2018

What’s in Knoxville? 200,000 people. Thousands of businesses. Countless perspectives. One Sunsphere. One thriving city. Knoxville is over 200 years old, and it’s still growing. It’s a place where new restaurants, artists, builders,…
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Nashville is still certainly thriving off its status as a “music city”—a reputation it has earned through decades of churning out country superstar after superstar. And, if anything, the city’s desire to seek out new and exciting artists…
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East Tennessee is known for many things: The Great Smoky Mountains, The University of Tennessee, Dolly Parton’s birthplace, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, just to name a few. However, if someone is to know anything about East Tennessee,…
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Don’t try to tell me there’s no Santa Claus.  I met him once years ago, when he actually came to my house and brought candy for me and my neighborhood friends.  Howard and David Dickens were there, and so were the Seals boys, Larry and…
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Over the past couple of years, CBD Oil has increased in popularity in East Tennessee. You may have heard about it on the news, or through a friend, or may have even seen it being sold in stores. But what exactly is it? And why do so many…
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Eggnog again? It’s a holiday classic for a reason, but the holiday season gives us wonderful occasions to get creative with your spirits. It’s time for your beverages to meet the spirit of the season. With cocktails that play with…
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My friend Derek Magill had a very different introduction to firearms than most people. “My father runs glockstore.com, the world’s largest Glock handgun and parts manufacturer and distributor,” he says. “I grew up around guns—they were…
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My mom and dad fooled me that year.” It was the Christmas of 1967 and Oak Ridger Don Bell was 12. “It was probably the best I can remember,” says Bell. “That was the one. Every year I would sneak in under the tree at night and pull the…
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Suddenly, it’s November! The holidays are almost here. For many people, that means lists upon lists of things to buy, rooms to decorate, and events to plan. There’s a reason that the American Psychological Association has a “Holiday Stress…
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We all want to help, especially at Christmas. But sometimes we just don’t know how. We know the needs are out there, but how do we find them? Here are five charities who are helping make Christmas a little more merry for local children and…
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