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Karns High School senior Mia Warren helped open the doors to the Museum of East Tennessee History a little wider recently. A project she undertook for her Girl Scout Gold Award makes the museum’s exhibits more accessible to people with…
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David Einwechter builds a business with colorful woodcraft and custom designs Tall slabs of rough-cut wood—walnut, cherry, pine, and others—stand at attention along one side of Dogwood Carpentry in Clinton. They’ll be carted off by…
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Denise Stewart-Sanabria celebrates products of desire in her paintings It’s hard to study Denise Stewart-Sanabria’s paintings and not crave a jelly doughnut. Or a fresh piece of fruit. Or a crisp French macaron. Stewart-Sanabria’s…
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Knoxville's beautiful Tennessee Theatre opened its doors for the first time on Oct. 1 1928, and on Oct. 1, 2023, the community celebrated its anniversary with a tour of the building and a silent film: Charlie Chaplin's City Lights. House…
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Read into it what you will: locally owned bookstores have popped up around Knoxville, hosting book clubs and story times and special events. Why not do some shelf browsing yourself? Here are five great options: Union Ave Books:…
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If you’re like me, Labor Day makes you a little sad. It’s the unofficial end of summer, of sitting poolside, of grilling out, of lazy afternoons. All we have to look forward to is pumpkin spice everything and a race toward the holidays.…
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Jeanne Kidd uses sculptures to tell stories, convey emotions Jeanne Kidd’s artistic heritage lies in Italy, where her grandfather, a marble carver, lived before coming to New York, and where her favorite artistic medium, Carrara marble,…
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Susan French hadn’t been any further from Knoxville than Myrtle Beach before she met George Nichols. An airline pilot and her second husband, Nichols introduced her to international travel. After he died in 1994, French kept going. By the…
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Sometimes we just need to learn something new. To see life from a different perspective. To have an adventure, explore fresh territory. These five Tennessee museums offer all of the above after an easy drive from Knoxville. Plug one into…
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Variety is the spice at Market Square Farmers Market Butchers and bakers and candlestick makers, florists and farmers and honeybee charmers — all of those and more sell their wares at the Market Square Farmers Market on Saturdays.…
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