Inside of Knoxville

Big Slate Expands Possibilities of Media Production in Knoxville

K.W. Leonard·June 12, 2025

As Big Slate Media celebrates 10 years, the company is expanding its capabilities to help brands and groups better tell their story. Co-owner Jonathan Halley recently gave me a tour of their facility off Broadway, next...

Production Studio, Knoxville Community Media, May 2025

Funding Cuts and Legislation Threaten to Silence Knoxville Community Media

K.W. Leonard·May 14, 2025

Yesterday, we covered the fifty year history of Knoxville Community Media’s work to capture local voices and stories. Today, we will look at reasons the next 50 years may not happen. Due to shifts in consumer...

Amos Oaks, Knoxville Community Media, May 2025

Knoxville Community Media Gives Voice to the People for 50 Years

K.W. Leonard·May 13, 2025

Back when you had cable, you may have passed a channel with locally-created television programs or Knoxville government meetings. Knoxville Community Media, formerly Community Television of Knoxville, brought you those programs and are still bringing voice...

Singing Seniors, Dogwood Arts Festival, April 2025

Dogwood Arts Festival 2025 Anchors an Exciting Downtown Weekend

K.W. Leonard·April 29, 2025

The Dogwood Arts Festival returned this past weekend for its 64th year, showcasing local and regional entertainment, arts, food, and makers. Community has emerged as a theme in my articles for Inside of Knoxville this year,...

The Scruffs at Match, Courtesy Faith Wood

Meet the Scruffs, One Knoxville SC’s Support Organization, As Soccer Moves Downtown

K.W. Leonard·April 23, 2025

When you go see One Knoxville SC during their opening match at Covenant Health Park on April 26 (this Saturday!), you will be led by a boisterous crowd singing songs, sending smoke into the air and...

Buhurt Knight Fight, Ritterfest, April 2025

Ritterfest 2025 Brings a Taste of Medieval Germany to Knoxville

K.W. Leonard·April 18, 2025

Ritterfest’s first weekend was an exercise in weather extremes, but, as it might have in 12th century Germany, the hearth was warm all weekend. Those willing to brave the cold on Friday were treated to a...

Marvel Cosplayers, Fanboy Anime Toy and Gaming Convention, March 2025

Fandom in the Center City

K.W. Leonard·April 4, 2025

I’ve been a fan of all things geeky since the 1970s. Growing up in an era when geeks weren’t socially accepted, I briefly let mainstream culture suppress my fandom, stopping purchases of comic books and avid...

Carribell Carousel, Courtesy Barbara Swineford

A Conversation with Barbara Swineford, UTK’s Carribelle Carousel the Clown and Much More

K.W. Leonard·March 19, 2025

If you were a child visiting UTK’s Carousel Children’s Theatre in the late 1960s and early 1970s, you may remember a clown balancing a dragonfly on your nose or leading you in a song. When I...

The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, March, 2025

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 25 Years of Playing World-Class Jazz

K.W. Leonard·March 14, 2025

On April 15, 2025, the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra will celebrate a quarter century with its Silver Anniversary Concert. Vance Thompson, the orchestra’s Executive Director, recently reflected on the organization’s 25-year journey. Thompson, a native of East...

Violin Display, Violins of Hope, March, 2025

Violins of Hope Brings a Message of Hope As It Returns to Knoxville

K.W. Leonard·March 4, 2025

Violins of Hope returns to Knoxville this week for a month-long series of events aimed at educating the community about the Holocaust through the powerful stories of restored violins from Jewish Holocaust victims. The story of...

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Big Slate Expands Possibilities of Media Production in Knoxville

Funding Cuts and Legislation Threaten to Silence Knoxville Community Media

Knoxville Community Media Gives Voice to the People for 50 Years

Dogwood Arts Festival 2025 Anchors an Exciting Downtown Weekend

Meet the Scruffs, One Knoxville SC’s Support Organization, As Soccer Moves Downtown

Ritterfest 2025 Brings a Taste of Medieval Germany to Knoxville

Fandom in the Center City

A Conversation with Barbara Swineford, UTK’s Carribelle Carousel the Clown and Much More

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 25 Years of Playing World-Class Jazz

Violins of Hope Brings a Message of Hope As It Returns to Knoxville

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville