by design | Jun 30, 2019 | The Daily Focus
WHAT: “It’ll Tickle Yore Innards!”: A (Hillbilly) History of Mountain Dew a new feature exhibition at the Museum of East Tennessee History DATE: Open June 29, 2019—January 20, 2020 Special Members Preview: Thursday, June 27, 2019, from 4:00-6:00...
by design | Jun 29, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Monday, July 1, marks enactment of the state’s new budget as Tennessee’s 2019-2020 fiscal year begins. The new budget provides tax relief, while taking care of the state’s most vulnerable citizens, investing in education, ensuring the safety of the public, and...
by design | Jun 27, 2019 | The Daily Focus
When: Saturday, June 29, 2019 2pm – 2:30: tabling opportunity for 18 local climate organizations 2:30-5pm: Sing for the Climate Concert 5 – 5:30pm: tabling opportunity for 18 local climate organizations Where: TN Amphitheater at World’s Fair Park. The...
by design | Jun 26, 2019 | The Daily Focus
By Lt. Cmdr. Gustav Hein, Navy Office of Community Outreach TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – A 2016 West High School graduate and Knoxville, Tennessee, native in the U.S. Navy supports the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission. Airman Timothy Majka is a naval aircrewman...
by design | Jun 26, 2019 | The Daily Focus
African American Appalachian Arts, Inc. (AAAA) and area sponsors are delighted to present one of Knoxville’s most anticipated and attended events the 30th Annual KUUMBA Festival, “Uplifting the Legacy of our Ancestors”, June 28 thru June 30, 2019 at Downtown...
by design | Jun 25, 2019 | The Daily Focus
LOCATION: Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway, Knoxville, TN 37912 DATE/TIMES: Friday, August 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, August 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. COST: Daily admission, $7; 2-day pass, $10 DESCRIPTION: Nearly 200 quilts on display. On Friday, Merikay...
by design | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson You might not be aware that your heart operates by electricity. No, not like an electric lamp or a hybrid car’s battery. But, nonetheless, the heart functions by electromagnetism, utilizing one of the four fundamental forces of the universe as...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Thursday, June 20, 2019 will be remembered as one of the biggest days in Tennessee men’s basketball history. They didn’t get to a Final Four that evening, or win a conference championship, but the Vols proved they can recruit and develop some of the...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com I sat behind her in choir practice one Wednesday night. Our brief exchange was about her upcoming wedding. Angela was home for the summer from her position at Georgetown College where she taught voice. It was a few years before...
by Joe Rector | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Amy and I sat on the couch the other night and watch a program we’d saved from PBS. No, we weren’t viewing the latest “Downton Abbey” program, nor were we watching another Ken Burns documentary. My wife and I sat mesmerized as the Doobie Brothers rocked...
