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 …
‘Laughing all the way’
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 …
That other Russell house in Farragut
When most folks in Farragut think of a house named for a Russell family, the first thought is likely of the Avery Russell House. Listed on the National Register of …
The history is free, the libations are not
Tonight, the Knoxville History Project presents its annual Christmas Extravaganza, Deck Maple Hall with Boughs of History, at Maple Hall in Downtown Knoxville at 6 p.m. in the upstairs bar.
The …
The man who fell to earth
Local and social media have been abuzz lately with the release of the trailer for the movie Cocaine Bear, set to appear in theaters nationwide in February of next year. …
Return of the native: Elk in the Smokies
There isn’t much that can entice me to venture out on Thanksgiving weekend, especially anything that involves heading toward Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg. I’m just not into holiday-related traffic if …
A Thanksgiving of football, alligators and traffic anarchy
A century ago, Thanksgiving fell on November 30, 1922. It was the next to last time the celebration was ever held on that date (following a tradition of the last …
There’s 200 years of history at West Emory Presbyterian
It’s not unusual to find *west* in the name of anything west of downtown Knoxville. Because, well, it’s west. But in the case of West Emory Presbyterian Church, the moniker …