Rural Metro Fire torched a dry Christmas tree last week to show just how quickly a tree can catch fire. The answer was less than a minute to be fully …
Proud to help United Way
Emerson Breeden and I visited the United Way of Greater Knoxville this week to meet the new CEO, Matt Ryerson, and do a ceremonial check presentation of Food City’s $37,000 …
Adventures growing up in Fountain City: The Marine Pirate legend
Previously, I’ve written about my misadventures with Danny growing up. Danny was my best friend as well as the friend most likely to bring me to grief.
I became friends with …
Holiday Open House is Saturday
All area Food City stores will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
Open House events will consist of a variety of exciting activities, including …
Adventures growing up in Fountain City, mostly true
When last we saw our intrepid adventurers, yours truly and his pal Danny, they were fresh from an exercise in dam building in Fountain City Park that succeeded all too …
Thanksgiving: A week of giving
Food City gave United Way of Greater Knoxville $37,000 last week – the proceeds of the Food City Food Show held earlier this year.
Also, the annual Race Against Hunger closed …
A Thanksgiving Prayer
Marian Wright Edelman, who founded and still operates the Children’s Defense Fund, has a family tradition. Each Thanksgiving, her family reads “A Litany of Thanksgiving” by the black theologian Howard …
KUB is ‘Tree Line USA Utility’
Knoxville Utilities Board has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation with the “Tree Line USA award” for the 18th consecutive year.
KUB earned the award by following best practices in …