Dolly Parton provides an update on Dollywood’s most ambitious project ever

Allen & Burns. Martin & Lewis. Hope & Crosby. Naughton & Parton. When Dolly Parton hits the stage with Dollywood Parks and Resorts President Eugene Naughton, it’s like watching a classic comedy act. Naughton – usually playing the straight man – works his way diligently...

Two iconic restaurants are minutes apart on Dolly Parton Parkway – which is best?

There is an interesting battle shaping up on the edge of Sevierville. Two iconic Sevier County restaurants are located just minutes apart on Dolly Parton Parkway, competing for your dining dollars. Which one deserves your support?

There has been a fascinating developm...

What Sevierville’s latest shopping Mecca brings to the Smokies

I wanted a little more chaos, a little more of the odd, the weird, and the bizarre. And, if I’m being honest, I wanted a little more savings. 

A couple of weeks after its grand opening, I purchased a $15 discounted membership to BJs in Sevierville. And so, the wife and I chose...

My GPS suggests I take a shortcut through the mountains. Should I take it? 

We ran a story in my newspaper – or I should say the newspaper where I work my day job – probably 12-15 years ago about a woman whose GPS rerouted her in the mountains up near Cocke County, in Hartford, I think. She followed the instructions precisely and wound up stuck in a sma...

An honest review of Little Pigs BBQ

Located in Southern Asheville, not far from where the Pisgah Mountains rise to the west, sits an institution that has stood the test of time. It is a place of solid masonry, where traditions run deep, and royalty adorn the walls. And it’s only about a half mile from the entrance to Biltmore. 

Litt...