coming to the Old City

Holly’s 135 Officially Opens in the Middle of an Ice Storm

New Business, Flow: A Brew Parlor, Brings Beer AND Coffee! to Main Street

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