by Sara Cook | Oct 22, 2026 | Healthy Living
Fall in East Tennessee brings cooler mornings, colorful leaves, school activities, football weekends, and plenty of reasons to get outside before winter arrives. Whether you’re planning a trip to a pumpkin patch, exploring the trails at Ijams Nature Center, or...
by Sara Cook | Oct 6, 2026 | Healthy Living
Halloween is supposed to be spooky, silly, and maybe just a little bit chaotic in the best possible way. Between the costumes, candy, decorations, neighborhood trick-or-treating, and excited kids racing from house to house, October 31 is one of those nights when...
by Sara Cook | Sep 25, 2026 | Healthy Living
Fall sports season in Knoxville has its own soundtrack: whistles on the soccer field, sneakers squeaking across the volleyball court, a marching band warming up in the distance, and a stadium crowd getting louder as the lights come on for Friday night football. Then...
by Sara Cook | Sep 8, 2026 | Healthy Living
Fall in Knoxville brings a lot to look forward to cooler mornings, football Friday nights, busy school calendars, weekend festivals, soccer practices, marching band rehearsals and afternoons spent enjoying the changing season. But for many families, fall also brings...
by Sara Cook | Aug 24, 2026 | Healthy Living
The “dog days of summer” are traditionally considered the hottest and most humid stretch of the season, running from July through August. The phrase has ancient roots, tied to Sirius, the “Dog Star,” which appears in the constellation Canis Major. While Sirius doesn’t...
by Sara Cook | Aug 13, 2026 | Healthy Living
East Tennessee is made for spending time outdoors. Whether you’re enjoying a weekend on Fort Loudoun Lake, listening to live music at one of Knoxville’s outdoor concert venues, cheering on your favorite team at a baseball game, or taking a day trip...
by Sara Cook | Jul 24, 2026 | Healthy Living
The countdown to a new school year always seems to go by faster than expected. Between shopping for supplies at Walmart, organizing schedules, and preparing for practices, it’s easy to forget about one important requirement a school or sports physical....
by Sara Cook | Jul 9, 2026 | Healthy Living
Longer days, warmer weather, and weekends outside are some of the best parts of living in East Tennessee. Whether you’re hiking, fishing, gardening, cleaning up the yard, camping, or checking local seasonal events, more time outdoors also means more...
by Sara Cook | Jun 26, 2026 | Healthy Living
Summer in East Tennessee means longer evenings, backyard cookouts, lake days, and plenty of time outdoors; but it also means mosquito season has arrived. Around Knoxville, warm temperatures and humidity create ideal conditions for mosquitoes to thrive from late spring...
by Sara Cook | Jun 9, 2026 | Healthy Living
Summer in East Tennessee is made for getting outdoors. Whether you’re spending the day hiking on trails near Knoxville, cheering on the Tennessee Smokies, exploring the trails at Urban Wilderness, or enjoying an afternoon on the Tennessee River, Knoxville offers...
