Susan Alexander is a freelance writer and editor, voracious reader, avid gardener, frequent traveler and pretty fair cook. She and her husband dote on their three grown kids and their perfect ...

Moving from your dream home can be a challenge, but a good home builder makes it a breeze.When Deb and Mike Held moved from ...

Girls in the end zone Move over boys. This fall, females will be on the field, too. Flag football for high school girls is now an officially sanctioned sport in Knox County Schools, complete with ...

There used to be 17 fire towers in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park that were utilized prior to the 1930s by the Forest Service. I know little of their effectiveness in those days or what ...

This August saw several dozen boats enter the water for the Three Rivers Regatta. As the name suggests, this paddling competition takes place on three rivers in East Tennessee – the Tennessee River, ...

I’m here to see a house, but it’s the roofline that grabs my attention. Before I can even stop the car, my eyes follow the brick detailing of tall, pointed gables soaring upward. As I shut the car ...

There’s a lot more to Italian cuisine than pasta—but there’s also the pasta. Growing up, a night out at a nice restaurant with the family almost always meant Italian. Perhaps it’s just that my parents ...

What do you get when an aerospace engineer marries the sales and marketing director of a large regional builder and developer? A very precise and stylish homebuilding duo, that’s what. Ron and Diane ...

Everyone comes in with fond memories of The Orangery,” says Bistro by the Tracks Bearden General Manager Will Oakes. “We think we’ve taken this beloved spot to its next progression.” Owned by local ...

We flew from JFK Airport to Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris and settled into our room at the Hilton Paris Opera, an ornate building built in 1889 to welcome visitors to the World’s Fair—the ...

ennessee is a boater’s dream come true. Whether you’re cruising down the Tennessee River or soaking up the sun on Douglas Lake, our state’s waters are the perfect place to kick back and enjoy life.

It’s 5 a.m. on a Wednesday morning and I am looking forward to leg day. First some espresso and yerba mate and some quiet time with the Lord. That always comes first, and it is the most important ...