With spring now fully underway, and “Redbud Winter’s” whoopee cushion exhale of cold weather now just a memory, my dining partner and I have b…
Last month, my wife and I decided to take on a new path.
This article got its start, as food-related articles often do, from an argument. My dining partner and I were discussing the different chicken…
Paying a visit to Amber’s Country Cookin’ will please the taste buds
Over the past year, all of us have had to learn to cope with many changes in our lives. One of these changes has to do with our older family m…
My experience and enjoyment with feeding wild birds took an upward turn late last week when I discovered a robin’s nest on top of a grapevine …
Now that the “Interesting Times” appear to be well and truly on their collective way, it gives all of us the chance to renew old friendships, …
Lawmakers in the Tennessee House of Representatives voted last week to designate the Bible as the state’s official book.
Ukulele music played softly from the loudspeakers as I leaned back in my chair.
Hey y’all, it’s been a while since I wrote to you. Sorry about that, but I’ve had so much going on since last Mother’s Day.
How would you respond if you saw a stranger on the side of the road who appeared to have been beaten, stripped of clothing and left half dead?…
How would you respond if you saw a stranger on the side of the road who appeared to have been beaten, stripped of clothing and left half dead?…
About a year ago, the dine-around bunch and I dined for the first time at Bayou Boys Fresh Gulf Shrimp, at their old location in the Burlingto…
I was down at Pilot Hill General Store a week or so ago, taking some pictures. Despite being closed and for sale it looked alive, almost unrea…
2020 was not an easy year for a lot of local businesses, especially restaurants that depend on having customers within their walls.
About a year ago, in the spring of 2020, my wife and I took Bella for a walk. We passed a neighbor’s house and Kate admired the big clump of d…
About a year ago, I related the tale of the nice little building on North Roan Street that new owner Yared Desalega turned into the Route 36 Grill.
Despite what one might think are far more pressing problems, in the past few weeks a number of Tennessee legislators have threatened to penali…
Tennessee’s legislative branch of government has been a focus of two major FBI undercover investigations in the past 32 years.
About a year ago, I related the tale of the nice little building on North Roan Street that new owner Yared Desalega turned into the Route 36 Grill.
Despite what one might think are far more pressing problems, in the past few weeks a number of Tennessee legislators have threatened to penali…
Tennessee’s legislative branch of government has been a focus of two major FBI undercover investigations in the past 32 years.
When I read and heard about the terrible ice storms in Middle Tennessee, Texas, and other parts of the United States, my mind went back to the…
The Retiree called my dining partner up and invited us both to supper at one of Johnson City’s best restaurants: Ms. Soukchinda Bouriboun’s Za…
When I read and heard about the terrible ice storms in Middle Tennessee, Texas, and other parts of the United States, my mind went back to the…
The Retiree called my dining partner up and invited us both to supper at one of Johnson City’s best restaurants: Ms. Soukchinda Bouriboun’s Za…
It is good to see a locally owned restaurant become a success, despite outside interference from the “Interesting Times” we are all experienci…
The Centers for Disease Control reported that more than 81,200 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in J…
Like many people, I’ve picked up some new hobbies during the pandemic — particularly cooking and baking.
As we, like latter-day groundhogs, awaken from our socially distanced hibernation of “Interesting Times,” our thoughts turn from enduring enfo…
In 1999, East Tennessee State University’s office of Sponsored Programs called a group of professors together to discuss the future of ETSU in…
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