Culture
The Eight Great: November’s Can’t-Miss Arts & Culture Events
“The Eight Great” is our curated list of calendar highlights presented monthly with Hellmouth Magazine, a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to publishing quality cultural commentary. Vol. 2 is out now! Check it out: Website | Instagram...
Searching for Liberation & the Perfect Sandwich at Clarence Brown Theatre’s ‘Clyde’s’
Clyde’s, much like the play’s titular character, really sneaks up on you. As I took in Pulitzer-prize winner Lynn Nottage’s Tony-nominated Clyde’s at the Jenny Boyd Theatre on preview night, I felt a sudden surge of...
Bats, Booze & Bad Decisions in Knoxville Opera’s ‘Die Fledermaus’
Just in time for Halloween, Knoxville Opera is presenting Die Fledermaus, which translates from German to The Bat. Spooky? Not so much. The bat in question is actually a guy who once had to do the...
Community School of the Arts Begins a New Chapter After 34 Years
It’s Tuesday afternoon, and little snatches of music drift through the otherwise quiet halls of Church Street United Methodist: a piano melody that starts out haltingly but gradually finds its footing, the bright tinkling of triangles...
Business
What’s New & What’s Next Downtown, Part 1: Restaurants & Retail
Downtown Knoxville has been keeping busy, and I’ve got a massive backlog of openings, announcements and developments to prove it. Time for a catch-up! Last week I again joined Compass Knox editor Scott Barker and co-founder...
Inside KUB’s 100-Year-Old Water Castle
There’s a rather magnificent brick fortress on Riverside Drive that looks like UT’s iconic Ayres Hall’s slightly more industrial cousin. With its Gothic windows and imposing towers, it has the general appearance of a place where...
Au Bon Coin, A Dopo Join 2026 MICHELIN Guide American South
Sorry/not sorry for the double-header of stories this morning, but I know how proud Knoxville is of its burgeoning culinary scene and this news is hot off the presses! At a ceremony in Nashville last night,...
Old Sevier Market Is Officially Open for Business
I live in South Knoxville and few things give me less pleasure than shopping at the “SoKnoKro” on Chapman Highway. I say this as someone whose previous neighborhood grocer was the Fellini Kroger, pre-renovation. The bar...
Development
The Sunsphere Is (FINALLY!) About to Get Lit
Here’s some news to brighten your day. And, beginning next year, our skyline! I think we can all agree that our beloved Sunsphere, while iconic, hasn’t always lived up to its full potential. For one, we...
A Fresh Perspective Comes Upriver to Knoxville in Eric Myers
Knoxville has long had a fascination with Chattanooga. We’re both Tennessee River cities, and for decades we’ve watched with interest as our neighbor to the south reimagined its downtown and riverfront. We marveled at Chattanooga’s aquarium,...
Old Sevier District Updates, Part 2: Development, Business & the Kerbela Appeal Decision
Good morning and welcome back to what has apparently become South Knoxville Week here at Inside of Knoxville! Where were we? Ah yes. On Monday I wrote about the opening of Old Sevier Market; Tuesday we...
Old Sevier District Updates, Part 1: Construction, Connections & Kerbela
Yesterday’s story about Old Sevier Market’s long-anticipated opening gave me the itch to catch you up on the rest of the Old Sevier District, from Regal on the west to River’s Edge apartments on the east....
Events
10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: November 1-10
Welcome to the 10-Day Planner! If you want your event included, please create a Facebook event, invite editor Leslie Wylie Bateman via the “invite” button on the event page, and it will be included. We need...
10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: Oct. 25-Nov. 3
Welcome to the 10-Day Planner! If you want your event included, please create a Facebook event, invite editor Leslie Wylie Bateman via the “invite” button on the event page, and it will be included. We need...
10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: October 18-27
Welcome to the 10-Day Planner! If you want your event included, please create a Facebook event, invite editor Leslie Wylie Bateman via the “invite” button on the event page, and it will be included. We need...
10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: October 11-20
Welcome to the 10-Day Planner! If you want your event included, please create a Facebook event, invite editor Leslie Wylie Bateman via the “invite” button on the event page, and it will be included. We need...
Life
The Ghosts Next Door: Still Here
Editor’s Note: IOK’s resident spooky storyteller Ripley Scott is back this year with a fresh batch of locals’ supernatural accounts. See last year’s stories: Part I, SoKno Edition | Part II, Outside of Knoxville, Looking in...
Snapshots & Stories from ‘Spirits of Old Gray’
Editor’s note: Today’s story is the happy result of two timely emails that landed in my inbox regarding last Sunday’s Spirits of Old Gray at Old Gray Cemetery. The event brings Knoxville history to life through...
Haunted Water Dive Team Explores the Depths for the Paranormal
Rick Molchan is a skeptic about the world of the paranormal, so how did he become the head of Knoxville-based Haunted Water Dive Team, an organization investigating the otherworldly under the water line? Molchan told me...
Your Personalized Halloween Week Planner + IOK Pumpkin Contest!
First things first, I’ve decided to use the considerable power and influence of my local media empire to launch a new civic tradition: Inside of Knoxville’s inaugural pumpkin-carving contest! Send photos of your creatively carved pumpkins...
KnoxWire
A curated community newswire
Baker and Krioutchenkov Land on USL1 First Team
2026 was a season filled with highlights for One Knoxville SC, including an historic win over Major League Soccer’s DC United en route to a Round of 16 run in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup,...
DGA Residential Breaks Ground on Riella at Oakwood housing community
DGA Residential, along with community leaders and project partners, officially broke ground Nov. 4 on Riella at Oakwood, a 170-unit multi-generational affordable housing community at the former St. Mary’s Hospital site that will include multifamily units...
Christmas in the City Events Begin Nov. 20
Mark your calendar for the City of Knoxville’s Christmas in the City events, presented by Southwest Airlines. Plan for six weeks of free fun with treats and activities. Circle these dates on your calendar so you...
Landowners Reach Nearly $350K Settlement in the SoKno Rail Trail Case
Stewart, Wald & Smith, LLC announced that it has successfully settled a federal lawsuit on behalf of seven Knoxville landowners whose properties adjoin the railroad corridor planned for the South Knoxville, or SoKno, Trail. The total...