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Asheville-based Wagbar is set to open at the former Creekside location on Saturday, Oct. 25. The off-leash dog park and bar will include a dig pit and water feature for dogs + firepits and indoor and outdoor space with TVs for their humans.
Seasonal
Downtown Knoxville’s “Cool Cats Scavenger Hunt” is officially kitten started. Now through Friday, Oct. 31, peek into windows throughout downtown to spot nine hidden felines for the chance to win prizes. Check out the clues before heading out.
Concert
Country music star Con Hunley is heading to Knoxville to perform a free concert this Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. The concert will take place at Tex Turner Arena as part of Lincoln Memorial University’s Homecoming + is open to the public. (Knoxville Focus)
Feel Good
Drumroll, please... Zoo Knoxville’s two newest red panda cubs officially have names: Dr. Wallace and Mr. Darcy. Dr. Wallace was named after Dr. Steven Wallace, an ETSU professor + curator of the Gray Fossil Site and Museum. (WBIR)
Sports
This weekend, the Vols will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks at home. Will interim head coach Bobby Petrino’s return spark an upset? Hear from the local experts on the Tennessee Volunteers with Locked On’s podcast.
Outdoors
In case you missed it, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has fully reopened amid the federal government shutdown. The reopening comes thanks to a partnership between local and state leaders, the Friends of the Smokies, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. (WATE)
Health
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One nearby spot just made it onto a list of America’s 10 most haunting hikes: the Ghost House Trail.
Located ~40 minutes from downtown Knoxville in Big Ridge State Park, the 1.2-mile loop passes a cemetery — but that’s not the only reason it topped the list.
The trail’s tale
Ghost House Trail’s name itself comes from the tale of a nearby abandoned home called Hutchinson House, where a girl named Mary Hutchinson died of tuberculosis in the late 1800s. Legend has it that Mary, her father, and their dog haunt the trail.
And history only adds mystery; the land where the trail is located was once home to a town called Loyston, which now only exists as an underwater ghost town beneath Norris Lake.
If you dare to trek...
What can you expect? According to the ranking by Mental Floss, some hikers have heard footsteps, phantom movements, and a child crying.
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Let this serve as your reminder that peak fall foliage is coming soon. This week, Knoxville should start to see more color on trees, with peak foliage expected the week of Oct. 20.
