Culture
Why I Left Austin for Knoxville
(Ed. Note: Today’s article is by new contributing writer Robert Farago, who introduces himself as . . . A media maven since the tender age of 13, Robert Farago began his professional career as a videotape...
First First Friday
(Ed. Note: Today’s article is written by new contributing writer Matt Hollingsworth. Matt, a Knoxville native and Farragut resident, has written local interest articles for Farragut Life, Monroe Life, and McMinn Life, as well as science...
Clarence Brown Theatre Presents “Knoxville”
James Agee’s A Death in the Family, published in 1957, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1958. Set primarily at Agee’s boyhood home in the Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville, the book struck a chord with themes about...
Knoxville References in Pop Culture
(Today’s article is written by new contributing writer Matt Hollingsworth — who introduced me to the Kelsi Ballerini song below. Matt has written local interest articles for Farragut Life, Monroe Life, and McMinn Life, as well...
Business
Free Parking at Kern’s Food Hall Reinstated and Several New Eateries Now Open
The end of August saw some controversy as Kern Food Hall management rolled out (and then rolled back in) a new parking fee, leaving many with a bad taste in their mouth. Social media reflected the...
The Foundry Set to Close after 32 Years
(Today’s article is by contributing writer K.W. (Keith) Leonard. Leonard, an English teacher with Knox County Schools, has called Knoxville home for more than thirty-five years, most of which he’s spent in South Knoxville.) I first...
121 Tech Hub Opens and Invites New Members
Brandon Bruce is no stranger to entrepreneurial ventures. One of the best descriptions I’ve seen of him is “connector and risk-taker.” I would add adventurer to that description. (Ask him how he broke his leg a...
MarbleCity Vapor Opens on Gay Street
Marble City Vapor opened at 714 South Gay Street a couple of months ago, making the third hemp/THCA business to open there in the last couple of years. I met with co-owner Hapep Abuzahra (his partner,...
Development
Proposed Hill and Locust Development Gets Approval from City Council
For those present at last night’s City Council Meeting who have followed the ups and downs of the Hill and Locust tower development, not much new ground was covered. The project, for those who might have...
One Hundred Eighty Mixed Income Affordable Homes Added to the Downtown Area
Last week a ribbon cutting was held at First Creek at Austin to celebrate the opening of Phase Two of the development. First Creek at Austin, located a short walk from the new stadium, the Old...
It’s Official: Our New Multi-Use Stadium is now Covenant Health Park
Members of the press gathered at the new multi-use stadium yesterday for a meeting with officials from all parties involved in the stadium, along with officials from Covenant Health. The purpose was to make official the...
Gay Street Bridge Update (Plus a Restaurant That Slipped Past Me)
In case you’ve missed it, the Gay Street Bridge has been closed for the last month. Although it must pass routine inspections, the 126-year-old bridge was suddenly pronounced unsafe after TDOT said it found a “distortion...
Events
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me via the “invite” button on the event page (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me), and it will be included. I need...
Initial Big Ears 2025 Line Up Announced: Tickets on Sale Thursday
It may seem like the time to think about football and beautiful leaves. If you like to plan ahead you may already be onto Christmas. But brace yourself: It’s time to get set for Big Ears...
2024 Asian Festival Draws Massive Crowds on a Perfect Day
The 2024 Asian Festival has come and gone and will be remembered for the first time a small charge was added ($3) for attendance, for the best weather ever for the festival (and it will be...
Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/8 – 9/17/2024)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me via the “invite” button on the event page (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me), and it will be included. I need...
Life
The Henley Bridge Lights Up in Orange and White (For the First Time in Six Years)
Remember when the lights lining the Henley Bridge used to shine in a range of colors celebrating all manner of events? I’ll always remember the night they turned purple in honor of Prince. But six years...
Harris Rally on Market Square Attracts Large Crowd
A rally took place last Saturday on Market Square with the focus of electing Kamala Harris as the next U.S. president. Many of the themes from the Democratic convention, which ended just two days earlier, were...
Soccer is On for Downtown’s Smokies Stadium in 2025
It’s been clear for some time that the first pitch of the 2025 baseball season would be thrown from the mound inside the new multi-purpose stadium being constructed in downtown Knoxville. It has also been know...
Knox Heritage Announces Set of Endangered Buildings 2024
Each year, Knox Heritage announces their Fragile and Fading list to increase focus on some of our most endangered properties and to promote the support needed to preserve them for the next generation. While not all properties...