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Seven things to do on the Fourth of July in East Tennessee Tuesdays are usually set aside for complaining that it’s not even Hump Day yet. Not Tuesday, July 4! Get ready for fun and fireworks around East Tennessee. Here are seven great…
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Summer has begun, and with the kids out of school and some fine Southern weather out your door, everyone is in need of something new to explore. Poke around online and you’ll surely find no shortage of great vacation ideas, but for those…
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Local chefs gather to honor Appalachian heritage and serve good food There’s a little more than bacon being served at the Bear this August. After seven years of hosting their annual Bacon at the Bear – a self-described “birthday party”…
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How a vacation led to a new mission for KSO musician Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2007 rewarded Gary Sperl with a brand new passion in life. The principal clarinetist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Sperl visited Tanzania…
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A small town amid mountain vistas The Sevier County side of the Smokies can have the outlet malls, the fudge shops, the waterslides, and the mini golf courses. On the other side of the Smokies, in Highlands, NC, the emphasis is on…
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Prior to his service as a Seabee during the Second World War, my uncle Jay was quite the prankster. I’ve oft envisioned him scouring the family farm fields on the Jefferson/Hamblen county line, glass jar in hand, filling it with any…
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The Knoxville Museum of Art is closed for a six week period as it prepares for an expanded version of “Higher Ground: A Center of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee”. The museum’s flagship permanent exhibit, “Higher Ground” showcases pieces…
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Hometown Heroes:Why Knoxville teacher Ernie Roberts spends so much time volunteering Ernie Roberts’s list of community involvement reads like a roster of Knoxville’s nonprofits: He’s taken Key Club members from Bearden High School to…
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Knoxville has a lot of culture to be proud of, and this May is the perfect time to celebrate one facet of that culture – East Tennessee’s Asian-American community. Many will be familiar with the local Knox Asian Festival, which first…
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We're off to the Andes! I was sick with flu-like symptoms for a week after paying $200 for a yellow fever shot. Other team members just had vivid dreams for a month. But that was not my biggest worry as we crossed the 24 hour threshold…
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