Downtown Knoxville City People Tour 

City People, a non-profit organization of people who live, work or play in downtown Knoxville, is hosting its bi-annual Home Tour on Sunday, October 12th, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tickets paid for in advance are just $5.00 and may be purchased by sending a check made out to City People, P.O. Box 533, Knoxville, TN 37901-0533 (please note Home Tour on the reference line). Tickets are available the day of the event for $10.00 (cash or check). All tickets are to be picked up on October 12th at Downtown Grill & Brewery, 424 S. Gay Street. 

The self-paced tour includes over a dozen fascinating downtown dwellings. Stops along the tour range from the artists galleries and renovated lofts of Market Square and the cozy townhouses of Ryan's Row to the exciting historic renovations underway along Gay Street, including the Phoenix, The Emporium and Underground Gay Street. Free transportation will be provided via Knoxville Area Transit trolleys. Free parking is available courtesy of Central Parking immediately behind City Brew.

Galleries/shops and restaurants open during the tour:

• Downtown Grill & Brewery (424 S. Gay Street)
• Yee Haw Industries (413 S. Gay Street)
• Flashback Jack (105 W. Jackson)
• Bliss (24 Market Square)
• Earth to Old City (22 Market Square)
• Tomato Head (12 Market Square)
• New City Merchants (109 S. Broadway)
• Back Room Gallery (420 W. Church Street)
  

For more information, please contact Andie Ray at 548-5221 or at 541-5221.