Inside of Knoxville

Two Downtown Chefs Are 2026 James Beard Award Semifinalists

Leslie Bateman·January 22, 2026

Joseph Lenn, chef and owner of J.C. Holdway, and Laurence Faber, co-owner and chef at Potchke, have been named semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards. Joseph is competing in the Outstanding Chef category, one of...

2026 Festival (& Other Big Events) Planner

Leslie Bateman·January 16, 2026

January is for recovery and resolve. February, we start feeling a little stir-crazy. And then, somewhere around March, we start to remember that leaving the house is actually kind of fun. Spring kicks off festival season...

How to Get Your Visit Knoxville & WDVX Blue Plate Special Fix During Visitors Center Renovation

Leslie Bateman·January 13, 2026

The Visit Knoxville Visitors Center at 301 S. Gay Street is a kind of front porch for downtown Knoxville. Tourists wander in clutching maps. Locals pop by for a last-minute gift. And, right on cue almost...

Meet ‘Hellmouth,’ Knoxville’s New Arts & Culture Magazine (& Movement)

Leslie Bateman·January 12, 2026

In the Year of Our Lord 2026, I can’t think of many ideas more audacious than launching an ad-free print magazine. Enter Hellmouth, whose inaugural edition landed with a splash last fall. The publication is the...

Here’s to the Next 100 Years: Ribbon Cut on Renovated YWCA Nancy J. Land Center

Leslie Bateman·January 8, 2026

After more than a year and a half of active construction and nearly a decade of planning, the doors of a familiar downtown building are open once again. On Wednesday morning, YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee...

8 Best PDF to Word Converters for Complex Documents

Leslie Bateman·January 1, 2026

Working with PDFs is easy until the document gets complicated. Multi-page contracts, reports with tables, scanned files, and layered layouts don’t always convert cleanly. What should be a quick task turns into fixing formatting, rebuilding tables,...

Ringing in 2026: Downtown Knoxville’s NYE Celebrations

Leslie Bateman·December 29, 2025

I love New Year’s Eve. The bad bubbly, the sparkles, the stupid hats, and most of all that hopeful feeling wherein tomorrow morning we get to wake up to the illusion of a fresh new start,...

Inside of Knoxville’s 10 Most-Read Stories of 2025

Leslie Bateman·December 26, 2025

As the year winds down, it’s time for one of our annual rituals: a look back at the 10 most-read Inside of Knoxville stories of 2025. With more than 300 stories published each year, it’s easy...

Downtown Knoxville Christmas Eve & Day Services 2025

Leslie Bateman·December 23, 2025

Welcome to our annual downtown Christmas services roundup. I’ve gathered services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day based on what churches have posted publicly. If I missed something, or if times have shifted, please drop a...

Ricky’s Is the Neighborhood Bar Parkridge Has Been Waiting Its Whole Life For

Leslie Bateman·December 22, 2025

What makes a great neighborhood bar? Sometimes all you really need is a door that’s easy to walk through, a stool that doesn’t punish you for sitting too long, and a bartender who, by your third...

Alliance Brewing’s 9th Annual Festivus + IOK’s Inaugural Airing of Grievances

Leslie Bateman·December 19, 2025

Actual footage of Adam and Matt pulling the Festivus pole out of storage today. Festivus, the Seinfeld-sanctioned holiday “for the rest of us,” returns to Alliance Brewing Company this Saturday, Dec. 20, bringing with it a...

Tarik’s North African Hosts ‘The JFG Exhibit’ Honoring Iconic South Knoxville Sign

Leslie Bateman·December 18, 2025

The spirit of South Knoxville’s venerable and beloved JFG Sign is alive and well at Tarik’s North African. While the sign itself remains in storage, the restaurant is hosting a small but intriguing exhibit featuring artistic...

2025 Old North Knoxville Victorian Home Tour, Part II

Leslie Bateman·December 17, 2025

I kicked off our 2025 Old North Knoxville Victorian Home Tour recap yesterday and promptly got waylaid by the jaw-dropping transformations of the Bertha Clark House (523 E. Oklahoma Ave.) and the Hattar House (217 E....

Gay Street Bridge Reopens to Pedestrians & Cyclists—On Time, Under Budget

Leslie Bateman·December 16, 2025

After 18 months of uncertainty, detours and collective bridge-education the city never asked for, the Gay Street Bridge is once again open—this time to pedestrians and bicyclists only. City leaders cut the ribbon this morning on...