Wings and Walls of Color

Painter Pinkie Mistry exhibits work at Clayton Center If the December skies feel chilly and gray, step into the Clayton Center for the Arts for a dose of warmth and […]

Christmas Past Brought to Life

A rustic cabin porch with white holiday lights along the roof and a spray of pine branches with a red ribbon on one post.

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Lights Up for Holiday Holiday magic is lighting up Townsend this December. โ€œWe want to shine a bright light on our community and our history,โ€ […]

“Neighbors” Help and Sing Together

The Bird and The Book Offers Thanksgiving Recovery Shows The Bird and the Book is adding some fun to Thanksgiving weekend with two music events designed for connection. โ€œThanksgiving can […]

Feeding the Community

Local Restaurants Offer Free Meals to Offset SNAP Interruption Food is love, some say. If that’s true, then some local restaurants have been showing a lot of love to the […]

Good Books and Great Vibes

Southland Provides a Welcoming Spot for Readers and Browsers Bookstores are places of magic: Imagination, ideas, connection. Southland Books is all that with a huge dose of heart. With 70,000 […]

Writers Build Community in Nature

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Tremont Writers Conference to Present Library Panel October brings vibrant fall colors to Tremont. For three years now, it also brings world-class writers. The Tremont Writers Conference, begun in 2023, […]

Hit the (Bike &) Trail

The front of Bike & Trail's store, a brick storefront with windows. The owner stands in front of the store with several bikes.

Shop Rents, Sells Wheels for your Adventure With fall in the air, there’s no better time to hit the trails. Maryville Bike & Trail wants to help you do that […]

More than Floors

A brick building with a brown roof under a blue, partly clouded sky. A large black sign to the left reads David's Abbey Carpets and Floors, Tile, Wood, LVP.

David’s Abbey Builds Connections in Blount After a half-century doing business in neighboring counties, David’s Abbey Carpet & Floors has made a home in Blount County. The Maryville location opened […]

Village Vibes

Greenway Village Brings Smiles It started with a dream. Seven years ago, James Tomiczek began envisioning a new kind of development in Maryville, one that would create a feeling of […]

Green Space for the People

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New Maryville Park Honors Conservationist Minser Green spaces are vital to a healthy community, and no one knows that better than Billy Minser. That’s why the city of Maryville and […]

Sustainability Plus Speed

Clayton-Bradley Students Race Electric Car They have a need for speed. In a sunny classroom at Clayton-Bradley STEM Academy, a group of high-schoolers are working on their electric racecar. The […]

The Dungeon Hides Treasures

Deep below Southland Books lies a Dungeon full of treasures. The unassuming storefront bordering the alley houses the audio/video side of the Southland enterprise, with a special emphasis on horror, […]