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Where does my food come from? This is a question many have, yet very few know the answer to.
Local restaurant Captain Jack’s Fish & Chicken offers the classic combination of chicken and fish paired with timeless side dishes like hush puppies, mac and cheese and more.
Last year, coffee shop Mahalo made the decision to open another location in downtown Knoxville. A soft launch took place back in December and has led to regular hours Monday through Saturday. They feature Flour Head Bakery pastries and a food menu from Simpl on Sevier.
Since 2017, Token Game Tavern has been a staple in nightlife culture for the geek culture community in Knoxville. Even during the pandemic, the Tavern has not only managed to keep their doors open, but has decided to expand into another, similar themed venue.
Jody’s on the Strip has opened again this semester with an expanded menu.
Hey Bear Cafe, located at 9036 Middlebrook Pike, serves boba tea to Knoxville and has found success as a small business despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
For students and Knoxvillians alike, coffee is a pretty important part of most people’s daily routines.
When you step into a restaurant, the last thing you may expect to see is a fully functioning hydroponic garden, but that’s exactly what customers find when they step into The Chef’s Table.
Nestled just across the road after getting off the West Hills exit, Big Kahuna Wings beckons travelers for a high calorie meal of all the American food your heart desires.
September is national chicken month. Fried, grilled, roasted or baked - now’s the time to celebrate one of the world’s most popular bird meats. It’s is a versatile food and a mainstay of southern eating - easy to make but hard to master.
Knoxville is full of fantastic places to grab a bite to eat. No matter what kind of food is your favorite, chances are you can find it within walking distance of UT’s campus. Perhaps the favorite kind of food for just about every college student, however, is any food that’s free, something e…
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On Thursday April 1, local independent bookstore Union Ave Books hosted a virtual event featuring Ellie Cypher and her debut YA novel “The Girl from Shadow Springs.”
It's big, it's dumb, and it's fantastic. “Godzilla vs. Kong” is not a cinematic masterpiece, but it’s not trying to be either. Instead, it is a two-hour love letter to both iconic monsters that is only interested in having big monster fun.
Local movie theater Central Cinema plans to reopen its screening room to audiences starting on April 1 as COVID-19 vaccines come out.
Believe it or not, there was a time before the internet. Before you could connect with your buddies from across the world in seconds to hop into a game of Fortnite or Call of Duty, there was couch co-op. Physically sitting next to your player 2 and tackling a game just has a different feel t…
Welcome back to Watch to Watch Wednesday! On this episode, Aubrey Caster chats about everything new coming to streaming in the month of April.
Check out these free games as a part of Playstation's Play at Home event! The event encourages players to stay home and play games during the pandemic.
For the past ten or so years, superheroes have dominated popular culture. Marvel Studios and Disney destroy the box office annually with the newest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with DC and Warner Brothers trying to keep up with the DC Extended Universe.
During last night’s Knox County Commission meeting, the Commission voted 8-3 to effectively dissolve the Knox County Board of Health, replacing it with an unelected Health Department Director.
In two days, kaiju film fans will rejoice as “Godzilla vs. Kong” hits theaters — and HBO Max. “Godzilla vs. Kong” promises fun, over-the-top monster brawling as these two titans clash. For those who are itching to get their big monster fix though, we have you covered with another four monste…
The Golden Age of Hollywood. A prosperous and terrible time for everyone.
This week, we’re looking at “Head Up High,” a collaborative album that was released on Friday.
A corporate conspiracy, scheming execs, disillusioned actors and one high-profile murder case. All of this awaits players in the Outer Worlds second and final adventure, Murder on Eridanos.
Mess with a nobody and you’ll get the horns.
The first episode of “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” premiered this past Friday on Disney+. There will be six episodes total, each being around 45 to 55 minutes long.
When life as we knew it began to come to an end back in March 2020, almost everyone began to shelter in place, doing all they could to avoid human interaction. For some, however, this was unavoidable.
To live like a nomad is to experience the true beauty of the world.
The Ancient Gods Part 2 isn’t just a continuation of Doom Eternal’s first DLC, but also a culmination of the Doom Slayer’s journey since the 2016 reboot.
Welcome back to Watch to Watch Wednesday! On this episode, Isabella chats about the latest show to come to Disney Plus, Falcon and The Winter Soldier!
Dr. Martha Buchanan, the Director of the Knox County Health Department, speaks on the vaccination process in Knoxville.
Regal Cinemas, the nationwide movie theater chain headquartered in Knoxville, announced earlier today that they will begin reopening their theaters on April 2.
Springtime has arrived in Ravensthorpe, so any players logging into Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will notice their home village has received a drastic glow-up. With plenty of butterflies and Spring-related decorations, the Ostara Festival update brings some new content to Valhalla.
Nostalgia is a funny thing. It can make terrible movies, shows and video games seem wonderful. Upon revisiting them in the modern day, however, their luster can be a bit lost.
The Justice League rise like a phoenix out of the ashes.
For the last 30 years, whenever she taught the history of disease, Susan Lawrence always asked her students about the possibility of another global pandemic. Each time she posed the question, most students said there would not be a pandemic in their age or that a vaccine would be developed b…
This week, we’re looking at the newest album from Lana Del Rey, “Chemtrails Over The Country Club,” which was released on Friday.
Around 3:30 a.m. on Friday night, gunshots were reported near 16th Street and Laurel Avenue in Fort Sanders, according to a UT Alert sent out to the UT community.
At this point, what hasn’t been said about Undertale? Back in 2015, this little indie darling took the gaming world by storm. It was near impossible to find a corner of the internet that wasn’t abuzz about this game, both from the people who loved and hated it.
A revengeful young woman who won’t let anyone stand against her.
After the tumultuous battle with Jigen and the series changing events of chapter 55, “Boruto: Naruto Next Generations” chapter 56 gives readers a bit of a breather while setting up the next big antagonist, Code.
Last Friday, Xbox’s acquisition of Bethesda’s studios was finalized, altering the course of the newest generation of console gaming. To the tune of 7.5 billion dollars, this marks the largest acquisition deal in the video game industry. This deal had been announced in September of last year,…
Wednesday afternoon, the Oak Ridge Public Library hosted a webinar in conjunction with the Beardsley Community Farm. This webinar focused on providing information for new gardeners on creating their first garden and good planting practices.
The Oscars have released their list of nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards.
Tuesday night, the Tennessee Theatre hosted the Kenneth Brown Quintet as they played both a mix of familiar jazz tunes as well as original pieces from the group. This included jazz standards from their upcoming album, “Love People”.
In the past decade, the public experienced a growing mistrust of news sources, as the political climate of the U.S. continues to be increasingly polarized, with media sources oftentimes reflecting this polarization.
Every aspiring writer has their dream of publishing their breakout hit. Whether you are a journalist, magazine writer or a blogger, you want to get your name out and have an audience for your work. It can be tough to figure out where to start your writing career, but there is a way you can w…
The news media has adopted a 24-hour news cycle over time, providing a constant flood of information.
As the Fourth Estate in American democracy, journalism informs and educates the public, while simultaneously acting as a watchdog for elected officials.
It’s likely happened to every person in the UT community: a friend or family member shares a news story on social media that looks a little suspicious. On further examination, the story proves to be outright false, with photoshopped images, a clickbait headline and quotes from fake “experts.…
The state of media today is much different than it was in the past, with the accessibility of news being much greater than ever before, and things continue to change as time progresses.
From the outset, journalism has always had a unique relationship with the public — that much is clear.
“(The media) is totally dishonest … the level of dishonesty is enormous.”
For many student media outlets, the past year has been one long learning curve. Student journalists have grappled not only with a changing college environment, but also with a transition to a fully online working environment. In a news industry that has radically changed over the last 30 yea…
In collaboration with the Sustainable Future Center, Ijams Nature Center hosted a conversation about sustainability on Tuesday night.
After launching to generally positive reviews on PC mid last year, over-the-top action/simulation game Kill It With Fire has finally made its way to consoles.
It is official: Bethesda Softworks and its other studios have joined the Xbox family of first-party studios. This means that Microsoft now effectively has control over some of the biggest video game franchises, such as The Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Doom. While it remains to be seen exactly …
/WHAT’S UP VOL NATION! It's time for the Weekly Wrap-Up with Sami Roebuck---- @sami_whamiii Catch up on everything that happened this week on UT's campus!
Last year, we looked at Grouplove’s “Healer” album and now we’re looking at their surprise release, “This Is This.”
If you are subscribed to PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold, make sure to check out some of these free games in the month of March!
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At a media briefing on Thursday, Charity Menefee, director of communicable disease and emergency preparedness at the Knox County Health Department, reported that the county was leading metro counties in the state for percentage of population that has received two doses of COVID vaccine.
