(Ed. Note: Welcome to the New Year and get ready for the ride. Today is the first of a string of articles about openings that have happened recently or have just been announced. 2024 feels like...
Shelia Hensley grew up in East Knoxville, one of six children. Having always enjoyed doing hair on friends and family, this was a natural fit for her career, which has spanned 37 years. While her service...
Urban Guy and I took a little trip to check out SmashCity Knoxville’s new space. You’ll remember that they closed their restaurant stall in the flagship location at the end of June and took over the...
I sat down with Old City Athletic Club Manager Nicole Hatmaker recently to talk about the expansion of the first privately owned full gym in the city and the impact the gym and its growth have...
As readership demonstrated with one of our most-read articles to date, we were all disappointed to hear of the closing of OliBea. While we are happy for Jeffery DeAlejandro and his new journey, we will miss...
Stockyard Lofts opened as a 5 over 1 in the Spring of 2022 after a lengthy development period. Until recently, we didn’t know what the 1 would be, but if you’ve driven by lately, you have...
This was quite the weekend for downtown and the nearby area. Bike Boat Brew and Bark set up residence along the river bank on Saturday morning. Rappelling off the Trotter Building with Over the Edge started...
In this generation, 115 East Jackson Avenue was long home to Willow Creek Antiques. As reported in July 2021 by Knoxnews, the building was purchased by Jim and Lori Klonaris for $1.9 million. The article details...
It seems to me that 2022 is really the year that Dolly Fest was able to take off. The crowds on Saturday, particularly, looked large (not individually, just as a group, though there was a lot...
When last I checked in with either Shaun or Meg Parrish, owners of Wild Love Bake House and Old City Java, was November 2020. The two made the difficult decision to close their third location, Pearl...