Julia Tucker was one of the stars at the annual Positively Living “People of Courage” luncheon May 8 at The Foundry. This is a major fundraising event for Positively Living, …
‘Postcard from Morocco:’ Possessed by our possessions
At one time or another, almost everyone is known to someone else by one or more of their possessions. Sometimes we even define ourselves that way: possessed by our possessions.
Marble …
Get Out & Play: Sharps Ridge Memorial Park
Just 10 minutes north of downtown Knoxville, Sharps Ridge is situated on a steep limestone ridge. The 200- to 300-foot ridge offers a great view of the city skyline and the distant Great …
FCBPA hears from Boys and Girls Clubs
When Bart McFadden of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley spoke to the Fountain City Business and Professional Association May 9, the message twofold. On the one …
Historian Bonnie Peters sees value in the past
Bonnie Peters loves history, but for her it’s not a collection of dusty dates and trivia facts. It’s a tribute to family and friends, real people connected by bonds of …
Third year for Karns ducklings
Don’t worry about the fate of the Beaver ducklings (that’s what the kids at Karns Middle School have named the 13 ducklings whose mama hatched them in the Karns Middle …
The scrapbooks of our lives
It is by far the lamest, most simplistic scrapbook you will never see.
I say “never” because the scrapbook titled “Our Best Summer Ever” isn’t something I display on the coffee …
Rotary Clubs team up for Habitat
Knoxville’s six Rotary clubs – including the Rotary Club of Farragut — are joining with Denark Construction Co. and beginning the preliminary work to build a Habitat for Humanity House …