December 2018 44
The Loafer
Jeeves at Sea
Bertie and the gang are back for all-new madcap adventure in ‘Jeeves at Sea,’ opening at North Carolina Stage Company, January 23, 2019
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Food Blog – Bartender of the Week: Renee Cloyd
Hello! I am Renee Cloyd, and I’m the dayside bartender at Rush Street Neighborhood Grill in Kingsport. I have been at Rush Street for 33 years now, and enjoy working and interacting with our guests. I started here as a server, and moved my way into bartending. After many years of working nights, I moved […]
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Veteran of the Week: Justin Sheets
Name: Justin Sheets Branch: United States Marine Corps Age Joined: 27 Rank: I was a contract PFC (private first class) when I joined. Years Served: Currently Serving What made you want to serve our country? I always have had a drive to help other people. I felt that the military was a great way to […]
Appalachian Wanderers
Blue Ridge Parkway – James River to Roanoke
High in the narrow Allegheny Mountain valleys of George Washington National Forest lie two small rivers. The Jackson River winds through gorges and dams before joining Cowpasture River just outside the town of Clifton Forge. This junction marks the start of the mighty James River. Virginia’s longest river, it stretches over four hundred miles from […]
Pop Life
Aquaman
I can’t think of a better way to kick off 2019 than with the first live-action film featuring the comic book character Aquaman. The film actually opened the week before Christmas, and proved to be a wonderful cinematic gift for superhero fans. The road to the big screen has been a long one for Aquaman, […]
Batteries Not Included
Resolutions I Promise to Keep in 2019
Happy New Year! 2019 is upon up us and if you’re anything like me, you too are having massive anxiety over dealing with the fact that somehow 1999 was 20 years ago. But with the coming of another year comes once more a set of resolutions to mostly not keep. This week, I’d like to […]
Stargazer
Pleiades Star Cluster of Ages
“The seven stars, glittering and quivering with radiance in the amethystine ether like a breastplate of jewels.” In Starland 1922 by Fannie Dickerson Chase One of the most known objects in the sky is now high in the eastern sky, as familiar to humans today as it was 5,000 years ago—The Pleiades. Known in the […]
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Remember the ‘Fallen Flags’ at Carter Railroad Museum Heritage Day
Models of America’s former signature railroads will be on display during Heritage Day on Saturday, Dec. 29 at the George L. Carter Railroad Museum located on the campus of East Tennessee State University. Today’s super railroads were spawned by the consolidation of numerous smaller firms and had signature identities such as unique logos, memorable slogans […]
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Veteran of the Week: Jennings Woodrow Fleenor AKA “Woody”
Name: Jennings Woodrow Fleenor AKA “Woody” Branch: Army air core (European division) air transport command Age Joined: 17 Rank: Sargent Years Served: 3 years What made you want to serve our country? I wanted to be patriotic. What advice would you give someone looking to go into the military? I would recommend that anyone who […]
Appalachian Wanderers
Blue Ridge Parkway-Shenandoah to James River Gorge
Far to our north, just outside the small borough of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, a series of ridges rise abruptly from the gently-rolling Piedmont. While they may not seem all that impressive, these forested hills are the starting point of the Blue Ridge Mountains. From their timid beginnings they’ll march over six hundred and fifteen miles across […]
Pop Life
The Grinch
How many versions of The Grinch do we need? At least three in my opinion. That’s exactly what we now have with the new release “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch“. The film, based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book, was preceded by the 1966 animated cartoon shown on CBS, and the 2000 live-action film starring Jim Carrey in the title role. To add to the Grinch fun, we now have a CGI 3D version for 2018. […]
