Visitors and participants mingle on a parking lot in downtown Rocky Top on Saturday (March 2) during the first Cars of the Creek vintage and collector car show pf 2024, sponsored by Coal Creek Coffee. A light rain kept some exhibitors away, but there still was a good turnout. The next show is scheduled for May 18. - G. Chambers Williams III

Co-owner Jesse Dymond works behind the counter on Saturday (March 2) to serve customers at Coal Creek Coffee, one of several new businesses that have cropped up recently in Rocky Top, injecting new life into the downtown area. - G. Chambers Williams III