The Derosia Team

Looking for the perfect thing to do with your loved one or even the whole family. Check out this post for some great ideas! Local Goat New American Restaurant 2167 Parkway Pigeon Forge Valentine's Day Four Course Meal Special for two only $50. You save $15 off the regular menu price.  Shared Appetizer • Cheese Fondue Salad (choice of two) • Small House Salad • Small Strawberry Salad Main selections (choice of two) • 6oz Sirloin Special with Crab cake and Steamed Broccoli • 10oz Prime Rib with baked potato • Grilled Salmon with sautéed Broccolini • Pecan Crusted Chicken with honey butter sauce and Whipped Sweet Potatoes • Teriyaki Kabobs with Steamed Broccoli • Seared Ahi Tuna Steak with Asian stir fry Shared Dessert • Chocolate Fondue Special Drink offerings in addition to the food special: Valentine's Champagne cocktail with real 24 carat gold flake and a Love Potion cocktail for two. TGI Fridays Nino's Pizzeria and Eatery 105 Long Spring Roads #8 Sevier...

November 28, 2016...A date that will always be remembered by residents, visitors, and lovers of Sevier County. A devastating fire caused catastrophic damage, but what we have seen is our community rising from the ashes. Our community is continuing to overcome this destruction by pulling together and through the receiving of support from those near and far. Here’s some great upcoming events that will continue to fuel the support our community needs. Smokies Strong: A Bluegrass Celebration 2-day celebration featuring a lineup of bluegrass music’s top artists. Tickets proceeds benefit the Dollywood Foundation Wildfire Scholarship fund. Artists include Volume 5, Flatt Lonesome, The Grascals, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Jimbo Whaley & Greenbriar, Dave Adkins Band, Newton, Barry Bales & Friends, and the Lonesome Rive Band. Doors open at 4 pm each day...Concert starts at 5! Tickets are $30 for one day or $50 for both days. Check out  http://www.mypigeonfo...

Sevier County sure has changed a lot through the years, we have seen many businesses come and go. Roads have been built and life has formed where there was once just trees. Check out our latest post for some fun, flashback memories! Twin Islands hotel was built in 1951 and located near the Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN. Sadly, it has been torn down and being replaced with Margaritaville Resort! Who remembers riding the Waterboggan in the 80's? Slide off the mat and lose your hide! Ogle's Waterpark was a top summer destination in Pigeon Forge...taking a ride on any of the 6 slides, splashing in the wave pool, or enjoying an ice cream cone was the best way to spend the day. Now, Walden's Landing sits where Ogle's Waterpark was.  Porpoise Island located off Sugar Hollow Road took guests to Hawaii. You couldn't miss the Dolphin, Sea Lion, Bird, and Hula shows. The roller skating birds were a favorite of many. In the midst of the Hawaiia...

Happy New Year Traditions, Superstitions, and Resolutions...oh my! Check out our latest post for fun ways to ring in the new year or ways to celebrate throughout the year! Traditions around the World : England: First guest for the year is supposed to bring fortune. In order to be allowed in a person's home, you must bring a loaf of bread for the kitchen, drink for the head of the house, and coal to light the fire.  Denmark: Keep a pile of broken dishes by the front door. People will even throw dishes at their friend's door. It is believed that those who have the most broken dishes outside their door have the most friends.  China: People paint their front doors red to symbolize happiness and good fortune. Brazil: Lentils signify wealth and prosperity, so people eat dishes made with them. Wales: When the clock strikes midnight people open their back door and then shut it to symbolize letting out the old year and locking out any bad luck that came with it. Up...

Merry Christmas Christmas time is a great time to celebrate friends, family, and the spirit of giving. A ravaging wildfire may have caused destruction in our area, but from this we see that the Christmas Spirit is alive and well in our area. So many local businesses, residents, and visitors have stepped up to make sure that everyone in our area has a very Merry Christmas and remembers the reason for the season! There are truly angels walking among us.  Check out this post for some fun activities to do with the family, yummy recipes, and a few options to enjoy Christmas dinner out on the town! Make a snow globe You'll need: a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid; a plastic figurine; waterproof glue; distilled water (you can also use boiled and cooled tap water); liquid glycerin (available at crafts stores); glitter. Let your child pick out the figure, then glue it inside the lid and let the glue dry. Fill the jar with water, a squirt of glycerin (it helps the glitte...

November 23rd, 2016-----A date that will forever be etched in the minds of residents and visitors of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and areas surrounding it. A man-made fire began in the Chimney Tops area of the national park. The steep terrain made firefighting efforts difficult. Fast forward 5 days when high winds coupled with extreme drought conditions caused this situation to quickly escalate out of hand. Embers were carried miles away sparking fires throughout Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. To create an even worse situation high winds caused down power lines and transformers to blow creating more fires. This devastation resulted in more than 20,000 acres burnt, 2,460 structures damaged or destroyed, 14 fatalities, and 191 injuries or illnesses.  Yes, the devastation appears insurmountable, but as Mayor Mike Werner said best, "We are Mountain Tough, and We have a Strong, Strong Faith in God"! As residents and business owners were...

THANKSGIVING FEAST Visiting our area from out of town? No family in the area? Don't want to go grocery shopping? Don't want to dirty your kitchen? Whatever the reasons, if you don't want to cook a Thanksgiving meal, the multitude of restaurants in our area offering a traditional feast will surely not disappoint! Read below for some great choices, but be warned just reading this post will make your stomach growl and your mouth water! Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant Serving a Thanksgiving Feast from 10:30 am to 9:00 pm Adults $25.99 and Children 10 and under $9.99 All the traditional fixings and more: Applewood Julep, Apple Fritters with Apple Butter, Vegetable Soup, Prime Rib with Au Jus, Roasted Turkey with Gravy and Stuffing, Apple Glazed Sugar Cured Ham, and more! Bennet's Pit Barbeque Serving a Thanksgiving Buffet from 11;00 am to 8:00 pm They are offering a full Thanksgiving buffet or you can order a family feast for $100. You...