downtown Archives

Making Noise

The city has installed cutting-edge technology to identify traffic noise violations downtown, but there’s no means of enforcement.

As Big Ears returns after a two-year hiatus, downtown Knoxville businesses welcome the festival back with open arms.

After taking a breather, developers David Dewhirst and Mark Heinz are lining up projects north and east of the city’s core.

Payment-in-lieu-of-tax agreements approved by Council will allow residential projects to move forward.

Despite the economic woes unleashed by the global pandemic, real estate development continues unabated.

Businesses downtown and on Cumberland Avenue are counting on UT students and sporting events to say afloat during the pandemic.

Two new enterprises aim to bring different kinds of industry and development into the heart of the city.

As reopening begins, businesses and consumers adjust to new norms while officials offer metrics for success — or failure.

Knoxville officials say converting the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park to a Marriott would boost business for the convention center.

After a quarter century promoting downtown Knoxville, the Central Business Improvement District still looks to the future.