Inside of Knoxville

Current Construction on the South Side of Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 14, 2020

There is so much construction going on all around the downtown area that it’s easy to miss the progress and suddenly notice a new building has appeared. I took a walk around downtown and into South...

Second Bell Rings in Its Second Year at Suttree Landing Park

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 13, 2019

Last August something happened that had never happened before: South Knoxville, on the southern bank of the Tennessee River, with the backdrop of the city skyline, played host to its first ever music festival. Second...

Second Bell Festival Hits All the Right Notes

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 20, 2018

Any new idea or first time venture brings potential pitfalls. If that venture is an outdoor festival, it brings the risk of bad weather or other potential issues that could derail the entire event. While bad...

Second Bell Festival Expands Lineup, Announces Festival Plans

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 11, 2018

The Second Bell Festival, produced by Blank Newspaper is taking a more definitive shape as the August 18 event draws closer. I sat down with Blank’s owner and editor, Rusty Odom, to get the details on...

Rendering of Proposed Roundabout, Sevier Avenue Streetscape Project, Knoxville, April 2018

Sevier Avenue Streetscape Project Input Deadline Approaches

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 6, 2018

Dawn Michelle Foster, Knoxville’s Redevelopment Director, said the project has been “on the docket,” since 2009. Nearly a decade later, the project has subsequently been broken into smaller pieces. Suttree Landing Park was a portion of...

Suttree Landing Park Officially Opens on the South Waterfront

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 18, 2016

I wasn’t able to make the ribbon cutting on Wednesday, but curious about Suttree Landing Park, I took the ten minute bike ride from the heart of downtown and across the river. Signage hasn’t been placed,...

Construction Information and Updates from Around Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 11, 2015

I’m often asked about construction projects. Recently someone on Facebook asked for a diagram showing all the cranes on the skyline as seen from south Knoxville along with tags telling the nature of each. About the...

Suttree Landing Park Construction Officially Begins

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 8, 2015

Groundbreakings are generally happy affairs and this one was no different. A good crowd of at least a hundred people – about twice what was expected – joined city officials for the groundbreaking ceremony for Suttree...

Baptist Hospital Demolition and an Idea for South Waterfront Development

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 5, 2014

Recently a friend suggested I return to Baptist Hospital for some current photographs. Holes have been punched through the entire building, displaying just how narrow the building was from front to back. The City County Building...

Suttree Landing Park: The First Step in South Waterfront Development

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 5, 2013

This isn’t particularly timely – an announcement was made in late October. I attended the meeting at which it was unveiled and discussed, but other stories seemed to rise to the fore, a month passed and...

Suttree Landing Park

Current Construction on the South Side of Downtown

Second Bell Rings in Its Second Year at Suttree Landing Park

Second Bell Festival Hits All the Right Notes

Second Bell Festival Expands Lineup, Announces Festival Plans

Sevier Avenue Streetscape Project Input Deadline Approaches

Suttree Landing Park Officially Opens on the South Waterfront

Construction Information and Updates from Around Downtown

Suttree Landing Park Construction Officially Begins

Baptist Hospital Demolition and an Idea for South Waterfront Development

Suttree Landing Park: The First Step in South Waterfront Development

Mahalo Coffee Opens Downtown Location

COVID-19: 1/18/2021 Update (International, National, State, Local, KCS)

ACF Jewelry is Open at 105 West Jackson in the Old City

New Lounge, The Vault, Opens in the Former Holston Bank Vault

Vida Opens at 531 South Gay Street