Vol. 1 — No. 1Weekend Episode · Fri–Sun, Jun 19–21, 2026 · South Knoxville, TN★ soknoear.com
Vol. 1 — No. 1 · Jun 19–21★ soknoear.com
The South Knoxville Ear — We Hear Things.
Wanna party in the Dirty South?
★ Tonight's plan: happy hours → music → karaoke →
Old Sevier

For the locals

Years in the making

If you know, you know.

Where
East end of the Old Sevier strip

It seemed like such a simple thing, years ago, when the traffic circle was first proposed. The chart above is the official update.

Original Dirty South Map Found

Click to see the original map of Knoxville’s Dirty South that was recently unearthed for the public to see.

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More From This Weekend

Old Sevier

Pride takes over Sevier Avenue

Three acts, one Saturday: a morning 5K and yoga by the river, the street festival on Sevier from noon to six, and official after-parties scattered across SoKno from eight on.

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Ijams Park

The fireflies are back, and Ijams will walk you in

For a couple of perfect weeks the Ijams trails put on a show no ticket can buy — and this weekend a naturalist will walk you right into it.

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Ijams Park

Up early? Watch the songbirds get banded

One of the quietest little wonders in the city happens at 7:30 in the morning: migratory songbirds, safely tagged and sent on their way.

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Old Sevier

Make Music Day turns the whole neighborhood into a stage

Sunday is Make Music Day, and SoKno is doing its part — free, all day, all over, from a bluegrass jam at Ijams to live-band karaoke on Sevier.

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Kern's

Roni's Mac Bar has landed at Kern's

The build-your-own mac-and-cheese spot has made its way to South Knoxville — and the word on the street is it's open.

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Old Sevier

A quiet corner of Sevier Avenue could go commercial

A residential parcel near the north end of Sevier has a rezoning request in front of the Planning Commission. Here's what's actually on the table.

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