September October 2024

Three generations, now with three locations David's Abbey Carpet & Floors is one of East Tennessee’s premier flooring providers, offering a complete selection of flooring from the industry's leading manufacturers that includes…
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Moving from your dream home can be a challenge, but a good home builder makes it a breeze. When Deb and Mike Held moved from Colorado to Rarity Bay, they didn’t expect to be moving out anytime soon. Yet less than half a decade after…
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September 15 begins a month of celebration of East Tennessee’s Hispanic and Latinx community In a few short weeks, it’ll be that time of year again – a time to celebrate the myriad of Hispanic and Latinx cultures and communities that…
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There’s a time in my life that’s been coming to mind recently. I was 35. I had lost pretty much everything I had. I was forced to sell my home, lost my business, had a failed relationship. I was in the dumps. As I listened to a self-help…
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Three weekends in October will bring the community together to showcase and celebrate the building industry in East Tennessee What do you get when an aerospace engineer marries the sales and marketing director of a large regional…
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While not a glamorous debate, local forums serve a purpose Compared to the white-hot spotlight of presidential debates, for most voters, local election candidate debates and forums are as dim as dying flashlight bulbs. For first-time…
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Is our anxiety pulling us away, or can we lean into it to connect? Rabbi and family therapist Edwin Friedman once wrote, "A major criterion for judging the anxiety level of any society is the class of its capacity to be playful.” The…
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Time is running out to experience the fire towers of the Smokies  There used to be 17 fire towers in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park that were utilized prior to the 1930s by the Forest Service. I know little of their…
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Susan Verekar combines abstract elements with joyous landscapes When COVID-19 shut down the world, some of us retreated into Netflix movies and glasses of chilled chardonnay. Susan Verekar, however, taught herself a new skill and…
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He's coming home! He rose to stardom just a few years ago, but the momentum hasn't stopped! Hometown country music star, Morgan Wallen, will return to East Tennessee this September during his One Night at a Time tour, a surprise that…
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