Nestled in the Old City, on the corner of Gay Street and Jackson Avenue, you’ll find a glass fronted building adorned with two colorful birds in flight. This is the Emporium Center for Arts and Culture, Knoxville’s first true arts center. I read about it while doing research for another blogpost and decided it was […]
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Edgar Rice Burroughs once said, “We are, all of us, creatures of habit.” Sometimes those habits are good, sometimes not. As we get older, those habits, unless we work at them, become more deeply ingrained to the point that it’s difficult to change them. And that’s where I have found myself for the last two
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Winter’s not my favorite time of year so it’s hard to get excited about going out. But this week I discovered the Museum of East Tennessee History and I’m glad I did.
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The French Market Crêperie is Knoxville’s first and only authentic French crepe restaurant, according to their website. But originally, I didn’t go to there for the crepes. It was simply next on the list of “coffee shops” my friends and I wanted to visit. But after one visit, I’m just not sure we’re going to make it
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If you’re not quite ready to end your Christmas celebrations, take a trip down the Peppermint Trail in Downtown Knoxville.
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It’s Christmas and I needed to do some Christmas shopping. Why not do my shopping and explore Gay Street in one afternoon on the Peppermint Trail.
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While I love the holidays, I’m not so fond of the shopping. But I’ve discovered the best remedy to holiday shopping is Sunago Coffee.
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Most of us love art, but we’ve gotten so busy that we forget to look around and see the beauty. That’s where a visit to the Knoxville Museum of Art can help.
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I had no idea what Knoxville’s Maker Exchange was. But the brochure I found about it looked interesting. Here are my thoughts.
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NikNak’s Ice Cream in Powell offers scrumptious ice cream with loads of different flavors. And those with food allergies now can finally eat ice cream.
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