by design | Nov 25, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Small Business Saturday is November 26 and in Tennessee, many of those businesses focus on products found on the farm. A year-round interest in local products means plenty of options for holiday gifts from the farm. When you purchase from a farmer, you create...
by design | Nov 24, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Waste Connections, the City’s contractor for household garbage and recycling collection, will be closed today in observation of the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving is one of only two holidays throughout the year—the other being Christmas Day—that City...
by design | Nov 23, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Want to get a glimpse today (Wednesday, Nov. 23) of the famed “People’s Tree,” the official U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, as it makes a stopover in Knoxville during its cross-country road trip from Idaho to Washington, D.C.? The holiday tree will roll...
by design | Nov 23, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Regal Cinema Art Team to Review Qualifying Locally Produced Films The Visit Knoxville Film Office along with the Regal Entertainment Group today announced a new incentive for qualifying films produced in the East Tennessee area. In addition to the many production...
by design | Nov 22, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Beginning yesterday, westbound commuters on a two-block section of Cumberland Avenue are being shifted to the north side of the road so that a City contractor can safely remove buried pre-World War II trolley tracks from the center of Cumberland Avenue. ...
by design | Nov 21, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m having trouble understanding the Trump “derangement syndrome.” This syndrome seems to occur when a President other than a Democrat is elected. The syndrome was rampant during the Bush Presidency, manifesting as an unhinged reaction of...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 21, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman I saw something on Twitter the other day that made me laugh out loud. To summarize, the tweeter said that Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs will not be remembered fondly by Vols fans because he never beat Alabama. Let that hot take sink in for a...
by Steve Williams | Nov 21, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It was great to see homegrown Jordan Bowden make his first start as a Tennessee Volunteer and respond with a good shooting night on top of that last week against Appalachian State at Thompson-Boling Arena. The former Carter High star made a 3-point...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 21, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is the day set aside to feast with family and give thanks. Pilgrims, pumpkin pie, and a platter of turkey can easily be overshadowed by the upcoming festivities of Christmas. But, it is so important to take time from our hectic schedules and...
by Joe Rector | Nov 21, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Yes, it’s Thanksgiving time again. The world has spun around the sun and brought us once again to a day during which we count our blessings. We are supposed to pause for a moment to reflect upon the things for which we are grateful. This year, however,...
