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It’s summer, the world is re-opening, and you’re ready to hit the road! Here are three easy day trips from Knoxville for a range of travelers and tastes: 1:  Chattanooga: Our sister city just 90 minutes to the south offers lots of…
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As COVID loosens its grip and restrictions recede, nights in downtown Knoxville are picking up, reports Liza Zenni of the Arts and Culture Alliance. “It’s really starting to feel like old times!” she says. The alliance opened its June…
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Looking for some farm-fresh ingredients to make a favorite recipe even better? Eager to support local growers and makers? Then drop in one of the several farmers markets around Knox County throughout the week.  Here’s when and where to…
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Kid A’ Riffic comes to eight Knoxville parks this summer, offering crafts, games, and other activities to Knoxville area families. “Local organizations and City departments will offer hands-on crafts and activities,” said Elaine…
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Navigating nutrition requires attention and a commitment to better choices A trip to the grocery store is a veritable stew of decision-making. Broccoli or beans for dinner. Fresh or frozen fruit. Wheat, white, or rye bread. Beef or…
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Knoxville makers find flexibility is steel’s greatest strength Ask the average Joe to describe steel and expect to hear some of these words: Cold. Hard. Tough. Unyielding. But ask the men and women in Knoxville who use steel and…
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Dollywood opens for the season on Saturday, March 13, with its more than 50 world-class rides, entertainment, dining and friendly atmosphere ready to go! Dollywood ranked number eight in Trip Advisor's Travelers’ Choice Top 25 Amusement…
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Knox County Public Library's Drive-In at the Midway returns this spring for two screenings on March 26 and April 1. The movie lineup will be announced and registration will open on Wednesday, March 10, at 10 am.  Since 2004, the…
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Tennessee Tree Day 2021 is the largest community tree-planting project of its kind in America. It will be held on March 20. Tennessee residents will pick up and plant more than 50,000 native bare-root tree seedlings in all 95 Tennessee…
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The potters whose work is featured on the following pages have one surprising thing in common: ceramics is something they stumbled into as an elective at school, and almost immediately they fell in love. “I was sunk, like that day,” one of…
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