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Local fishing legend Ott DeFoe proves that persistence pays off big time. According to Ott DeFoe, the key to staying humble and grateful is giving God the glory for the talents and opportunities He has given him. For one afternoon,…

A Conversation with the Tennessee Wildlife Federation We live in an area abundantly rich in natural resources. The beauty of our lakes and rivers is nothing short of amazing, and our mountains are as equally impressive. To whom do we…

Spending the afternoon with Ott DeFoe on the Holston River stirred some great memories. As we were filming the interview, we spoke of his father teaching him to fish and what an awesome influence that had made in his life. I have so much…

A Familiar name in Knoxville's restaurant industry Randy Burleson opened the first Aubrey’s in Farragut in 1992. While pursuing his MBA at the University of Tennessee, he took a part-time job as a dishwasher and became interested in the…

The future of Knoxville's premier magazine media. When I took the helm of Cityview magazine as publisher in 2001, I never dreamed that what was then a print magazine would become a multimedia company. But it is 2019, and to…

Learning to use the power of Love As we enter the last year of the second decade of this century I find myself reflecting upon not what but who has most affected me over the past 10 years. There have been many, but at the moment one in…

I am astonished at the level of participation we have in our Best of the Best voting. One person actually voted in 204 out of 218 categories, and we had a grand total of 191,006 votes cast. To put it simply, we had many more votes than we…

By 2021, video will be responsible for 82% of the global Internet traffic, up from 73% just two years ago, according to networking giant Cisco. Almost everyone consumes some amount of internet video every day. Recognizing this, Cityview…

There is something special about the South Carolina Low Country; actually, there are a lot of somethings. As four of us enter the Beaufort city limits, I know we are near the end of our seven-hour drive. We’re headed to Harbor Island, South…

During the late 70’s I was living in Knoxville, attending the University of Tennessee, and working at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports as a salesman. Often after work we would gather at The Roman Room, a classic little dive next to Sam and Andy’s…