Category: Outdoors
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Al Fresco
As many of you may know this year marked Tomato Head’s 25th anniversary. But after our big celebration in August, we didn’t dwell too much in retrospective – there’s too much going on in our city and in our business to linger overlong on memory lane. But as our 25th anniversary year winds slowly to…
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Earth Day 2016
Earth Day makes me sad. I say that only because this year marks the 46th celebration of what many call the birth of the modern environmental movement, and I am older than Earth Day. That brings to mind unfortunate jokes about being older than dirt at a time when I’m not sure whether to celebrate…
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100 Reasons to Stay in Knoxville. Or, 11 really, really good ones.
Travis Gray’s good-natured goodbye to KnoxVegas in this week’s Metro Pulse story “100 Reasons to Leave Knoxville” got us thinking about all of the reasons why we stick around. Is it the kudzu? Traffic on Kingston Pike? The views from House Mountain? It’s hard to pick just one so here are a few close to…
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April Loving Spoonful Fundraisers for Appalachian Mountain Bike Club
The Tomato Head celebrates the conservation and trail preservation efforts of the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club with their next round of Loving Spoonful fundraisers. The last three Tuesdays in April provide our community the opportunity to help raise awareness and much needed funds for AMBC trail development in Knox County. “AMBC is excited to be…
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Win dinner for two and a night at The Bijou Theatre
Celebrate mountain and outdoor culture when the Banff Mountain Film Festival arrives in Knoxville on March 25. Blue Ridge Mountain Sports in Knoxville and The Tomato Head are offering you the chance to watch daring individuals confront some of the world’s most intimidating landscapes from the comfort of the Bijou Theatre. Register to win dinner…