We're not even a month into the new year, and 2026 has already brought Knoxville some tough bar and restaurant closings.

Knoxville experienced a surge in fast-food restaurant openings in 2025, including several highly anticipated chains.

From fast-casual hot chicken to Japanese fine dining and a sexy cocktail bar, lots of new concepts are in the works.

Jackie’s Dream is growing. The soul food restaurant that started in East Knoxville and moved to North Knoxville for a larger storefront in 2018 will soon be moving back to East Knoxville. Marjorie ...

It's been nearly two weeks since Tennessee families lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits starting Nov. 1 due to the continuing government shutdown. More than 172,000 people in East ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — With USDA funding cuts to local food banks, pastor Chris Battle and his organization, BattleField Farm, is looking to fill the gap. The farm coordinates with local groups to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Nine Knoxville nonprofits are receiving a total of $200,000 in emergency funding for food distribution and assistance services. Earlier this month, the Knoxville City Council ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Members of a Knoxville Church are helping people who struggle to buy food. Every Tuesday afternoon, the Overcoming Believers Church hosts a food pantry, and members told WBIR that ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After federal funding cuts from the USDA to food banks in East Tennessee, one Knoxville pastor is seeing a daily demand for fresh produce. Chris Battle, an East Knoxville church ...