Living The Bright Side
It’s a spring morning in Tennessee, but as the temperature climbs above 85 degrees, it already feels like summertime. “It’s …
Vol. IX Issue 6
Emily Harper Beard
I got very fortunate during the beginning years of Tomato Fest. I actually got an honorable mention for my art …
No Other Girl
Six years ago, Jack White performed at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles with “The Peacocks,” his all-female …
Wood, Wheels & Wonders
Dickie Soloperto’s Instagram page (@longboards_by_solo) is filled with photo after photo highlighting his skill and talent at crafting individually numbered …
Citizens, Kind
If you know me, you know I hate being the center of attention.” —Meg MacFadyen, May 31, 2019 It’s a …
Tomato Friends & Tomato Futures
Just a few months ago, the very idea of a Tomato Art Fest without Meg and Bret MacFadyen and the …
The Electric Koolaid Tomato(e?) Test
Sweet Solanum lycopersicum! Holy tomatoes! How do you spell tomatos? I’m not sure. I’ll ask Dan Quayle. He doesn’t know …
Salvation For Sale
I’m fascinated by televangelists. Ninety-nine percent of them are going straight to hell if I have anything to say about …
2019 Metro Elections Voter’s Guide
The yard signs, robo-calls, TV ads, small handbills wedged into your front door — they’re all back. A sure sign …
Space Race
On July 20, 1969 at 20:17 UTC, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle touched down in The Sea of Tranquility. …