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An American dream, one meal at a time
On a sunny summer Tuesday, Najwan Natour stood proudly in front of his restaurant, Nick and J’s Cafe in Farragut. An American flag hung on the pole outside the front door and another waved in the window of the restaurant he has owned for almost 20 years. It was every bit the American dream so many immigrants imagine when they come to the United States. But for Natour, that dream started as a nightmare. Fleeing to freedom Natour still can remember the house shaking. In 1960’s, Palestine, the 5-year-old Natour would run around as gleefully as any other child. But at a moment’s notice, he would have to stop in his tracks and duck under the kitchen table as bombs dropped nearby. “There was always bombing around there,” he said. “You kind of get used to it, you know? They don’t give you a warning. So when I was running around, my mom would tell me to go under the table.”
Read MoreTown ready for big Fourth of July crowd
The Town of Farragut is gearing up for its Independence Day Parade this Saturday, July 4, along Kingston Pike, starting at 9:30 a.m. “We’ve got a huge Fourth of July parade coming up,” Town administrator David Smoak announced at the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting Thursday, June 25. The parade will begin at Farragut High School at Lendon Welch Way to Boring Road next to Ingle’s Market. As such, Kingston Pike will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to about noon from Lendon Welch Way to Federal Boulevard. “The portion of Kingston Pike from Concord Road/West End Avenue to Campbell Station Road will be reopened approximately 15 minutes after the final parade participant has passed through the Campbell Station Road/Kingston Pike intersection,” the Town’s website stated. “Kingston Pike will be fully reopened once all participants are safely off the road.”
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