Inside of Knoxville

Knoxville’s Resident ‘Hoop Man’ Shares His Story of Bringing Joy to Market Square

Heather Ryerson·August 31, 2023

Market Square is bursting with buskers most nights and weekends. Few have as large a following as Steve Davis, the originator of Steve’s Hoops. One of my family’s first memories of downtown Knoxville is hooping in...

Cattywampus Puppet Council: Growing Community With Art

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 30, 2023

You’ve seen them around: Mega Puppets strolling down the street, sometimes in parades; a giant Dolly Parton looming on the skyline. Where did they come from? Who is behind it? Is it a dream? You are...

Asian Festival Celebrates Ten Years With 50,000 of Their Closest Friends

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 29, 2023

The tenth annual Knoxville Asian Festival celebrated throughout the World’s Fair Park last Saturday, with an anticipated 50,000 people in attendance. The festival, which started in tiny Krutch Park Extension has grown every year to become...

“Lunchladies Bought My Prom Dress,” A Memoir by Knoxville Author Heather Ream

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 22, 2023

In June of this year, Knoxville native Heather Ream published her memoir, Lunchladies Bought My Prom Dress. Her first published work, the book explores her life up through high school, living in Knoxville, while navigating the...

River and Rail Announces New Season Schedule and Memberships

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 4, 2023

Last night River and Rail announced its 2023 – 2024 season and ticket packages to a select group of sponsors. The enticing lineup includes productions that face the world as we know it in an honest...

Gangstagrass and the Will to Thrive

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 19, 2023

(Ed. Note: Today’s article is brought to you by guest writer Luke Frazier who does about as good a job summing up an unsummable band as possible. I first encountered Gangstagrass a decade ago as part...

Knoxville Museum of Art Debuts New Exhibit and Plans Changes to Higher Ground Exhibit

Heather Ryerson·July 18, 2023

My first introduction to the Knoxville Museum of Art was in February 2020, before the world shut down. My husband had just finished the Intro to Knoxville class. We viewed a video that showed the process...

Clarence Brown Film Festival to be Hosted by the Knox County Public Library

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 17, 2023

Do you know Clarence Brown? If you said, “It’s a theatre,” you get an “I” for incomplete. The theatre was named after a person, and do you know who he was and why the theatre would...

New 2023-2024 Downtown Sculptures, Part Two (Including My Two Favorites)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 13, 2023

As I said in the last article, this year’s crop of sculptures decorating the city has more appeal to me than I’ve felt in the last several years. Any given year offers great works, of course,...

New 2023-2024 Sculptures Appear Around Downtown (And Other Places)

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 12, 2023

Last month Dogwood Arts installed the 2023-2024 Art In Public Places Sculpture Exhibition, which includes over two-dozen sculptures created by a wide range of American artists. The sculptures rotate out each year to be replaced by a new...

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Knoxville’s Resident ‘Hoop Man’ Shares His Story of Bringing Joy to Market Square

Cattywampus Puppet Council: Growing Community With Art

Asian Festival Celebrates Ten Years With 50,000 of Their Closest Friends

“Lunchladies Bought My Prom Dress,” A Memoir by Knoxville Author Heather Ream

River and Rail Announces New Season Schedule and Memberships

Gangstagrass and the Will to Thrive

Knoxville Museum of Art Debuts New Exhibit and Plans Changes to Higher Ground Exhibit

Clarence Brown Film Festival to be Hosted by the Knox County Public Library

New 2023-2024 Downtown Sculptures, Part Two (Including My Two Favorites)

New 2023-2024 Sculptures Appear Around Downtown (And Other Places)

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