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Cityview Editor Rebecca Whalen began working with Cityview back in 2014, then as the publication's Managing Editor. She later moved back to New York State, but continued to write about and remain connected to Knoxville, her former home. Today, as Cityview's Editor, she is thrilled to once again share the stories of East Tennessee with readers. When not working, Whalen spends her days with her husband and two children on outdoor adventures.

Features

Healing & Horses

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Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding, or STAR, provides hundreds throughout the region with healing and hope through equine therapy George Morgan was 16 when his parents first took him to see the horses. It was 1989, and a lifeguard…
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Features

Garden Revamp

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Tips for getting started or adding to your existing green space For gardeners, spring is our time. We start our seedlings, get them into the ground, and care for them as they grow into something that will provide us either sustenance or…
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Business

Food Frenzy

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Real Good Kitchen serves up community and business acumen for local food entrepreneurs When Angie Cook opened her food truck “Cooks on the Curb” in 2016, she wasn’t prepared for what would come. Cook got the food truck from her husband…
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Around Town

Keb’ Mo’

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Bringing five decades of blues to the Knoxville stage The Tennessee Theatre | May 12th | 8 p.m. Keb’ Mo’s sound caught my attention this winter when Tennessee Theatre announced he’d be coming to the Marble City on May 12. Every now…
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Honoring Dr. Kim

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Tom Kim grew up in a physicians family. His father, a thoracic surgeon—and the former physician to Kim Il-sung, the grandfather of Korean leader Kim Jong-un—escaped Korea back in 1948 with his mother. They eventually came to the United…
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Around Town

Drew & Ellie

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Drew and Ellie Holcomb Get Back to their Roots Bijou Theatre | March 23rd, 24th, 25th | 8 p.m. Drew and Ellie Holcomb’s story as a duo span a few decades. Drew and Americana band, the Neighbors, released their first album in 2005…
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Departments

The Confession

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It's not the stories that I often tell that haunt me, the fun ones around the campfire celebrating the success of a good sporting trip. No, the ones that keep me up at night are those where pure instinct took over and adrenaline coursed…
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Features

Hosting the Holidays

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Knoxville’s authorities on style and grace give their insight on how to make your home shine for your guests this season As the season of merriment arrives, it’s one of the best times to play host to friends and family. We invited some…
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