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Babalu Tapas & Tacos has hired T.J. Saunders as executive chef of the downtown Knoxville restaurant. In this role, Saunders will oversee the culinary staff and create boldly flavored dishes featuring authentic, gourmet tacos and Spanish-style tapas with a southern

Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Kurt Warner to Help Identify Coaches Impacting Their Communities U.S. Cellular’s Most Valuable Coach program is returning to honor high school coaches who lead by example, strengthen their teams and give back to their

Longtime Home Federal Bank leader Dale Keasling has announced that in December he will retire as chief executive officer of the bank and will remain as chairman of its board of directors. He also will continue to serve the bank

Count It! Lock It! Drop It! ™ (CLD), a comprehensive community program for prescription drug abuse prevention, has added 26 counties since its statewide launch last summer. In June 2016, the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation approved a grant

Maple Hall named winning establishment in first-annual fundraiser The organizers of Knoxville’s first Watermelon Crawl recognized the event’s Best in Show winner and made a donation to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital at a ceremony on Aug. 18 at THE TENNESSEAN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 17, 2017) – Pilot Flying J and the Haslam Family Foundation are donating a total of $1.3 million to Knox County Schools to support the marching band programs and academics at each of the district’s 13 high

The Masonry Institute of Tennessee recently awarded Johnson Architecture the 2017 Merit Award in Masonry for the firm’s design of renovations at Maryville College’s iconic Anderson Hall. Owner’s representative LawlerWood, architect Johnson Architecture, contractor Joseph Construction Company and masonry partner

Finished display includes over 320 unique parts and over 72,000 LEGO bricks   Local LEGO builders will be debuting their massive LEGO recreation of the Henley Bridge at the BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Expo at the Knoxville Convention Center on August

More than 1,200 children received new tennis shoes and school supplies on Saturday, Aug. 5, thanks to the 15th annual “Shoes for School” event presented by the Knoxville Area Urban League, U.S. Cellular and East TN Children’s Hospital. The first

The public is invited to attend a creative workshop, employer symposium and art exhibit on Aug. 22, where cancer patients, caregivers, survivors, businesses and organizations will share stories and offer means of support. The three-part free event, called “Focus on