Inside of Knoxville

New Book, “The Kitty of Knoxville” by Wesley Bennett Highlights the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 12, 2024

A new children’s book, The Kitty of Knoxville, with ties to downtown and the University of Tennessee has been published by Wesley (Wes) Bennett. A long-time friend (and neighbor for ten years), Wes told me several...

A Headless Governor and a Mystery on Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 27, 2024

On a recent Sunday afternoon two families along with others gathered at 601 South Gay Street to unveil a piece of art, a window into Tennessee History, and a mystery all in one sculpture. Is it...

Old Time Music Session, Boyd's Jig and Reel, November, 2024

Tuesday Music Sessions at Boyd’s Jig and Reel Brings Appalachian Old Time Music to the Old City

K.W. Leonard·November 26, 2024

Having grown up in Appalachia from birth, music has been inexorably woven into the fabric of my life (and the culture of East Tennessee). Musicians and fans of music often identify bluegrass as the indigenous music...

Art Dialogues With History in ‘Greetings From Vestal IV’ at Candoro Marble Building

Leslie Bateman·November 25, 2024

The Candoro Marble Building is a study in contrasts. Nestled in South Knoxville’s proud, idiosyncratic Vestal neighborhood, it’s an unexpected architectural jewel—a 101-year-old Beaux-Arts landmark built as the office and showroom for the Candoro Marble Company. ...

A Christmas Carol Returns to the Clarence Brown Theatre

Heather Ryerson·November 20, 2024

The Christmas season kicks off this week as Knoxville’s cherished holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol, returns to the Clarence Brown Theatre (CBT) stage from November 21 to December 21. I sat down with managing director Tom...

2024 Film Fest Knox – It’s a Wrap!

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 19, 2024

(Article by Robert Farago) According to popular belief, success has many fathers/mothers/gender unspecified caregivers. True that. The second annual Film Fest Knox owes its success to a well-coordinated team of movie-mad mavens, not unlike To Kill...

Pier 865: New Art Emerges

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 11, 2024

I’ll confess that my expectations for the new sculpture at the intersection of Gay Street and Summit Hill Avenue remained low up to the moment it began to emerge on the large platform where it will...

Recapping “Solastalgia” + Support Your Local Giant Puppets and Circus Performers!

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 26, 2024

(Ed. Note: Today’s Rare Saturday Article is by guest writer Leslie Bateman) It’s a small wonder no one crashed their car on the Clinch Avenue viaduct earlier this month, distracted by the spellbindingly bizarro scene unfolding...

Knoxville Opera Presents Pirates of Penzance

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 25, 2024

Knoxville Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” tonight at 7:30 pm at the Tennessee Theatre and again Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the same venue. Tickets start at $25. Last presented by Knoxville...

Jo Sandman Exhibit at Knoxville Museum of Art

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 8, 2024

(Ed. Note: Today’s article is by contributing writer Matt Hollingsworth.) Four times a year, the Knoxville Museum of Art hosts a new exhibit, and now through November 10th, guests can explore the abstract art of Jo...

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New Book, “The Kitty of Knoxville” by Wesley Bennett Highlights the City

A Headless Governor and a Mystery on Gay Street

Tuesday Music Sessions at Boyd’s Jig and Reel Brings Appalachian Old Time Music to the Old City

Art Dialogues With History in ‘Greetings From Vestal IV’ at Candoro Marble Building

A Christmas Carol Returns to the Clarence Brown Theatre

2024 Film Fest Knox – It’s a Wrap!

Pier 865: New Art Emerges

Recapping “Solastalgia” + Support Your Local Giant Puppets and Circus Performers!

Knoxville Opera Presents Pirates of Penzance

Jo Sandman Exhibit at Knoxville Museum of Art

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