Honor our veterans, and a heroic donkey

Carol EvansOur Town Outdoors

It’s Veterans Day weekend, and everyone will have the opportunity to get outside on Monday to attend Knoxville’s 94th Veterans Day Parade, stepping off at 10:45 a.m. downtown.
But if you’d …

Flotilla, regatta? Why-not-all!

Carol EvansOur Town Outdoors

Water adds so much to the lifestyle of East Tennessee – and it complements a myriad of outdoor activities.
A big event this weekend is the Clinch River Regatta, hosted by …

Weekends are better with butterflies

Carol EvansOur Town Outdoors

Butterflies will be a big deal this month, starting on Saturday, Aug. 3, with the fourth annual Butterfly Festival at the University of Tennessee Arboretum in Oak Ridge.
The festival’s highlight …