The K-25 History Center was unveiled to the public on Thursday, February 27 after a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting. This new facility is adjacent to the original building’s foundation in Oak Ridge, and it was created to honor the amazing stories of the men and women who [...]
Today, February 3, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Oak Ridge’s renowned family owned pizza restaurant, Big Ed’s. Big Ed's has been a fixture of the Oak Ridge community since 1970 when Ed Neusel, his wife Ginger, and their three sons converted the old Service Drug Store to where Big [...]
Oak Ridge is mourning the loss of internationally recognized researcher Dr. Liane “Lee” Branch Russell. Lee passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the age of 95. Funeral arrangements are being planned at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Fleeing Nazi-controlled Austria as a child, Lee eventually came to America [...]
(As published in The Oak Ridger’s Historically Speaking column on March 1, 2019) Jim Dodson, says, “As an Oak Ridge City Councilman, I see the American Museum of Science and Energy as a great asset to our community. I would like to encourage everyone to come out on March 19 [...]
We’re excited to report that Oak Ridge, TN is now home to the fastest supercomputer in the entire world! This June, Oak Ridge National Laboratory officially launched Summit, a $200 million supercomputer that will revolutionize research in astrophysics, energy, healthcare, and other scientific fields. Summit has unseated Sunway TaihuLight, the [...]