Fandom in the Center City
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...
A Conversation with Barbara Swineford, UTK’s Carribelle Carousel the Clown and Much More
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...
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 25 Years of Playing World-Class Jazz
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...
Violins of Hope Brings a Message of Hope As It Returns to Knoxville
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...
Regency Ball Transports Knoxville to the Early 19th Century
On a recent, foggy Saturday evening, two Knoxville communities came together with the University of Tennessee English department to travel back in time to early 1800’s England. Just across World’s Fair Park, the University of Tennessee’s...
Who is Knoxville Children’s Theatre?
As announced yesterday, Knoxville Children’s Theatre is purchasing The Foundry. As part of that story, I also chatted with Sien Moon, Executive Director of KCT, about the origins and mission of this 18 year program coming...
Knoxville Children’s Theatre Purchases The Foundry; Moving to Downtown
As one curtain closes on The Foundry at World’s Fair Park, another rises. In September, we reported on the closing of The Foundry after 32 years. For its next act, the Foundry will become the home...
Southside Garage Adds Two New Permanent Food Vendors
In recent years, South Knoxville waterfront development has surged. With the Rail to Trail and Sevier Avenue Streetscape projects along with the successful $24.7 million dollar RAISE grant for the pedestrian bridge, progress is happening from...
Livano Knoxville Opening 348 Residential Units on South Waterfront
Rising across the Tennessee River from Neyland Stadium is Livano Knoxville, a large scale, multi-family residential development, set to open in March, 2025. Scanning back through the 2006 South Waterfront Vision Plan, residential development was identified...
A Look Inside the New Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre Opening in 2025 to Continue A Legacy of Theatre in Knoxville
When I began writing this article, I would casually mention the University of Tennessee’s Carousel Theatre to Knoxville natives, many of whom immediately shared their memories of it, recalling it as their first live theatre experience....