When Knoxvillians brag about their local championship teams, they usually speak of sports at the University of Tennessee. But one consistently winning team isn’t affiliated with UT, and it has …
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Open Streets returned to Sevier Avenue Sunday, and folks from all over came to play. They brought friends, kids and dogs, and they rode bikes, strolled and danced. They bought …
Need inspiration? Look to Lizzie Crozier French
As women’s rights increasingly come under attack throughout the United States, it’s important for East Tennessee women to remember that one of the most inspirational figures in the nation’s suffrage …
Vestival fun conquers rainy day
Rain played peekaboo at Vestival on Saturday, but that didn’t stop 900 people from enjoying themselves at the (nearly) annual celebration on the Candoro Marble grounds in South Knoxville’s Vestal …
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South Knoxville
Ijams Nature Center debuted a new feature Monday with the grand opening of the Ijams Nature Playscape at Grayson Subaru Preserve. According to Ijams, the playscape is “designed for …
Betsy Pickle: Embedded
I have very little experience in writing about politics. My journalism career has leaned toward feature stories and entertainment criticism. I’m actually passionate about our government and how I think …
What’s happening South, Downtown, East
South Knoxville
Vestival returns this year on its traditional Mother’s Day-weekend Saturday, and organizers are hoping for pre-pandemic-size crowds. The Candoro Marble property is the location for all kinds of fun …
Tennessee Theatre celebrates 1982 World’s Fair
On May 1, 1982, Knoxville welcomed the world. Forty years later, the Tennessee Theatre is welcoming Knoxville to a look back on the 1982 World’s Fair and what it meant …