2022

Head Coach Rick Barnes has increased the offensive pace and given his Vols the green light. How can Tennessee ever repay the favor done by the University of Texas when it inexplicably let Rick Barnes go in 2015? In his seven seasons at…
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Summiting the Mexican Volcanoes with a Knoxville Crew Popocatepetl was blowing smoke rings like a fifties French movie star. This volcano cut a menacing triangle across the entirety of Mexico with a halo crown of billowing fumes,…
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There are millions of reasons to visit Pickett State Park on the Kentucky border, adjacent to the Big South River and Recreation Area. In the fall, those reasons might include the fall foliage, even when they fall to the ground. But…
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So many sparkly and exciting holiday events are meant for families to enjoy this holiday season. Load up the kids and have Mamaw and Papaw meet you there. A Christmas Carol Join Ebenezer Scrooge and friends for a reminder about the…
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Feeling thankful for the blessings you’ve been given? Ready to share your gratitude with the organizations that help others? The Big Give, Knoxville’s 24-hour online giving campaign to raise money for local nonprofits, is coming on Nov.…
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East Tennessee’s latest restaurants have us lining up for a spot at the table There are few things east Tennesseans love more than a new restaurant. And buddy, do we show up. Crowded foyers, loaded tables, and the fight to survive that…
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Bella offers authentic Italian cuisine—and the flaming Pasta in the Wheel! Bella occupies a building in downtown Maryville that was built in 1925 as a J.C. Penney, whose name is memorialized in a mosaic at the front door. For 20…
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Coming off a tough 27-13 loss at Georgia, “our guys re-set,” said Tennessee Coach Josh Heupel. They did so by racking up a school-record 724 offensive yards to beat Missouri 66-24. “That was the step that we had to take, coming off the…
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Three hundred and one thousand votes says a lot, but it doesn't say it all. Not even by a long shot. The community's participation in Cityview's Best of the Best voting is just one of the ways people support this effort. For weeks prior to…
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Every Home Tells a Story Story by Mark Dix  |  Photography by Nathan Sparks A Defining Lesson I spent 15 years in the restaurant industry before I started painting. Bussing tables, working the line, and eventually owning my…
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