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Remembering Chad Kennedy of Kennedy Concepts
Chad Kennedy, founder and owner of Kennedy Concepts, passed away on December 28, 2025. Chad was a visionary who brought unique restaurants and fun dining experiences to Knoxville and Gatlinburg. For over two decades, Chad partnered with Oliver Smith IV to find...
Remembering Oliver A. Smith, III, Esq.
Oliver A. Smith lll, Esq. peacefully passed away on January 2, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and caretakers. A devoted father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Oliver was third in the line of five generations of Oliver Smiths that have called Knoxville...
Amalfi Ranks in Knoxville’s Grub Scout Top 10 Restaurants
Knox News restaurant reviewer included Amalfi in the list of top 10 restaurants in Knoxville for 2025. Amalfi Ristorante Italiano opened this year at 5005 Kingston Pike in a deal brokered by Crosse Smith of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. Grub Scout...
New Italian Restaurant Fills Void in Knoxville Restaurant Scene
Amalfi Ristorante Italiano opened this year at 5005 Kingston Pike in a deal brokered by Crosse Smith of Oliver Smith Realty and Development Company. The new restaurant serves authentic Italian cuisine, desserts, and a wide variety of cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere...
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...