Despite the ongoing bad manners of the “Interesting Times” not leaving when we ask it to, a newly remodeled south Johnson City landmark is sti…
Hope used as a noun is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Hope used as a verb means wanting something to happen.
"When I vote this election year, I’m voting for candidates who are ready to lead, candidates who keep their communities in mind," says Kate Cr…
It’s now been more than five months since I “recovered” from my bout with COVID-19.
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Over the past five months, Johnson City has had some new players join in the booming restaurant scene. One arrival showed up in late October, …
Here we are again, my annual acceptance/rejection column where I summarize the results from my last year’s literary submissions. This is where…
My partner and I jumped on the live edge bandwagon with our latest project.
As the Mystery Diner, it falls to me to recognize the hard work and forward-looking attitude continually striving for improvement that is the …
No matter how old I become, I still occasionally acquire an overlooked but well-documented life essential. Each time, it’s like discovering th…
I was informed of a serious spelling error in my last article. Only one? I checked the file and found my goof had not been red-underlined. I s…
This year will see partisan politics officially interjected in races for local boards of eduction in Tennessee.
This year will see partisan politics officially interjected in races for local boards of eduction in Tennessee.
The easiest way to get to The Cookhouse is to take the four-lane US Highway 321 from south Johnson City to Elizabethton.
The only miracle reported in all four gospels of the Bible is the miracle of the “Feeding of the 5,000.” When reading the scripture details of…
One of my favorite podcasts releases only one episode a year and centers exclusively on a movie that critics and audiences hate.
With all the holiday activities going on, my dining partner and I are thankful that there is a place close by where we can sit a spell in comf…
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Several people who live on my street put up decorations and lights this year, the man across the street, especially. He decorated a few trees …
When the weather starts getting colder there are few things better than a nice hot bowl of soup.
It has been a tradition with my dining partner and I that the next meal after our Big Feed on Thanksgiving Day should involve the German conce…
Many years ago when our daughters were small, Sharon and I took them to the North Carolina Zoo. We arrived at the observation area for the bea…
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Sometimes, it’s celebrating the little victories in life that help get you through the day.
Elizabethton’s City Market holds a special place in the hearts of my dining partner and I.
Sometimes, it’s celebrating the little victories in life that help get you through the day.
Elizabethton’s City Market holds a special place in the hearts of my dining partner and I.
As I follow this three-way tag-team match between Washington County, BridgeRidge, and Red Dog Technologies, there seems to be two themes that …
This time of year finds many of us reflecting on Christmases from our past.
I am always tickled to see a local landmark restaurant still going strong. I remember Crazy Tomato from my days at East Tennessee State Univer…
Honest, trustworthy and factual information is like light from a candle in a dark place. The light gives you guidance and direction to help yo…
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