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Food Blog – Bartender of the Week: Abigail Honeycutt

Abigail Honeycutt Capone’s Out of all the downtown businesses that certainly deserve their own acclaim, and my opinion is 100% biased, the most unique of them all is Capone’s. Operating a pub, a music venue, a hip hop dance club, special events and a kitchen is no small feat for very best of small business […]

 

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Things to Do Sept 25-Oct

Saturday- September 29th Little Pink Dress Party – A Celebration of Survivorship -The Gallery Event Center 6pm Relentless Together Obstacle Challenge – Goebelieve Fitness 10am Belly Dancing & Dinner – Downtown Yoga Center Johnson City 6pm Miss Apple Festival 2018 – Unicoi County High School 10am Totally 80s Block Party – Abingdon, VA 4pm Beth […]

 
 

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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

The award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival celebrates 18 years September 21-23, 2018 in Historic Downtown Bristol, VA-TN, the birthplace of country music! Bristol Rhythm & Roots isn’t just a music festival. It’s an infectious, three-day music experience, bursting with creative passion, electricity, and soul. It’s an annual celebration of Bristol, VA-TN’s rich […]

 

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Veteran of the Week: Lyle Marston

Name: Lyle Marston Branch: U.S. Marines (Reserve), Infantry Rifleman (0311) Age Joined: 24 Rank: Sergeant Years Served: 5.5 What made you want to serve our country? My brother decided he was going and I wanted to be by my brother’s side. What advice would you give someone looking to go into the military? I could […]

 

A Night With the Yarn Exchange

Jonesborough Yarn Exchange Radio Show begins Season Pass Sales for 2019 Season A Night with the Yarn Exchange, Jonesborough’s original storytelling radio hour, has experienced sell-out crowds this year during their live performances at the International Storytelling Center. The program, which also airs on WETS 89.5 FM and streams online on HD Channel 1, features […]

 

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6th Annual Run Fur Their Lives 5K/10K and Strut Your Mutt Walk

Happy Tails Animal Rescue of Washington County, VA is excited to announce an upcoming fundraiser, the 6th Annual Run Fur Their Lives 5K/10K and Strut Your Mutt Walk, on Sunday October 7, 2018 at 2pm on the Virginia Creeper Trail Head in Abingdon, VA (300 Green Spring Road). The race will timed by We Run […]

 

Community Hero of the Week: Melissa Stork

Every issue we’re picking a Community Hero to interview and feature in The Loafer. We are extremely proud to announce that this week our Community Hero is Melissa Stork! Melissa was a police officer here in Johnson City for five years. After a few years she realized that she wanted to have children. While working […]

 

A Sustainable Future?

Interactive digital documentary at Reece to transport viewers to ‘front lines’ of powerful worldwide coastal, climate issues All the sights and sounds of the shore are there – the ebb and flow of waves, an occasional flock of gulls or a crane, a passing fishing boat, a bobbing plastic bottle, colorful chairs and umbrellas on […]

 

Food Blog – Bartender of the Week: Laura Cloer

Laura Cloer Sabores It’s that time of year when all of east Tennessee starts thinking about cooler days, turning leaves, Fall wardrobes, family gatherings, feasts and festivities. While it may still be a little too early to start decorating for the holidays (hey, I said “may”… live your best life), it isn’t too soon to […]

 

Things to Do Sept 18-24

Tuesday- September 18th Gay Ducey as Teller-In-Residence – International Storytelling Center 2pm Bingo – Tipton St Pub 9pm Children’s Miracle Network Fundraiser -Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Johnson City, TN 4pm Singo – Barley Waters 7pm Wednesday- September 19th Bottoms Up Yoga & Beer – JRH Brewing 6:30pm FiA Free Women’s Fitness- Founders Park 5:30am […]

 

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First Annual TriPride Parade & Festival

TriPride is a community-building effort, registered as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We hope to help the Tri-Cities become recognized as a more welcoming and inclusive place to live. Although our primary focus is the LGBTQ community and their allies, one thing that remains important to us is to keep the parade and festival open and […]