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1. Independence Day has been a federal holiday since 1941. Though people were celebrating it long before that. 2. The motion to declare independence was made on June 7, 1776. The Continental Congress voted in favor of the motion…
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Because the City of Knoxville's 2020 Festival on the 4th has been canceled this year, the city invites you to participate in the "Knoxville's Neighborhood Trails of Red, White and Blue'". Nine neighborhoods signed up to participate in the…
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The historic details of the Parkway Drive-In Movie Theater in Maryville are sketchy even for owner Doug Freeman. https://vimeo.com/433346571 “I need to go to the newspaper archives and look it up, but I know it was here in 1950,…
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1. July 1, 1862 Here's one we all want to celebrate: President Abraham Lincoln signed the first income tax bill and the Bureau of Internal Revenue was established. 2. July 2, 1908 The first African American on the U.S.…
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1. Savor some Cruze Farm ice cream. Nothing says summertime like a cold, delicious ice cream cone. You can enjoy Knoxville's own local brand at locations downtown and in East Knox County. 2. Soak up sunshine on the lake. We have…
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It's a short work week and there's planning to be done for a long, wonderful weekend. Here are four local breweries offering music Friday night. Cheers! 1. Elkmont Exchange Frog and Toad's Dixie Quartet will perform. 2. Pour…
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Let’s give it up for the Ice Age! Millions of years ago, glaciers carved out this beautiful Tennessee Valley and left behind the skid marks we call Norris, Fort Loudon, Tellico, and Watts Bar Lakes. Boating, swimming, and all sorts…
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1. Support children's theater Knoxville Children's Theatre presents The Tale of Peter Rabbit at 1 and 5 pm Saturday. 2. Walk to defeat Alzheimer's The Knoxville Walk to Make Alzheimer's a Memory will be at UT Gardens Saturday.…
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1. Jello salads Cooks in the 1950s and '60s couldn't get enough of putting stuff in jello -- everything from meat to fish to tomatoes. I'd rather eat my proteins and veggies not surrounded by gelatin. 2. Canned asparagus Maybe…
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1. We're not the only Knoxville. The City of Knoxville shares its name with towns in Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio.  2. America's first admiral was born here. David Glasgow Farragut was born in Knoxville in 1801…
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