2024

How much of how we learn is based on who we are and how we grew up? What is it about "human nature" that it seeks so emotionally to know the facts? As if having all the facts means I will have all the answers.  The world we live in…
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Crafting the perfect drinks that will wow guests at your patio party There’s nothing quite like the summer get together. You hand-pick your favorite dishes, set up the patio with decorations, choose the best playlist, and, of…
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The mountains teach us lessons in our most vulnerable of moments Clouds littered the valley floor of Pichincha province as we nudged recalcitrant cattle and straddled fraying fence line. My team was getting their first taste of altitude…
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When you’ve got a problem with your health — a heart issue or an eye problem or an ache that keeps you off your favorite hiking trail — you seek out a doctor who knows his or her stuff. There’s no point in seeing someone you don’t have…
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Volunteers only need walking shoes and a phone to participate in a huge documentation effort Can you spare a day for the Great Smoky Mountains? If you can walk through the woods and use an app on your phone, you can be part of a…
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Ramya Kapadia brings the traditional arts of India to a new home in Knoxville When Ramya Kapadia took the stage this past April at the Women of Inspiration Awards, she did so with decades of work behind her. Kapadia is, among many…
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Finding my way through the season with wildflowers as my guide I have a dog-eared, spiral-bound book that predates me with photographs some would consider laughable nowadays. Long since pushed aside by the Google lens and phone app…
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Unveiling the Best Choices for Your Health Needs Sitting at dinner recently, I mentioned to my wife, Tracey, that I was working on my next article for Cityview. “Why are you writing another article? Don’t you already have enough on your…
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How to Apply Before Time Runs Out No one could have ever dreamed that a pandemic would effectively shut down many sectors of our economy. Companies big and small were devastated. In an attempt to offset the damage, Congress passed the…
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UT Professor John Sorochan leads the effort to develop turfgrasses for 16 World Cup venues across North America So the first question is, how did it happen? Why did FIFA—soccer’s international governing body based in Zurich,…
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