Culture
Walker Antonio Explores Masculinity & the Subconscious at Lilienthal Gallery
What do men do with all those feelings they’re supposedly not having? Walker Antonio paints them. The 25-year-old U.S.-born Filipino-American artist described himself as a “straight Southern male,” a description supported by his liberal use of...
The Great Eight: October’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...
New Cameo Sessions Event Premieres at the Tennessee Theatre’s 612 Building
The Tennessee Theatre’s 612 Building expansion has enhanced my theater-going experience in so many ways. I often slide upstairs to the new Osborne lounge for a pre-show cup of coffee and snack while watching the bustle...
Sitting with Hedda: Inside Knoxville Theatre Club’s Enthralling ‘Hedda Gabler’
Last week was a deep dive into theater for me. Five separate productions were all staged in the past seven days, a telling number about the growth of theater in Knoxville. I pushed myself and attended...
Business
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...
Big Slate’s Big Move to Marble City Studios on North Broadway
Anyone driving North on Broadway has probably noticed changes to the HP Video building at 1200 North Broadway (across the street from K Brew) and wondered what was happening inside the 34-year old production institution. As...
House of Strays Opens Today, Bringing Cocktails, Theater & a Little Bit of Mischief to the Old City
When AJ Tierney sat down with me to talk about opening House of Strays, I couldn’t wait to tell her story. Her inspiration, Josephine Baker, an actress and spy from the 1920s, and her love and...
Hot Mustard to High Tech: A Vicarious Report from 865 Fest
Quantum computing, agricultural drones and hot mustard walked into a room in West Knoxville. There’s no punchline here, just a surprisingly broad cross-section of people trying to turn their ideas into businesses. 865 Fest, formerly known...
Development
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....
Gay Street’s Huge, Historic Clayton’s Furniture Building Is Up for Grabs
The Clayton’s Wholesale Furniture storefront at 517 N. Gay Street is so familiar that I mostly pass it without a second thought. I have a vague memory of trailing my parents through it as a child...
What’s Next for the Former Public Safety Building Site?
Community input meetings are not generally where I go looking for a good time with a second-grader. And yet! There we were last Saturday at 800 Howard Baker Jr. Ave., having a genuinely excellent time imagining...
Events
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...
10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: October 4-13
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: Sept. 27-Oct. 6
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: September 20-29
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
Citizen Historian Offers Tools to Preserve Knoxville’s Personal & Community Stories
What would someone researching Knoxville a hundred years from now learn from the things you’ve kept? Or someone simply trying to understand your life? I think about the Rubbermaid bin in our basement marked “sentimental,” a...
Die, Die My Darling: No Peace in Life or Death for Christa Pike
Editor’s note: As I publish this, sometime after 2 a.m. on Thursday, Christa Pike’s condition remains unclear. Earlier this evening I stopped writing to watch a live-streamed press conference, a partial recap of which is available...
Annual Shaking of the Inside of Knoxville Tip Jar
In an effort to not bury the lede, which I’m prone to do, IOK NEEDS your support: Donate | Advertise. And now, the part wherein I get sentimental: I cannot believe it’s been 16 months since...
The Day We Marched For Dolly
When Rachel Milford called just hours after Dolly Parton’s passing, I knew why. I was downtown, in my feelings at the Strong Alley mural that was quickly becoming a memorial. Rachel leads the community-based arts nonprofit...
KnoxWire
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Market Square Farmers Market Shifts to Winter Hours on Nov. 7
WHAT: Market Square Farmers Market’s winter hours WHEN: Saturdays, November 7, 2026, through March 27, 2027, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Outdoors on Historic Market Square, Union Avenue, & Market Street in downtown Knoxville COST: Free to attend...
New Exhibitions Open at The Emporium on November 6
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present four new exhibitions at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville opening on Friday, November 6, from 5:00-9:00 PM. A free gathering with the exhibiting artists will also...
City Seeks Proposals for Violence-Reduction Services
The City of Knoxville has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified community-based organizations to provide coordinated violence-reduction services for individuals and families at high risk of involvement in, or impact from, community-based violence. “Investing...
Public Feedback Requested for Knoxville Municipal Golf Course Redevelopment & Sports Complex Draft RFP
What: The City of Knoxville, Knox County, the Knoxville–Knox County Sports Authority, and Visit Knoxville are exploring the potential redevelopment of Knoxville Municipal Golf Course (3925 Schaad Road) into a modern, multi-use recreational destination. The approximately...