When the U.S. entered World War II, the five Scanlan brothers entered the U.S. Navy.
Ever been backstage at a concert, watching the stars heading to the stage, hobnobbing with other VIPs?
We don't need another downtown hotel like the one being planned at the end of the Walnut Street Bridge.
The day after he turned 25, and thereby old enough to run for Congress, Weston Wamp stood on the second floor of the Hunter Museum of American Art, staring at one of the most recognizable images in all of American photography.
The nominations poured in for a new award program that highlights top-performing educators.
On the side of a box of Mayfield’s peanut butter fudge ice cream, you can learn that a serving contains 170 calories, 11 fat grams and 75 milligrams of sodium.
Over 25 years ago, President Ronald Reagan stated that “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” This statement reflects a deeply felt belief of many of us today — particularly among my business peers. That is, the government is generally not helpful and in many cases gets into the way of progress — at least when it comes to business.
Cierra Lee, 18, and acting like she's 20 years older, is one of the top students in Hamilton County, graduating Saturday from Howard School of Academics and Technology with a 3.12 GPA and the early résumé of someone going far in life.
Edvard Munch's "The Scream" sold last week at Sotheby's to an anonymous buyer for just shy of $120 million, making the painting -- already one of the most recognized in the world -- the most expensive ever sold at auction.
The Times Free Press preps staff logged more than 12,000 miles — roughly the distance from New York City to Los Angeles and back and back again — covering high school sports from Aug. 1 through the upcoming Spring Fling.
At a time when our faith in democracy needs a heart transplant, when elected representatives need to send the message to voters that they are as pure and trustworthy as Girl Scouts, when citizens are up to their eyeballs in frustration and distrust, we get drop-kicked once again. Right in the ballots.
Happy 20th birthday to the Tennessee Aquarium. Without you, our city would not be what it is today. If you were a person, we’d paint your portrait and ask you to run for office.
A story about a TV meteorologist last week caused a thunderbolt response from one of the weatherman’s competitors.
Her name is Porsche, and she is pregnant, big-boned and beautiful. We haven't talked much, and I'd only first met her a few hours earlier, but when she walked into the Pikeville, Tenn., barn last Saturday, and the dusty ray of sunlight struck her big brown-and-white face, I knew she was the one for me.
"The mayor needs to be at the front of the Strut, holding a turkey leg and drinking a tallboy. He needs to be right in the front of it, dancing and having a good time. "Otherwise, the gangs win."
