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Free Summer Concerts in St. Augustine

August 6, 2018

Any time is music time in St. Augustine, but summer tunes sizzle up city stages with an energy that’s hard to resist. Fortunately, you don’t have to – because it’s all free! When evening breezes drift across the water, so do melodies from some of northeast Florida’s favorite tunemasters. Here’s a look at the lively

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Nature Gone Wild: Wilderness Trails and Parks in Beaverton

July 23, 2018

Tualatin Hills, Cooper Mountain, Hyland Woods and Jenkins Estate With at least 90 parks and nature spaces covering more than 1,400 acres in the nine-city community of Tualatin Valley, it’s a pretty sure thing you’ll be embracing the great outdoors in or near Beaverton this year. Here are a few favorite spots for exploring the forests,

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Showtime Beaverton: Summer on Stage

July 13, 2018

Ten Tiny Dances, Concerts in the Round and Night Markets Summer across America means live music and dancing from sea to shining sea – and Beaverton is no exception. From tiny-stage dancing to Super Spark retro tunes, Mexican ballet and Egyptian folkloric performances, the stages of Beaverton whirl, twirl, sing and swoon throughout sultry summer

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Wine Tasting in Tualatin Valley

July 9, 2018

Any time is wine time in the Tualatin Valley, but wineries near Beaverton pull out all the stops (or corks) in the warm sunny days before harvest season descends. Loops and trails wind their way through at least 35 wineries and tasting rooms in this northern tip of the larger Willamette Valley wine region. Here

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Teaching our Neighbors

July 6, 2018

Teaching our Neighbors is the fifth in a series of five short stories written to honor the compassion and commitment of Pinnacle team members who went to extraordinary lengths to help their communities, residents or each other. The following was recently showcased at the 2018 Pinnacle Annual Leadership Conference in Charleston, SC. Homeless shelters are filled

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U-Pick Beaverton: Lavender and Berry Farms

June 29, 2018

Summer in Beaverton means u-picks, u-cuts and u-eats all over the Tualatin Valley. From farms to fields, orchards and berry patches, it’s time to get some dirt under your fingernails while plucking and picking everything from lavender to raspberries, blueberries, marionberries and grapes. An easy way to experience all the bounty is to map out

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Seeking Adventure: Knoxville on the Move

June 27, 2018

Zip Lining, Whitewater Rafting and Skydiving Some people have a need for speed, and if you’re one of them, get ready for a season to remember. From spring through autumn, Knoxville and its surrounding areas burst into life from sea to sky and everywhere in-between. Even genuine city slickers may want to consider inching off

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Summer Fresh: U-pick Fruits and Farms in Knoxville

June 20, 2018

The three F’s of summer – fresh, fruity and fabulous – all converge in the fields, farms and orchards surrounding Knoxville. When the sun comes out, so do the luscious berries, veggies, flowers, honeys and cheeses that we dream about all through the colder months. Here are the U-pick places within 30 miles where you

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Fancy-Free in Knoxville: No Wallet Required

June 13, 2018

Getting out and about in Knoxville is more about “quality” than the “quantity” of greenbacks you dole out in the process. Fortunately for us all, there are oodles of free or inexpensive things to do in Knoxville, regardless of the season. These options don’t even require a drive outside the city limits. World’s Fair Park We

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Appalachian Summer: Knoxville State and National Parks

June 8, 2018

We’ve all felt the iconic “call of the wild,” even when it woos us from urban life for only a day or two. Fortunately, that’s all it takes when you live in Knoxville. With stunning state and national parks within 30 miles of the city, you may want to do a “Grizzly Adams” and never

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