One of the openings I missed recently was one I’m really excited about. I first wrote about Tern Club last June, including the back story of co-owners Ryan Shanley and Jocelyn Morin. The couple moved from...
Next Level Brewing Company held a soft opening this past weekend to large crowds and they officially opened for business last night. I visited early on a cold Tuesday night and found a beautiful space, highlighted...
Downtown’s newest restaurant opens today in the Old City with a familiar face greeting new customers. I first introduced owner B.G. DeHart on this blog in 2013, with the opening of Stock and Barrel, for which...
It was a long and sometimes circuitous journey for owner Megan Stair, from her birth place in Indiana to her new gallery, 214 Magnolia (at 214 Magnolia Avenue!). As with many such journeys, each step of...
Ami Patel, owner of Wake Foot Sanctuary and Spa inside the Embassy Suites at 507 South Gay Street (enter through Union Avenue entrance), searched with her husband, Alpesh Patel, owner of the new downtown Embassy Suites,...
In addition to the opening of the Embassy Suites at 507 South Gay Street last Thursday, a number of ancillary businesses opened at the same address. Alpesh Patel, Embassy Suites owner and developer, was very deliberate...
Downtown Knoxville now has a Japanese Ale House. Raymond Yip announced plans for the restaurant last December (follow that link for a detailed look at his background and plans). As with so many commercial endeavors, and...
It’s been a journey. The opening was to have been in early spring before a series of twists and turns and unexpected delays. They’ve endured the same kinds of struggles all businesses, particularly restaurants, experience when...
Truc Thanh Ngoc Pham is set to own her first business. She, along with David Nguyen, are at work preparing the space at 119 South Gay Street. That the couple would be together opening the project...
Joy O’Shell and Scott Filar have opened a unique antique store with an artistic element at 130 West Jackson. Each piece in their carefully curated collection is meticulously described on the back of “hello” cards Joy...