Back in 1990, I was a cub reporter at the late, great Knoxville Journal. At the end of August that year, I broke a story about the coming demise of …
A eulogy for the Smoky Mountain Market
Some of the most popular social media memes flying around involve “dating” yourself with events, products, culture and technology that a younger generation wouldn’t remember or understand. One of my …
MLK in Knoxville: Live as brothers or perish as fools
The day is now past and most of the local festivities celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have wrapped for the moment, until we get to the …
Appalachia Sessions: It’s like Austin City Limits with a mission
Just before the Georgia Bulldogs commenced to gigging the TCU Horned Frogs last night, a very special taping was wrapping up at The Bijou Theatre. It was the second installment …
Take me back to the Blue Circle
All of my earliest memories, outside of my home and those of my family, involve some place in Fountain City, many of them now gone. Beyond the park and the …
A century ago, there wasn’t even a TVA to be mad about
Well, surprise! There’s a bit more than just a dusting out there. And as Boxing Day is actually the second day of Christmas, we still got a white Christmas. That’s …
‘Laughing all the way’
It’s a short drive up Boring Road to Ben Boring’s homeplace to see the one-horse open sleigh adorned with Christmas lights. (I hope Benna Boring Hughes puts this out every year.)
Cousin …
Forever dreaming of a white Christmas
The young and young at heart are all a-gaggle with the weather forecast for later this week. The holiday travelers and shopping procrastinators are, no doubt, starting to pucker up …