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Melting Pot Closes Amid ‘Ownership Transition,’ Alcohol Compliance Issues

Leslie Bateman·May 28, 2026
Yesterday Melting Pot of Knoxville announced that it is closing, at least for now. At 31 years old, the Old City fondue restaurant is one of downtown Knoxville’s longest-running sit-down establishments and the oldest continuously operating...

What Can Knoxville Learn From Banana Ball?

Leslie Bateman·May 26, 2026
About a year ago, I shared an earnest question on IOK’s Facebook page: Why couldn’t the Knoxville Smokies be more like the Savannah Bananas?  We could be … wait for it … the Knoxville Kudzu.  Readers...

IOK Wins 17 Awards From Society of Professional Journalists 

Leslie Bateman·May 21, 2026
The East Tennessee Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has for many years hosted its annual Golden Press Card Awards honoring journalistic excellence in the eastern region of Tennessee. I’ve never thrown my hat...

Some Thinkin’ on Smokin’ & Drinkin’

Leslie Bateman·May 19, 2026
I was walking past Preservation Pub on Friday around happy hour when I heard a voice proclaim from the patio: “When I’m mayor of this town, ain’t gonna be no drinkin’ nowheres!” I stopped in my...

On Puppet Parades, Open Streets & the Knoxville I Love

Leslie Bateman·May 18, 2026
It is exhausting to be a person with functioning empathy in 2026. I am increasingly grateful for the small, stubborn pockets of joy humans keep making for one another. The little reminders that there is still...

A Look Back at 20 Years of the Children’s Festival of Reading

Leslie Bateman·May 15, 2026
The 20th anniversary Children’s Festival of Reading takes over World’s Fair Park this Saturday, a milestone for the longest continually running children’s literary festival in the country.  By happy chance, I ran into Mary Pom Claiborne,...

2026 Fourth & Gill Tour of Homes & Secret Gardens, Part 2

Leslie Bateman·May 14, 2026
Welcome to Part 2 of my 2026 Fourth & Gill Tour of Homes & Secret Gardens, in which I chase my 7-year-old from address to address by bicycle while attempting to absorb architecture, interiors and landscaping...

Visit Knoxville Visitors Center Reopens Today With a Fresh, Fun New Look

Leslie Bateman·May 13, 2026
After having been closed since January for remodeling, the Visit Knoxville Visitors Center is throwing open the doors this morning to present a brand new look that is as fun, cool and colorful as the city...

‘Riella on 5th’ to Bring 121-Unit Affordable Housing Community Just North of Downtown

Leslie Bateman·May 12, 2026
After 15 years of Inside of Knoxville harping about it, the secret is officially out: Downtown Knoxville is the place to be. But as its meteoric rise continues, the question gets sharper every year: who can...

Knoxville Opera Closes Season with Fast, Fun ‘Gianni Schicchi’

Leslie Bateman·May 8, 2026
Knoxville Opera closes its 2025–2026 “Masters of Mischief” season this weekend with Gianni Schicchi, a comic opera that feels more like an episode of Succession than the version of “opera” most people picture in their heads....

2026 Fourth & Gill Tour of Homes & Secret Gardens, Part 1

Leslie Bateman·May 5, 2026
There’s no neighborhood prettier than Fourth & Gill in the springtime, its candy-colored Victorian and Craftsman houses ensconced in a bright tangle of gardens beneath a canopy of old trees.  Visiting the neighborhood for the 36th...

A First Look at the Soon-to-Open 612 Building’s Gorgeous Renovations  

Leslie Bateman·May 4, 2026
The Tennessee Theatre has always been a container for memorable sensory experiences. You sink into the crimson velvet seats and stare up at the ceiling as the music begins, like the ballerina inside some gilded jewelry...

Outlandish Adventure Festival Returns to Ijams, Full Moon Included

Leslie Bateman·April 30, 2026
The inaugural Outlandish Adventure Festival last year was a pack-your-raincoat kind of event, but no one seemed to mind. A couple thousand people still showed up to Ijams Nature Center for the two-day gathering that brings...

Q&A with Knox Expat Doug McDaniel About His New Anthology ‘The Dark Water Gospel’

Leslie Bateman·April 29, 2026
The Dark Water Gospel: An East Tennessee Anthology, a new book by Old North Knox expat Douglas Stuart McDaniel, came out last week and I read it cover-to-cover immediately. I mean, I couldn’t put it down....
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