December 1, 2009 – Knoxville Zoo becomes the coolest place in Knoxville to visit during Penguin Discount Days! Beginning Dec. 1, 2009 and continuing through Feb. 28, 2010, admission to Knoxville Zoo is half-off. Don’t worry, black tie isn’t required; just put on a warm jacket, a pair of mittens, and come see why winter is a great time to visit the zoo. Many of the zoo’s animals enjoy the   Read More ...

December 1, 2009 – The City and MPC departments will hold a Fort Sanders Long-Range Planning Meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, December 3rd at the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy. Staff members from the City of Knoxville’s Department of Policy & Communications and from the Metropolitan Planning Commission will moderate the meetings which involve stakeholders in the Fort Sanders area. This public meeting is part of a regular   Read More ...

December 1, 2009 – Enjoy the WIVK / Fowlers Christmas Parade starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. This event is one of Knoxville’s Christmas favorites, kids of all ages are sure to enjoy floats, decorated vehicles, marching bands, dancers and a special appearance by Santa Claus!! The parade route will be as follows: start at the Knoxville Coliseum, run along W. Church Ave., then right on Gay St.,   Read More ...

CONCORD, N.C. (November 30, 2009) – Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will spend the full hour with host Eli Gold on a special edition of NASCAR Live on Tuesday at 7 p.m. (EST). The program will originate from CBS Radio studios in Los Angeles. Johnson has kicked off Champion’s Week today with a visit to his hometown of El Cajon, Calif. The five-day blitz will culminate with   Read More ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans (5-6) play one of two remaining regular season road games this week, traveling to face the AFC South Champion and undefeated Indianapolis Colts (11-0) on Sunday, Dec. 6. Kickoff at Lucas Oil Stadium is scheduled for noon CST. • Download Team Press Release The Colts and Titans, the only teams to have won the AFC South since its formation in 2002, have split their   Read More ...

Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced plans to close the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road to all vehicular traffic on Tuesday, December 1st, and to impose a partial closure on Wednesday, December 2nd.  During that time, park forestry technicians will treat hemlock woolly adelgid-infested hemlock trees with a horticultural oil sprayed from large truck-mounted units. In the event of heavy rain or freezing weather, the operation will be   Read More ...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (November 25, 2009)— Ron Hornaday and the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Longhorn team went to Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway as the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champions. The race prior to that at Phoenix International Raceway, Hornaday became only the second driver in Truck Series history to clinch the championship before the final race, Greg Biffle clinched at Phoenix in 2000. Ironically, both Biffle and Hornaday   Read More ...

November 30, 2009 – The Brown Bag Green Book series sponsored by the Knox County Public Library and the City of Knoxville continues at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, in the East Tennessee History Center Auditorium, 601 South Gay Street. Dr. Bill Shiell, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, will lead a discussion of Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Ellen Ruppel Shell. “Cheap addresses our need   Read More ...

Vegetable Salad for Dinner Author: Nayan Choure A lot of people are becoming health conscious already. They prefer to prepare their own food to make sure they are eating just healthy foods. They would not know what ingredients are used in commercial foods. Then again, many of us are busy with our works and personal lives. It is often easier to resort to buying food outside rather than go to   Read More ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 30) – The Great Smoky Mountain Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) celebrated National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 12 with an awards luncheon honoring local volunteers and philanthropists. The local AFP chapter presented three awards at the celebration, which was held at Rothchild Catering and Conference Center in Knoxville. U.S. Cellular received the Outstanding Corporate Philanthropist award. Nominated by Big Brothers Big Sisters of East   Read More ...