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The Loafer
Food Blog – Chef of the Week: Heather Ricker
Heather Ricker, Carnegie Hotel The first thing you need to know about me is… I love to eat. Food is where all my good stories begin and this one is no different. The Carnegie Hotel has been the setting for my food journey for the last 13 years. I began as a pantry cook then […]
The Loafer
Veteran of the Week: Renee Burleson
Name: Renee Burleson Branch: Army Age Joined: 20 Rank: E5 Years Served: 3 active, 3 inactive What made you want to serve our country? To protect our freedom What advice would you give someone looking to go into the military? Highly recommended, an experience of a lifetime What’s your favorite quote? Live for something rather than […]
The Nerd's Corner
Stan Lee
“And now, until we meet again, may the blessings of Asgard be showered upon you!” – Stan Lee Stanley Martin Lieber, or as we nerds know him, Stan Lee, was born on December 28, 1922 in Manhattan, New York. Stan grew up in many different areas of New York as his parents moved around so […]
The Loafer
Rocky Mount’s “A Candlelight Christmas”: A Step Back in Time
The Christmas season seems to start earlier and earlier every year. The Christmas celebration of today is highly commercialized. Rocky Mount State Historic Site’s “ACandlelight Christmas” tours are a chance to look back at a simpler time and experience a simpler celebration – when people did not count down the shopping days until Christmas and when […]
Pop Life
The Christmas Chronicles
It’s the time of year when most of us are transitioning from Tommy Turkey to Santa Clause, even though there are many who blur the line and start Christmas decorating before Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, it’s also the time many movie fans enjoy Christmas movies, and there is a new Christmas movie on the block. “The Christmas Chronicles” […]
Batteries Not Included
A Series of Existential Crises From Gift Giving
I’m a perfectionist. It took me a long time to come to terms with and admit that I am a perfectionist, but I am now at peace with it. I also have anxiety and as you can well imagine this makes for a “fun” combination. With the holiday season upon us I imagine that you, […]
The Loafer
Kingsport is Keeping it Clean
What’s with the graffiti on the storm drains in Kingsport? Do we have a ‘gang’ of environmentalists on the prowl? No, not exactly. At the end of summer, Amanda McMullen with the Kingsport Stormwater Department sent out a press release searching for local artists to enter a contest to educate and create awareness about keeping […]
Stargazer
Autumn Skies Delight for Senses
The autumn skies are one of the starry delights of the year, and the last time you might spend night time outdoors. Let’s face it, the days are numbered that you’ll be outside after dark as cold weather and busy holidays keep most of us inside when the day turns to night. And we don’t […]
The Loafer
Veteran Of The Week: Lee Sullivan
Name: Lee Sullivan Branch: Navy Age Joined: 20 Rank: Petty Officer Second Class / E5 Years Served: 4 years What made you want to serve our country? I wanted to do something that I could be proud of and might help others. I was in search of experience, independence, and I wanted to fulfill the […]
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Food Blog – Chef of the Week: Nate Brand
It’s early Thanksgiving morning, the sun is coming up slowly, and I’m thinking about all of the things I’m thankful for this year. I love to take this time to reflect, to think back on the year behind, but also to the year ahead. I have a big year ahead. 2019 will bring the opening […]
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Dec. 1st and Dec. 4th VHCC Concerts
VHCC Choirs Christmas Concert Dec. 4th 7:00 VHCC Keyser-Aday Theater Students and Staff Free – Public $5.00 Donation appreciated The annual concert by the VHCC Mixed Choir and Women’s Chorus has become a tradition in past years. The concert will blend sacred and secular favorites and will feature soloists and instrumentalists. The program will provide […]
