X Hunger’s Gator Hator Week 2023
“Hate” is a strong word. Like “love,” we throw it around for all sorts of things. I hate watermelon. I hate being around angry people. I hate war, poverty, and hunger. Does the word mean the...
Jimmy Buckner
Knoxville’s Scarecrow Foundation Set to Go National with Throw Deep for Hunger
It was a year-and-a-half ago that I first introduced readers to the Scarecrow Foundation. Headed by Jimmy Buckner, the organization has had as its purpose from the beginning to “Help End Hunger in America.” Unconventional...
Hip Hop For Hunger and Much More Highlights Another Busy Weekend
It feels like a slow down after two consecutive weekends (starting on Thursday each time) of music festivals. Surely we can take it easy until Rossini hits next weekend, right? Well, you can take it easy...
16 Market Square (Former Latitude 35 Site) and What Could Happen There
After the major upheaval on Market Square last December which saw the closings or announcements of closing of Shonos in City, Latitude 35, Steamboat and Orange Leaf, interest has been intense as to what would happen...
The Scarecrow Foundation, Gator Hator Week and Ending Hunger in America
You may have noticed the “Gator Hator Week” ad on the website for the last few weeks. When Jimmy Buckner, head of the Scarecrow Foundation, sent me a query about placing the ad, I asked what...