Visit Puppy Luv Farms for a wide assortment of pet care services while you’re out of town.

Are you going on vacation and can’t take your canine companion with you? This is your chance to give them a holiday all their own with a trip to Puppy Luv Farms!

Puppy Luv Farms is the place for pet boarding in Knoxville. Located on Henrietta Drive Northeast, this hot spot is by appointment only for visits, boarding, grooming, and training. Run entirely by true animal lovers, your dog will get the best treatment and a great big welcome into the pack! Whether he or she will stay for a few days or a couple of weeks while you’re away, you can rest assured that your canine companion will be treated with love and respect.

Best of all, the CEO of Puppy Luv Farms is an LPN and accustomed to administering medications, IV Fluids, and can give emergency care, if it’s ever required. So if your puppy buddy has special needs, this is the place to take them for their vacation.

If you’re looking for pet boarding in Knoxville, check out Puppy Luv Farms for yourself and see why they’re one of the best places for canine companions!

For more information on a great, pet-friendly apartment community in Knoxville, check out the Steeplechase apartments!

Nudging out Ann Arbor, Knoxville has earned second place as the most read city in the U.S.

Knoxville is a wonderful community to live in and many of the residents of the Steeplechase have another excellent reason to celebrate. With the recent announcement by Amazon, Knoxville most avid readers have lifted the city up into the number two position of  the second of best read cities in the U.S. When one considers all of cities on the list, this is truly quite a distinctive honor.

Individuals and families in Knoxville certainly love their books and magazines, searching for knowledge and information, along with plenty of tales that are simply a pleasure to read.  Knoxville actually beat out such lofty cities like Cambridge, Mass., home of Harvard, as well as, Ann Arbor, Mich. The home of the University of Michigan!

With the growing number of reading devices that can be seen in parks and coffee houses, it is easy to understand the wave of reading which is increasing in Knoxville.

So, keep picking up your books, Kindles and iPads and perhaps next year Knoxville will knock off Alexandria, Va. and take over the number one position as the best read city in America.

For more fun ways to enjoy Knoxville, check out the blog at Steeplechase!

Dine on dozens of creative sushi rolls at Nama Sushi in Knoxville.

If you are looking for the best sushi in Knoxville, you have got only a few names to consider. But, when you’re looking for the best sushi experiences around town, the winner in Knoxville is Nama Sushi Bar. Come on out to Nama Sushi and get educated about the sushi experience taking the city by storm!

Nama Sushi Bar offers up the traditional sushi experience. The sushi from Nama Sushi Bar has all of the variety you have come to expect of a sushi bar, with chefs locked and loaded in the Japanese tradition of sushi rolling.

But it’s not just Japanese traditions which are a part of the Knoxville sushi experience. At Nama Sushi, they have taken the thousand year tradition of sushi making and have infused it with American tastes.

Nama Sushi serves up sashimi, sauces, tempura, and local vegetables which are a part of their specialty rolls. This art of melding traditional sushi making with American flavors is great for  novice diners, leaving them with a picture of what the Knoxville sushi experience is all about!

To know what  the sushi is all about in Knoxville, come down and try out the Nama Sushi Bar. It’s only minutes away from Steeplechase!

Help combat diabetes at the Tour de Cure in Knoxville.

Happening on June 8 at the World’s Fair Park, The Knoxville Tour de Cure is going to be an amazing event. The routes on the Knoxville Tour de Cure check in at 10M, 25M, 40M, 62M and the big one century. If you have ever ridden 100 miles, you know what this route is all about.

Along the way on the Knoxville Tour de Cure, there are going to be SAG’s (supplies and gear) trucks and various rest stops along the way. The SAG’s will have full medical equipment, and mechanical support. The rest stops will have plenty of water and support staff to help you on your way.

The minimum fundraising goal of $200 can be hopefully supplied by your friends and family so that you can focus in on the ride.

Register for the Knoxville Tour de Cure this June to help fight back against diabetes!

For more things to do around Knoxville, check out the Steeplechase community blog!

Try out a variety of coffees and pastries at Coffee & Chocolate in Knoxville.

There is a way for you to have a truly rewarding experience in Knoxville that is unique, all while enjoying an excellent serving of coffee. Consider fair trade coffee in Knoxville by checking out Coffee & Chocolate on Market Square. The sheer aroma of the high quality brewing coffee is rewarding as is the espresso.

When you want to treat your beau or friends from the Steeplechase Apartments to something special, treat them to the wonderful offering from Coffee and Chocolate, which sells products ranging from savory pastries to cakes!

Located on 327 Union Ave., Coffee & Chocolate has a well deserved reputation in the area for its passion in delivering the best coffee to its eager patrons. In addition, they also are great supporters of local artists and even display some of their artwork.

For those locals who would like to sit around and soak up the venue’s ambiance while taking advantage of their free WI-FI, you are encouraged to do so.

Next time you get the hankering for some great coffee, seriously consider visiting one venue in Knoxville where you can receive the coffee prepared to your exact specifications!

If you have favorite restaurants to share, head to our Steeplechase Apartments blog and let us know about them!

Try out a wide variety of tasty wings at The Big Kahuna Wing Festival in Knoxville.

The 2013 lineup of the Festival includes some of the best wings from all over the south. More than 3000 pounds of wings to be precise. The Big Kahuna Wing Festival will also have wing eating competitions, a wing cooking competition, live performances, and so much more.

Even if you have kids, you can bring them out to the event and they can partake in the kids corner and all the fun kiddie entertainment that is waiting there. If you’re interested in this from a procurement standpoint there will be items for bid during a silent auction.

Come on out and celebrate wings at The Big Kahuna Wing Festival! It’s happening at World Fair’s Park on June 22 and there will be fun for everyone!

For more events in Knoxville, visit Steeplechase’s blog for even more summer fun.

Dine on a wide variety of grilled specialties at the Barbeque and Blues Festival in Dollywood.

While the festivals in Knoxville may have you feeling a little worse for wear, that doesn’t mean that you can’t still have an amazing time when the festival circuit comes calling. One of the premiere locations for festival action in town is Dollywood. Head over to Dollywood for their Barbeque and Bluegrass Festival, happening this year on May 25-June 9.

Two of the most storied southern traditions are barbecue and traditional bluegrass music wafting through the air at this fun festival in Knoxville. As May begins to wrap up, you should come out to Dollywood and see just what this amazing event is all about.

Names like Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, the Willis Clan, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Raybon and so many more names are going to be a part of this annual festival. There are so many other surprise artists and great free shows happening that this festival is worth it just based on that fact alone!

Dollywood is, of course, all things Dolly Parton and the festivals in Knoxville show off that commitment to the country superstar very well. The Barbeque & Bluegrass festival welcomes fans of barbecue, fans of bluegrass or fans of Dolly who just happen to be in the area!

Mark your calendar and head to Dollywood for Barbeque & Bluegrass on May 25-June 9! For more information on local events, check out the Steeplechase community blog!

Throw back a few cold ones with friends at The Bearden Beer Market in Knoxville. 

Bearden Beer Market has got a whole host of untapped brews from celebrated brewers the world over. Try their impressive line-up of beer on tap or see about getting some bottled brews. You can be your own brewmaster as you guide yourself and your mates along a row of the best beers from around the region and globe.

Founded in 2010, The Bearden Beer Market has got a laid-back atmosphere that is not only bro-friendly but also family-friendly. That’s right, the Market isn’t just a place for you and your buddies to enjoy a game of beer pong, it is also a spot for families and the whole community to get together and discuss and explore the miracle of beer.

Whether you are looking to take a keg to go for you and your mates, or you want to grab a six pack of bottles, it can all happen at Bearden Beer Market!

For more of the best bars in Knoxville, check out the Steeplechase community blog!

Fill up on tasty Mexican specialties at Soccer Taco in Knoxville.

You know that eating out in Knoxville with family and friends is such a rewarding experience because it allows everyone to share some special moments. So, when you leave your Steeplechase apartment and the group wants to eat out at a Mexican restaurant in Knoxville, you should set your destination for Soccer Taco!

Not only does Soccer Taco serve authentic Mexican cuisine with a definite savory kick, but it is one of the most popular restaurants in Knoxville.

Located on 6701 Kingston Pike, Soccer Taco is known far and wide as the best place for fervent soccer fans to congregate and catch live sporting events on the restaurant’s many flat-screen satellite TVs.

Of course, you have to taste their house specialties like their peach margaritas, as well as their always tasty shrimp enchiladas and fresh fajitas.  In addition, you and your buddies or family can sit outside on their patios if outdoor dining is what you are looking for.

For other delicious restaurant offerings in Knoxville, check them out on our Steeplechase apartments blog and enjoy!

Try out a variety of biscuits at the International Biscuit Festival.

When the International Biscuit Festival comes to town, you can be certain that many of your fellow residents at Steeplechase apartments will be in attendance — most likely with butter and jelly in hand!

This is not just a must-attend festival, it has been singled out by Livability.com as the number one food festival in the nation. Just imagine seeing so many talented professional and amateur bakers in a Biscuit Bake-Off.

The best part of the competition is that anyone has the chance to win this coveted honor as top biscuit maker.  In fact, last year the coveted title went for the creation of Cajun Tater Biscuits by Spartanburg, South Carolina native Elizabeth Blanchard.  This year, you could become the champion biscuit maker with your winning recipe!

To enter, obtain an application from Biscuit.com and turn it no later than midnight on April 22nd.

For other exciting activities in Knoxville, head over to our Steeplechase Apartments blog!