Authors of children’s books are needed for the 11th annual Farragut Book Fest for Children, set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Founders Park at Campbell …
Starbucks coming to Halls Food City
In just a few months, Halls residents won’t have to go to Fountain City or Powell to get their coffee fix. That’s right, the Halls Food City is undergoing renovations, …
Snow day fundraiser for Beardsley Farm
Each year, CAC Beardsley Community Farm donates more than 10,000 pounds of produce to Knox food kitchens and pantries. This Friday, Jan. 26, you can give back to this giving …
Florida’s Ying and Yang: Sunshine and toll roads
I was all prepared to write a ranting-and-raving column about Florida and their money-sucking toll roads. I am spending a mini-vacation in the Sunshine State. Six months ago I was …
Lisa Kurtz pottery on display at Westminster Presbyterian Gallery
Potter and studio art teacher Lisa Kurtz remembers her first experience with clay as though it were yesterday. Like many of her beginning students today, she says she was hesitant, …
Farragut Rotary sponsors youth from Ecuador
His name is Daniel Mateo Encalada-Flor, a soft-spoken young man of 17 who is some 2,700 miles from his home in Portoviejo, Ecuador. He is a Rotary Youth Exchange student, …
Mozart in the mountains
Seventy-five Knoxville Symphony supporters gathered Sunday at Blackberry Farm for a fund-raiser: A great dinner and an intimate 30-minute performance by some of the Symphony’s best players. Jim and Natalie …