Articles From July/August 2018

Knoxville’s Tennessee Theatre underwent a $25 million renovation in 2005.

Tennessee Theatre Hits Milestone 90 Years

Celebration includes 1928 admission prices: 40 cents matinee; 60 cents evenings.
David and Annie Colquitt, along with their children, Will and Ruby: They have a long tie to the Swag, and now ownership.

Meet the New Owners of The Swag

David and Annie Colquitt, along with their children, Will and Ruby, have a long tie to the Swag, and now ownership.
bb7828f4-83a5-11e8-afd0-12408cbff2b0-IceCream-9191

Adventure & Ice Cream: The Perfect Match

Among the scores of great ice cream shops in the region, here are just four—each paired with a few suggestions on getting out and about to earn your frozen delight.
The Virginia site is about to plant its first hemp crop since the 19th century

Smithfield Plantation: Seeds for Hemp

The Virginia site is about to plant its first hemp crop since the 19th century
John Fox, Jr.

John Fox, Jr. – The Mountains Were His Muse

Friend of Theodore Roosevelt, husband of opera diva – to the extent there was national fame back in the early 1900s, “Lonesome Pine” author John Fox, Jr. had it.

Departments

Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

CALENDAR OF EVENTS