Oak Ridge National Laboratory officials say they anticipate no immediate effect on lab researchers and scientists in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring citizens of seven nations …
This Is What Democracy Looks Like: A Trip to the Women’s March on Washington
As a journalist, I mostly avoid speaking my mind on issues that can entwine with politics. But after the election last fall, I decided that I needed to be a …
Yassin’s to Be Featured in Short Film Next Week
Next week will see the Knoxville premiere of a mini-documentary about local restaurateur Yassin Terou, owner of Yassin’s Falafel House. The film, made by the mobile payment company Square, is the first …
From the Eastern Shore to East Tennessee: Amber Parker named new Ijams director
A veteran naturalist with Smoky Mountain roots will be Ijams Nature Center’s newest executive director. Amber Parker, most formerly executive director of the Chincoteague Bay Field Station at Wallops Island, Va., …
Stable Sevier Latino Community Resilient, Desperate for Work After Fires
When El Sonador Mexican Restaurant in Gatlinburg burned to the ground in the Gatlinburg wildfire, about 15 people and many members of owner Jose Garcia’s family lost their jobs. Garcia …