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Women’s Suffrage Museum Finds Home in Downtown Knoxville
We are proud to announce the future Women’s Suffrage Museum will be located at 706 S Gay Street in a deal brokered by Will Sims of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. Once finished, the museum will be the largest women’s suffrage museum in the United States...
Oliver Smith Realty Brings More Restaurants to South Gay Street
Kennedy Concepts is bringing two new restaurant concepts to South Gay Street in deals brokered and developed by Oliver Smith and Will Sims of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. At 412 S Gay Street, the former Babalu space will be replaced with a Japanese...
Mimosas Opens in South Knoxville
The newest restaurant by Kennedy Concepts has opened in South Knoxville at 222 E Blount Ave in a deal brokered by Oliver Smith of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. Mimosas offers full-service breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, a coffee bar and to-go...
Kennedy Concepts to Open a New Downtown Restaurant
Kennedy Concepts will be taking over the former Frothy Monkey space located at 417 S Gay Street for a new restaurant concept. The Kress Building, an icon of downtown Knoxville, was purchased for a new project by Oliver Smith and partners. More details on the new...
New Restaurant Mimosas to Fill Gap in South Knoxville Market
Mimosas is located on ground floor of The Davy at 222 E Blount Ave in a deal brokered by Oliver Smith of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. The restaurant is the newest project by Kennedy Concepts and is expected to open in mid-October. Mimosas will serve...
A Rich History Lives within Tailor Lofts Building
The Kennedy restaurant currently occupies the ground floor of one of the oldest mercantile buildings in downtown Knoxville. 430 S Gay Street building, originally built in 1872, was the only building on the 400 block to survive the “Million Dollar Fire” of 1897. In...
Italian Restaurant to Open Soon in Knoxville
A new Italian restaurant, Amalfi, is set to open at 5005 Kingston Pike in a deal brokered by Crosse Smith and Oliver Smith of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. The restaurant will serve quality, authentic Italian cuisine in an upscale atmosphere, providing...
New South Knoxville Restaurant to Open in October
Mimosas will open as a casual restaurant located at street level of The Davy, a student apartment complex, located at 222 E Blount Ave, in a deal brokered by Oliver Smith of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. The new restaurant is owned by Chad Kennedy of...
Designer Wins Award for The Kennedy Interior
The American Society of Interior Designers presented the 2025 Design Excellence Award to the designers of The Kennedy, namely Juliana Kershen, Anita Summers, Keith Shutz, and Rebecca Duncan of The Johnson Studio. The group received gold in the Bars/Restaurants...
Culver’s Breaks Ground at New Sevierville Location
Culver’s broke ground for a new location on Dolly Parton Parkway in May in a deal brokered by Will Wegner of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. The site will be the first Sevierville location for the franchise known for serving delicious burgers and custard....