2020

1. National Redhead Day is today, Nov. 5. 2. Red hair occurs naturally in one to two percent of the population. 3. Red hair varies from a deep burgundy or bright copper, to burnt orange or strawberry blond. Characterized…
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1. King Tut's tomb was discovered. On November 4, 1922, King Tut's tomb was discovered at Luxor, Egypt, by British archaeologist Howard Carter. The child-King Tutankhamen became pharaoh at age nine and died around 1352 B.C. at age 19.…
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1. Election Day in the U.S. is the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. It can fall on or between November 2 and November 8. Election Day is held on a Tuesday so voters will not have to vote or travel on Sunday, an important…
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1. Daniel Boone: November 2, 1734. Daniel Boone was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Missouri, but he is most…
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On mornings I drive into town, when the weather is as clear and crisp as it was this morning, I see the mountains. I’ve never tired of seeing them for I am a child of the mountains. My family’s long history of living and dying in this…
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Seasons Innovative Bar & Grille chef pays attention to the details A formative moment in Deron Little’s development as a chef came on Page One of the 923-page Escoffier Cookbook. Under the heading “Basic Principles of Cookery,” M.…
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East Tennessee Children’s Hospital connects with families to help their children This past April, while many were settling in to COVID-19 quarantine, Josie Fellers was practicing for one of her biggest performances yet: auditions for…
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Jonathan Howe captures mountains' grandeur in oil landscapes Art has always been a big part of Jonathan Howe’s life. His passion first manifested itself in drawings and sketches when he was a boy growing up in Maryville, and, by the…
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Sundress Academy hosts visiting writers at Karns farmhouse Nestled into a verdant holler in the Karns area of Knoxville, you’ll find a small farmhouse surrounded by lush foliage and serenaded by the bleating of sheep, the buzzing of…
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How to stay toasty on the deck and in the elements As the temperatures drop and the need to keep our distance persists, the question on all of our minds is how to stay warm while still enjoying all that East Tennessee has to offer. For…
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