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This Knoxville staple is celebrating 25 years of bringing community, good vibes, & parties to the UTK Strip on Cumberland! Our writer, Evan Mays chatted with the owners about the history of Cool Beans.
Setting the Scene It was a sweltering, sunny Saturday afternoon when I walked up to Sevier Ave Burger Company. A modest but bright building nestled tightly amongst the hustle and bustle of South Knoxville's growing downtown area, the Burger Company radiates a happy and bubbly energy as soon as you walk in the door and [...]
Recently, I read Marshall Stubblefield's column in last Sunday's edition regarding modesty in women's dress.
Human Interest
Is the food truck craze over? Not according to local food truck owners.
If you don't know anything about basketball then this article is for you. I'm not sure why you would pick up the basketball special issue if you don't know anything
Multiple reports from concerned students claim dorm halls are affected by dangerous mold.
LGBTQ+ history is rich with stories of perseverance, courage and the strength to overcome. The stories that collaboratively make up LGBTQ+ history are sources of inspiration and hope for millions
Attending the Blue Plum Festival this weekend? Here's what you need to know:
As temperatures get hotter and hotter this weekend, community members everywhere were out and about, enjoying warm, sunny weather.
Politics and Economics
On Wednesday evening, the United States House of Representatives voted to approve two articles of impeachment against the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Welcome to Political Playbook, a play-by-play of this week's craziest and most important political news.
On Thursday, the whistle-blower complaint alleging Donald Trump had an inappropriate phone call with the Ukranian president in which he asked for help in getting dirt on Joe Biden and
The fourth Democratic primary debate occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 15. One dozen candidates took the stage, making it the largest primary debate in election history.
On Thursday evening, the top 10 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage at Texas Southern University, a historic black college in Houston.
This week, Truth in Accounting released its annual State of the States report, detailing the financial status of each of the fifty states. The report states that Tennessee "has enough
Confused about impeachment? Don't know what universal background checks are? Have no idea what a marathon floor session is? You're not alone. Politics can be confusing at times, but they
It was a very busy, eventful week in politics this past week. The Iowa caucus took place, stirring controversy all around the country. President Trump delivered his third State of
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Opinions
The first Pride was a riot. Set against the backdrop of 1969 New York City, the queer community revolted against an oppressive, discriminatory police force after an LGBTQ+ bar was
As I write this, 19 families in Uvalde, Texas will begin planning the funerals of their children, who were gunned down by a man with an AR-15 in their elementary
Entertainment
Sitting next to a mechanical bull underneath a glowing fluorescent Bud-Light lamp just hours before he was set to go on stage at Knoxville's Cotton Eyed Joe, Ben Danaher discussed
Country music superstar Garth Brooks came to Knoxville Saturday night and drew a record-breaking crowd to his Neyland Stadium concert. The performance, part of Brooks' stadium tour, was the first
Nick Aluoch, a student at UT, recently created a playlist called the Connect, which dropped at midnight on Tuesday, to compile music from a variety of student artists. The artists