Let's Talk Business
Before I get into today's business business, let me take a small moment to thank those of you who voted for me in the Metropulse Best of Knoxville reader's poll for best blog. I did not win, but I was given a shout-out for honorable mention and I really appreciate your support. Who knows what next year might bring? Congratulations to Mamapundit for her victory in the category. Check out her blog. I'll do a bit of a write up about the reader party sometime down the line.
Business or business related happenings continue at such a pace that I'm not sure anyone can really keep up. I'm going to post a few odds and ends that I've noticed in the Uptown area today and I'll do a couple of posts after that on Jackson Avenue where so much is happening it can't be contained in one post.
The Daylight Building has been covered probably more in this space than in any other and the culmination of all these months appears to be nigh at hand. There are currently three spaces awaiting openings.
Just Ripe - Not open yet, but getting there. |
Union Avenue Books |
New Fizz Sign Looks Great |
Across Union Avenue the Arnstein Building continues to be gutted. I have a source: an anonymous commenter on this blog. How's that for reliable? If it turns out to be true, remember you heard it here: When I blogged about this a week or so ago someone left the comment that Ruby Tuesdays would move "one of their newly acquired concepts in the Arnstein Building, the Tex-Mex one I believe." True? Not true? I don't know. And how do you feel about that? A chain? More Mexican/Spanish styled food to go with our other twenty-eleven restaurants with that theme? Can anyone do Vietnamese or Thai down here? I'm just wondering.
Sidewalk outside Coffee and Chocolate and Rala |
Inside the Miller's Building |
Finally, on down Union to State Street, I noticed that huge parking lot in which our current recycling center is located, is for sale by the county. It may be that it has been for sale for years and I've just never noticed the sign. Still, whether new or not, the fact that it has not been sold suggests to me a softness in the faith of local developers regarding the Marble Alley Project since that spot would be very valuable if the project ever went through. I have also heard that a new floor will be added to the State Street Garage just across the street from that lot.
Labels: Bella Luna, Daylight Building, Downtown Knoxvile Blogs, Downtown Knoxville, Fizz, Just Ripe, Knoxvillle Tennessee, Mamapundit
6 Comments:
I thought that the DouglasJ beauty school was destined for the Kress Building (formerly J's MegaMart)? That's the next building to the north on Gay. Wasn't the Miller's Building tenant to be Regions Bank?
I second Art on the Aveda Institute in the Kress and Regions in Millers.
Ruby Tuesday's TexMex? Say it ain't so! I was hoping for something else. A Rouxbarb spin off maybe or something similar.
Yes Art is right, the Millers bldg revamp is the new Regions (the old one is moving in July). I'd like to see more about the bar opening up next to J's Mega Mart if you can do some digging. All I know is it's owned by Raffik Hannah who owns Mirage, Hannahs and New Amsterdam.
Ugh, I am so over chains. If I want to eat at a chain restaurant I'll go to Turkey Creek.
Hey guys,
Of course, you are right. The pictures are from the Miller's Building which will be the new home for the Regions Bank. I'll try to do a correction, later. Thanks for catching it, Art. That's what happens when a blogger blogs too fast, too late and has readers who are smarter than he is! :-)
As for the chain possibility (remember it was an anonymous comment), I generally like our chain-free vibe, as well, but remember that Nama and Blue Coast Burrito are parts of chains and I don't feel any great ill effects of having them downtown. As for Turkey Creek: I can't imagine what it would take for me to go there.
Aaron T, you know more about the address next to J's than I do. Do I feel a guest blog post coming on? :-)
Have you already mentioned the Jackson Ave market on the main floor of JFG or did I miss this?
And I second Andrea's comment.
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