The Knoxville History Project: The Curious Visitor’s Organization
Editor’s note: If you’re new around here or have been reading our blog for quite some time, you may not be aware of all that our friends at the…
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The Maker City – Soaps, Candles, Scents
This monthly blog from The Maker City features a look at some of the Knoxville area’s outstanding makers – artists, crafters, and custom builders…
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Alex Haley's Knoxville Forerunner
We all know that Knoxville was the final home of author Alex Haley, author of Roots, a groundbreaking narrative that traces his family back through…
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The Maker City – Paper, Lettering, Graphic Design
This monthly blog from The Maker City features a look at some of the Knoxville area’s outstanding makers – artists, crafters and custom builders. This month’s blog introduces three area makers who excel in paper, lettering and graphic design. Carrie Garrison, Foolish Designs How did you…
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National Arab American Heritage Month in Knoxville
April is National Arab American heritage Month, and Arab Americans have been part of the Knoxville community fabric since the early 1900s. WJ Harb was the first to move here in 1926, and since that time, Arab Americans have contributed to the making of Knoxville in variety of professions and…
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South for the Spring
April is a historic month, especially regarding the Civil War. It was in April 1865 that the major armies of the Confederacy surrendered to U.S…
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6 Places to Enjoy Empanadas in Knoxville
In celebration of National Empanada Day (April 8 th ), your friends at HoLa Hora Latina have compiled a quick list of local restaurants where you can…
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The Maker City - Ceramics
This monthly blog from The Maker City features a look at some of the Knoxville area’s outstanding makers – artists, crafters and custom builders. This…
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The Maker City Shines Bright in 2021
Knoxville Entrepreneur Center has a big-idea-over-achieving-pie-in-the-sky purpose—and that is changing lives through entrepreneurship. We are dedicated to creating space for big ideas—where innovation is rewarded, creativity is allowed to flourish, and everyone is welcome to join the party. We are…
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Our Female Pioneers: Mary Blount, Elizabeth Roulstone—and Margaret Russell Cowan Humes Ramsey
It's Women's History Month. In 2020 we celebrated the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, and learned a lot about Women's Suffrage, and it's a…
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