It has been two days since an 18-year-old high-school dropout stormed into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, barricaded himself in a classroom and started shooting an AR-15-style rifle, resulting …
It’s a hard day to be a Baptist
First Notes from Brent McDougal:
Sometimes people ask me why I have remained a Baptist all of these years.
My grandfather was a Baptist pastor. Both sides of my family have a …
Happy BD, free hugs and jazz Tuesdays
The home of Tennessee’s first governor, Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1229 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway, is having a big birthday party on Saturday, May 28. It’s for Tennessee …
Minx rugby club heads to national semifinals
When Knoxvillians brag about their local championship teams, they usually speak of sports at the University of Tennessee. But one consistently winning team isn’t affiliated with UT, and it has …
What’s happening South, East, Downtown
South
Open Streets returned to Sevier Avenue Sunday, and folks from all over came to play. They brought friends, kids and dogs, and they rode bikes, strolled and danced. They bought …
Need inspiration? Look to Lizzie Crozier French
As women’s rights increasingly come under attack throughout the United States, it’s important for East Tennessee women to remember that one of the most inspirational figures in the nation’s suffrage …
Vestival fun conquers rainy day
Rain played peekaboo at Vestival on Saturday, but that didn’t stop 900 people from enjoying themselves at the (nearly) annual celebration on the Candoro Marble grounds in South Knoxville’s Vestal …
Good news from Downtown, East, South
South Knoxville
Ijams Nature Center debuted a new feature Monday with the grand opening of the Ijams Nature Playscape at Grayson Subaru Preserve. According to Ijams, the playscape is “designed for …