Paul and Terri Karlsson are set to expand their investment in downtown Knoxville. In what has to be seen as a vote of confidence in the retail environment downtown, the couple who own The Tree and...
We need a name for the area just beyond the Old City all around Depot from Central to Gay, out each to Broadway. There is much happening in that area that I find myself writing about...
I’ve noticed a thread of sorts through the young entrepreneurs I’ve met over the last year or more. They are passionate about what they do. They are willing to work impossibly hard hours to make their...
The 100 block of Gay Street has certainly seen its ups and downs. The construction that seemed interminable served to undermine a few fragile businesses. Several others have left since. The promise of the beautifully redone...
In the early days of the new year, Knox Mason became the first new business to open its doors in downtown Knoxville. Located in the spot most recently inhabited by Harry’s and more distantly, by the...
A wise man and beer lover recently remarked, “It’s getting hard to know which place to stop into for a beer in downtown Knoxville.” And so it is. Increasingly we have places that serve a wide...
It seems like opening an ancient history book to remember when I first broke the news of the coming of the Tree and Vine to Knoxville’s New Union Shops. After e-mail exchanges with the owners, I...