The Buzz About Blount

Downtown Market Jingles All the Way

The Downtown Maryville Holiday Market never disappoints! On Saturday, the market swept into Downtown Maryville, filling the streets with good cheer, great food, and excellent local merchandise. Here are some...

“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...

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Adventure Time

Summer Fun in Blount County

Maryville, Tennessee is the perfect place to be during the summertime. Not only is it perfectly nestled between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and...

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Shelf Indulgence

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

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,...

Curated Brings Words to Life

Everybody has a story. But people need the space, time and encouragement to tell those stories. That was the inspiration behind Curated, a reading series held at The Bird and...