All cities have a founding story. Knoxville’s is unusual. From the day it was named, Knoxville was the capital of the Territory of the United States South of the River …
Louie Bluie Festival Celebrates the Legacy of Eclectic Musician Howard Armstrong
The annual Louie Bluie Festival is held each year at Cove Lake State Park, about 30 miles north of Knoxville off I-75, but it celebrates the legacy of a musician …
Knox Heritage’s Critical Role in Saving Knoxville’s Historic Buildings
Without preservationist organization Knox Heritage, the city of Knoxville would lack many of its now-familiar landmarks. The nonprofit began in 1974 as a group of volunteers gathered to save the …
Knox County Public Library Foundation’s Ambitious Paper to Pixels Project
The Knox County Public Library Foundation is taking on its most ambitious project: to digitize all the copies of one Knoxville newspaper from 1922 to 1990. Why digitize a newspaper? …
The Birth of Tennessee Football
Knoxville was not always crazy about football. Although college football is most popular in the Southeast, the new sport, which evolved in the Northeast in the 25 years after the …