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It's just the latest change amid what some are calling gentrification at the expense of artists.

Get ready for another round of Roosevelt Row musical chairs: Restauranteur Julian Wright is bringing a trio of food and drink options to the monOrchid building, a place where change has been the only constant since developer True North Studio bought the property at 214 East Roosevelt Street just over two years ago. Built by Del Webb in the late 1930s, the former warehouse became a staple of the downtown arts scene after commercial photographer Wayne Rainey bought it during the late ‘90s and ...

Shopper Blog: Halls Branch Library gets crafty with Tween Totes The Knoxville News-Sentinel 2 hrs ago Knoxville News Sentinel © Ali James/Shopper News Halls Branch Library assistant Kimberly McCune shows off the contents of the duct tape-themed Tween Totes that were introduced in April. Halls Branch Library. May 5, 2021. HALLS Ali James, Shopper News “We understand that people are still adhering to social distancing guidelines, they are usually here to grab things and go,...

Shopper Blog: Halls Branch Library gets crafty with Tween Totes The Knoxville News-Sentinel 5/14/2021 Knoxville News Sentinel © Ali James/Shopper News Halls Branch Library assistant Kimberly McCune shows off the contents of the duct tape-themed Tween Totes that were introduced in April. Halls Branch Library. May 5, 2021. HALLS Ali James, Shopper News “We understand that people are still adhering to social distancing guidelines, they are usually here to grab things and go,...

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Shopper Blog: Halls Branch Library gets crafty with Tween Totes The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12 hrs ago Knoxville News Sentinel © Ali James/Shopper News Halls Branch Library assistant Kimberly McCune shows off the contents of the duct tape-themed Tween Totes that were introduced in April. Halls Branch Library. May 5, 2021. HALLS Ali James, Shopper News “We understand that people are still adhering to social distancing guidelines, they are usually here to grab things and go...

Businesses are starting to rebound from the pandemic, but it's been a struggle finding people hire.

In 2019, Wexford Developments of Calgary, whose U.S. division is based in West Palm Beach, Florida, bought the Andre Building. Wexford is landlord to several other Mill Avenue businesses, including P.F. Changs and Charlie Trumbulls. Following the purchase of the building, Rula Bulas founder, Steve Goumas, says he requested a long-term lease from the Wexford folks — real long, like 30 or 100 years. The pub previously had a 10-year lease from 2000 to 2010, which it then extended in two five-y...

Ayo Dosunmu is the star Illini basketball always needed How Chicago native Ayo Dosunmu left a lasting legacy at Illinois. Ayo Dosunmu put on an all black outfit when he woke up to go to school on October 19, 2017. He changed his Twitter avatar to a blank black box, and so did the rest of his large, supportive family that had been visible throughout the recruiting process. Dosunmu had whittled down his college choice to Illinois and Wake Forest, and he wasn’t about to give any clues before he ...

Good news for craft beer fans, eight new breweries are bubbling up across metro Phoenix. Six of those breweries are new to the Valley and are in varying states of construction and production. Some have already started selling beer, so look for new cans at local bottle shops.  Two established metro Phoenix breweries are also expanding with new locations, bringing their beer to new corners of the Valley.  Downtown Phoenixs Roosevelt Row is fast becoming a hub for breweries, and soon beer drink...