Inconvenience and planning are seldom thought of today if one needs to run to the store for some last-minute staples or for something to wear for a special occasion. But …
Travis Presley has grown up with Little Joe’s Pizza
Travis Presley has worked at Little Joe’s Pizza at 13100 Kingston Pike since he was 14. He had just finished 8th grade and his best friend talked him into applying …
Farragut Rotary to boost Laundry Love
The Rotary Club of Farragut’s November service project will be on Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 5-8 p.m. at Laundry Love Knoxville. Rotary volunteers will be working at Laundry Love’s new …
A ride with the witches
I thought I had outlived most of my favorite Halloween traditions. I certainly didn’t think I was young enough to start new ones.
But that is just what I did.
At the …
Only ‘friendly’ ghosts at Pleasant Forest Cemetery
Mike Karnitz, who has been involved with management of Pleasant Forest Cemetery for 20 years, laughs at the idea of it being haunted. But he admits that he occasionally “talks” …
Happiest place on earth
My almost-5-year-old grandson, King, is Mickey Mouse’s best friend.
You may not want to spread that around because King told me in a hushed whisper, straight into my ear. “It’s a …
Light the Park is a ‘bright’ spot on the town calendar
The Parks & Recreation department is knee-deep in Freaky Friday Fright Nite preparations. Bags of candy are stacked on desks and stuffed in closets, and bits and pieces of Halloween …
How does Tennessee smell?
I was shopping online for some upcoming birthdays when I found Homesick candles.
I was intrigued by their spin – an entrepreneurial industry that started around a kitchen stove. The inventors …