Complaint season never ends

Betsy PickleOpinion

Perhaps you’ve noticed: America’s pastime isn’t baseball. It’s complaining.
This week we have “It’s too hot.” Two weeks ago you heard “It’s cold for May.” Gardeners moan, “We need rain!” Soon …

So much fun: Time for AMBC’s Fall Fest

Carol EvansOur Town Outdoors

I’m excited every year when next week’s big day rolls around.
Halloween? Oh yeah, there’s that, too. But I’m talking about AMBC’s Fall Fest.
2019 marks the 10th annual Appalachian Mountain Bike …

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 …

Ed & Bob feel the love at SoKno Taco

Betsy PickleSouth Knox

The latest Ed & Bob Night Out drew at-large County Commissioners Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas across the river for a convivial gathering at SoKno Taco Cantina, 3701 Sevierville Pike.
Brantley …

SoKno on the Go

Sandra ClarkSouth Knox

Had lunch with Betsy Pickle today at SoKno Taco. It was fun. We ate on the patio where our companions ranged from families with little kids to folks with dogs. …

New vet clinic opens on Sevier Avenue

Betsy PickleSouth Knox

Pet care expands in SoKno this week as Dr. Leah Wulforst opens Riverside Veterinary Clinic, 1111 Sevier Ave.
Wulforst is starting office hours Thursday – 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays – with …