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Preservation Pub Wins USA Today “Best Bar in America” (Or at Least in the Top Twenty-Seven)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 6, 2024

When I wrote about Boyd’s Jig and Reel winning one of the best bars in Tennessee last week, I mentioned that another bar also received recognition. That other bar was Preservation Pub, and it was not...

The Asylum at LunaVerse Knoxville Opens This Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 2, 2024

Just two years after they purchased the property on Blackstock Avenue and announced it would become an entertainment district of its own, Scott and Bernadette West open The Asylum at LunaVerse Knoxville this week. Last night...

34 Market Square Sold to Wests, Rooftop Expansion Planned

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 12, 2023

In a move that further adds to the Wests’ holdings on the east side of Market Square, Hatcher Hill has sold 34 Market Square to the West family for $3 million. With the purchase, the Wests...

Wests Purchase Gay Street Building Announce Plans for “Seven Minutes Early”

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 20, 2022

Scott and Bernadette West have purchased the building at 413 South Gay Street, marking the couple’s first Gay Street property after owning property in the Old City and numerous properties on Market Square. The couple also...

Scruffy City Hall to Double Rooftop Space, Add Cover

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 1, 2022

Scruffy City Hall has come a long way since opening in 2014. It has been the site of many of my favorite music experiences, from lots of my favorite local bands to national artists like Alanna...

Wests Purchase Property on Blackstock Avenue, Just Off the World’s Fair Park, Plan Lunaverse

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 22, 2022

Scott and Bernadette West have purchased the former Concourse and International buildings at 940 Blackstock Avenue. The buildings face Ramsey Street, which is considered a closed street and they are hoping to return it to its...

Bernadette’s Crystal Gardens Dazzles at Every Turn

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 26, 2021

Scott West’s telling of the saga of Bernadette’s Crystal Gardens is a telling of intentions, some of them very good, which all went awry in different directions. It started with his pronouncement, in the original June...

COVID 19: Downtown Business Impacts, Part Two

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 14, 2020

This is the second part in our series on the pandemic’s impact on downtown businesses. I asked business owners a series of questions about the current situation. If you missed the first installment, you can find...

The Lost Tavern Opens at 20 Market Square

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 11, 2019

It’s smoky, but the only smoke found in the new tavern on Market Square is found in the food, drink and the atmosphere. The new noir-themed craft cocktail bar on Market Square represents the latest opening...

Conley Entertainment Group Announces New Projects and Updates

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 13, 2019

I wrote about Conley Entertainment Group in September of last year when they announced the debut of “The Basement,” which had its theatrical debut at the Tennessee Theatre that month. The group also announced plans to...

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Preservation Pub Wins USA Today “Best Bar in America” (Or at Least in the Top Twenty-Seven)

The Asylum at LunaVerse Knoxville Opens This Weekend

34 Market Square Sold to Wests, Rooftop Expansion Planned

Wests Purchase Gay Street Building Announce Plans for “Seven Minutes Early”

Scruffy City Hall to Double Rooftop Space, Add Cover

Wests Purchase Property on Blackstock Avenue, Just Off the World’s Fair Park, Plan Lunaverse

Bernadette’s Crystal Gardens Dazzles at Every Turn

COVID 19: Downtown Business Impacts, Part Two

The Lost Tavern Opens at 20 Market Square

Conley Entertainment Group Announces New Projects and Updates

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