Inside of Knoxville

Pretentious Glass Takes An Unexpected Journey: Television, Glasses and a Global Pandemic

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 25, 2021

The gallery at Pretentious Glass opened up within the last two weeks for the first time since mid-March 2020. For the time, they are open only Thursday through Saturday. Pretentious Glass and Pretentious Beer Company owner,...

Will Brady, Matthew Cummings and Alex Rich, Pretentious Beer Company, 131 S. Central Street, Knoxville, January 2018

Pretentious Beer Company Now Has Its Own . . .

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 10, 2018

Mmm, what would it be that a beer company might want of its very own? As it turns out, owner Matthew Cummings laid it out for me the first time we talked: First there was glass...

Pretentious Glass Company Shatters Sales Records

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 21, 2017

It was three years ago this month that Matthew Cummings brought his Pretentious Glass Company to the Old City at 133 South Central Street. He moved the business here from Louisville, Kentucky, and the glass studio...

A Completely Cool Urban Dinner Benefiting a Completely Cool Urban Farm

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 5, 2017

I’d always intended to make it to Beardsley Farm*. I heard it was close to downtown and I knew enough to know they do good things. But I didn’t really know exactly where to find it...

Pretentious Beer Company Opens this Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 21, 2016

It’s been a long time coming. Almost two years ago, Matthew Cummings detailed his ambitious plans for his Pretentious empire: First, he’d build a studio for his glass production. Ten months later, he accomplished that goal...

Pretentious Beer Company

Pretentious Glass Takes An Unexpected Journey: Television, Glasses and a Global Pandemic

Pretentious Beer Company Now Has Its Own . . .

Pretentious Glass Company Shatters Sales Records

A Completely Cool Urban Dinner Benefiting a Completely Cool Urban Farm

Pretentious Beer Company Opens this Weekend

Winter Farmers’ Market Moves to Market Square

COVID-19: 1/20/2022 Update

Cold Days and Good Stories

Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (1/16-1/25/2022)

COVID-19: 1/13/2022 Update