Friday, May 16th, 2014
By: Doug Romig Photos by: Buck Kahler When you enter Borderland Tees in South Knoxville, take all of your expectations and leave them at the curb. This Sevier Avenue community ministry has created something that goes beyond screen printed T-shirts, bicycle message boards, and a wood shop for creative woodwork. Borderland Tees has created a
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
By: Steve Esposito Recently I looked around online to see if there is anything new out there for removing rust from automobile parts. Turns out, there is not much new that is useful, and plenty of bad...
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
By: Suzanne Johnson Let’s Talk About PoopLike many stories, this one starts at the end—my rear end to be exact. Back in the spring of 2006 I would have called it “irregularity” or another polite euphemism. That’s...
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Article and Photos by: Judy Blackstock On April 23, I joined thousands of people in the United States, England, Germany, and Ireland to give away 500,000 books. The occasion was World Book Night (WBN). This exceptional...
Saturday, April 5th, 2014
Never mind Ms. Austen’s characters’ obsession with money, manners, and marriage. What really matters about the Regency era is handsome clothing and English Country Dancing. It’s okay to hate on Jane Austen and still have a good time at...
Saturday, April 5th, 2014
I had a feeling I would like Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern no matter how much it weighed. It turns out that high gravity refers to specialty craft beers that are nothing like mass produced light beers from...
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
Photography by Isbill Photography. Hair and Makeup by Southern Sirens. “Charlotte was my grandmother’s name. My business logo is a picture of my great grandmother circa 1920s. My other great grandmother created couture gowns for her family...
Monday, February 17th, 2014
Charlie Rhodarmer is an extreme historic reenactor. Camping in below freezing temperatures while pretending to be on the WWII Russian front is a working vacation for him. Rhodarmer says, “We go up into the trench works, build...
Monday, February 17th, 2014
On a mid-winter’s Saturday night, the inside of Broadway Arts Academy is festive and cozy with glowing Christmas lights and a kaleidoscope of colors radiating from LED-hula hoops. Classic rock is blasting from the sound system. What’s...
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
By: Anna Rogers We are a tough crowd folks, on a good or a bad night. There is nowhere to hide behind a microphone, especially for a comedian. If you want to see live art in action –...