30th Anniversary of the KUUMBA Festival this weekend

African American Appalachian Arts, Inc. (AAAA) and area sponsors are delighted to present one of Knoxville’s most anticipated and attended events the 30th Annual KUUMBA Festival, “Uplifting the Legacy of our Ancestors”, June 28 thru June 30, 2019 at Downtown...

Old North Celebrates First Creek Beautification

~From the Office of Neighborhoods   The Old North Knoxville Neighborhood Association will host a potluck on Thursday, June 26, beginning at 6 p.m., at First Creek, 1240 Cottage Place. The rain date will be Friday, June 27, same place and time.   The potluck...

Ijams Nature Center to wage war on weeds

In 2019, Ijams Nature Center has declared war…on weeds. With support from the Aslan Foundation, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry, and Grayson Subaru, Ijams’ new Weed Warriors program focuses on eradicating invasive, nonnative species and...