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Reba's new NBC sitcom 'Happy's Place' will be set in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Queen of Country is making Knoxville the setting of her new sitcom series, "Happy's Place." Reba McEntire said in an interview that she had been to Knoxville "lots of times" and has a friend who lives in the city. "I've been to Knoxville performing lots...
Zoo Knoxville celebrates 50 years with Big Al
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — The year was 1974 when Zoo Knoxville introduced the slow-moving, quick-eating tortoise named Al. Fifty years later, he's nowhere near a shell of his former self and his true age will leave you shell-shocked. Any celebrity will tell you that the key to not looking your...
Pour Taproom hosting drag event Wednesday night to raise money for hurricane relief efforts
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Anyone looking for a drink can stop by Pour Taproom Wednesday night to support communities recovering from the impact of Hurricane Helene and the devastating floods it brought in upper East Tennessee. The bar is hosting a "Drag and Drinks for Disaster Relief" fundraiser starting at...
UT Arboretum Society presents Fat Bear Week live from Alaska
In a free virtual program presented live by the UT Arboretum Society from Katmai National Park in Alaska, an interpretive ranger will tell the audience about Fat Bear Week and the importance of salmon in our ecosystem on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. Fat Bear Week is a contest where participants vote for the fattest bear of the year, according to a press release. Some of the largest brown bears on Earth make their home at Brooks River in Katmai National Park. ...
Bearden restaurant serving gator meat ahead of Vols matchup against Florida
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Gator meat is on the menu at a Bearden restaurant ahead of Tennessee Football's matchup against Florida. The Shrimp Dock said on social media it was serving marinated gator, cooked gator, gator wings, raw gator meat and a gator Po Boy ahead of the game. It also said people who buy some specific gator meat meals could get an alligator stress toy for free. People can also buy the squishy itself for around $5.
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