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Steel Rails Coffee House
Steel Rails Coffee House opened its doors October of 2013 in beautiful Erwin, TN. The owners felt a need for a nice coffee shop in the downtown area so that is what they had set out to do. The company has steadily grown since their grand opening 5 years ago. It has become a local […]
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Keesecker Appliances, Furniture & Flooring
Keesecker Appliances, Furniture & Flooring opened its doors in 1946. They owned and operated the company well into the 70’s. They then sold it to their sons to continue the family business. Their son Sam ran the store until he passed in 2011. After being open for 65 years the store was facing closure. A […]
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First Ever Axe Throwing House Coming in April to the Tri-Cities
KINGSPORT – Lookout, Tri-Cities! The first ever axe throwing house in this region is coming to downtown Kingsport. King’s Sport Axe House, located at 101 Cherokee Street, Suite 20, in Downtown Kingsport, will be opening their doors for an Open House on April 18th and a Grand Opening and Ribbon Chopping ceremony on April […]
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Battle of the Bands
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The 8th Annual Thirsty Orange
The 8th Annual Thirsty Orange is the Spring Beer Mecca of Tennessee Beer Festivals and the Official Closer of Tricities Craft Beer Week. Thirsty Orange also hosts the 5th annual Tennessee Championship of Beer which is the largest medal event in Tennessee. The Thirsty Orange provides beer lovers with the ultimate beer experience and has […]
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ETSU’s ‘Once Upon a Time Celebration’ set for April 14th
JOHNSON CITY – The Department of Pediatrics at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine will host its sixth annual “Once Upon a Time Celebration” on Sunday, April 14, from 2-4 p.m. at ETSU’s Intramural Fields, 1244 Jack Vest Drive. The event is free and open to the public, and free parking is available […]
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Adriana Trigiani Book Signing
Great news for all that love the author, Adriana Trigiani! Please join the ladies of the John Fox Jr. Museum and the June Tolliver House on Sunday, April 14, 2019 from 1 to 4 p.m. as they host a book signing and social at the Goodloe Center on the campus of Mountain Empire Community College […]
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Paranormal Investigation at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site
The haunted and historic buildings of Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site will be opened to the public forparanormal investigating on April 17 and 24. S.R.S Paranormal will guide the hunt as they use their investigativeequipment and teach the public the methods of their profession. Each night will begin at 7pm and end around 11pm and will […]
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A Call for Entries for the 17th Kingsport Spring Spectacular Photography Contest and Exhibition
The 17th Annual Kingsport Spring Spectacular Photography Contest and Exhibition is issuing it’s yearly “call for entries.” Every Spring, photographers, who enter the Kingsport Spring Spectacular Photography Contest and Exhibition, start deciding what photographs they want to enter. They choose from all the photographs they have taken throughout the past year(s). The mission statement is […]
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Minding the Gap Oscar-nominated indie doc follows skateboarders from adolescence to adulthood with ‘heartbreaking honesty’
The 2018 Oscar-nominated documentary film “Minding the Gap” follows three skateboarders for a dozen years. It could be just another skateboarding film. It could also be another coming of age film. While there is plenty of both aspects, reviewers praise Director Bing Liu’s “astonishing debut feature” – as the New York Times calls it – […]
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2019 Bristol Motor Speedway’s April Fan Schedule
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019 All Day North and South Entrances Open Closed Dragway Entrance Closed 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Guest Services (Bruton Smith Building) Open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Speedway World Souvenir Store (Bruton Smith Building) Open 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Ticket Office (Bruton Smith Building) Open SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2019 All […]
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It’s Epidemic -ETSU exhibition to bring together community, campus, art to increase awareness of region’s opioid crisis, ‘save lives’
In the late 1970s physician, psychiatrist and artist Dr. Eric Avery began making art to process his experiences helping Somalian and Vietnamese refugees. As HIV/AIDS became prevalent, Avery’s prints and exhibitions evolved to depict the human side of that epidemic, educate the public and empower the suffering and fearful. In 2014, fellow printmaker and graphic […]
