Inside of Knoxville

Big Ears Festival Returns in 2022; Big Ears Music Returns in April

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 25, 2021

For many downtown restaurants, hotels and other businesses, the weekend the Big Ears Festival comes to town is their biggest of the year. 20,000 tickets were sold to the festival in in 2019, with fans and...

Moon Taxi to Perform on the World’s Fair Performance Lawn

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 17, 2021

The World’s Fair Performance Lawn, prepared at considerable expense by the city and ready for use in late 2019, has not seen a major performance since its completion. The pandemic hit just a few months after...

Dogwood Arts: Evolving and Learning Through a Pandemic

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 11, 2021

I recently spoke with Sherry Jenkins, Executive Director of Dogwood Arts. I asked if she would take me through the last year at Dogwood Arts and speak to where the organization is after a year of...

Knoxville Native John Kelley Has Second Work Acquired by the Knoxville Museum of Art

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 19, 2021

I recently had a conversation with John Kelley, a Knoxville and New York artist. We spoke by phone, he from what he calls his southern studio, the home he grew up in and inherited from his...

Cal Johnson Park Basketball Court: A Splash of Color for the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 25, 2021

The Orchid Awards, which I wrote about last week, prompted me to tune in to a couple of projects I had not spotlighted. Cal Johnson Recreation Center, at 507 Hall of Fame Drive, received an infusion...

Keep Knoxville Beautiful Announces Orchid Nominees

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 22, 2021

Keep Knoxville Beautiful has announced their annual nominees for the Orchid Awards given annually to improvements to our city in a range of categories. This year marks the 39th year for the awards which are given...

Christmas Windows in the City, A Second Look

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 24, 2020

I’m leaving you with another round of Christmas windows in the city. I hope you find joy and peace in however you decide to celebrate. I hope everyone celebrates safely. I’ll put out a weekly planner...

Christmas Windows in the City, A First Look

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 22, 2020

For those of you who have missed them, here’s a look at some of the beautiful windows and a few other sites around downtown. Enjoy the photos and I’ll put out another group later this week....

Finding a Little Christmas Cheer Around Town

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 19, 2020

The kids are out of school and plans for the season may have been disrupted a bit. We may not be going over the hills to grandma’s house. The grown-ups, who don’t necessarily get an extended...

Deadhead Miles: Knoxville Scenes from Alan Arkin’s Forgotten Road Movie

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 17, 2020

Guest post by Paul F. Brown, a freelance content writer in Knoxville, specializing in higher education marketing, history, and business. He is the author of Rufus: James Agee in Tennessee, and may be contacted through his...

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Big Ears Festival Returns in 2022; Big Ears Music Returns in April

Moon Taxi to Perform on the World’s Fair Performance Lawn

Dogwood Arts: Evolving and Learning Through a Pandemic

Knoxville Native John Kelley Has Second Work Acquired by the Knoxville Museum of Art

Cal Johnson Park Basketball Court: A Splash of Color for the City

Keep Knoxville Beautiful Announces Orchid Nominees

Christmas Windows in the City, A Second Look

Christmas Windows in the City, A First Look

Finding a Little Christmas Cheer Around Town

Deadhead Miles: Knoxville Scenes from Alan Arkin’s Forgotten Road Movie

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