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Latest Issue 8 2025

7/30/2025

Latest Issue 6-7 25

6/10/2025

Editors Letter

As I sit down to write this letter, the sound of steady rainfall still lingers in my ears. April showers are a seasonal expectation here in East Tennessee, but this year they seemed to carry right on through May, leaving us with one of the rainiest Mays on record, and I think we’re all more than ready to trade our umbrellas for sunglasses and start soaking up some sunshine. Now, as we turn the calendar to June and look ahead to July, the promise of sunnier days feels like a welcome reward. 
6/4/2025

BIG SLATE VFX LAUNCH MARKS NEW ERA FOR KNOXVILLE’S CREATIVE INDUSTRY

Big Slate Media, a leading Knoxville-based agency and video production company, is proud to announce the launch of Big Slate VFX, a new division specializing in visual effects and motion design. With this launch, Big Slate Media becomes the only Knoxville-based production company offering full-service, in-house VFX capabilities.
6/4/2025

CLOSETS BY MCKENRY CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH A CLOSETBRATION

Over 75 attendees joined Closets by McKenry as they celebrated 10 years in the Knoxville closet scene on Tuesday, May 13 at their showroom. Wyatt Ellis, local bluegrass prodigy entertained during the evening, and Susan Watson of Watson’s Stained Glass intrigued guests purchasing her beautiful custom items.
6/4/2025

THE WIDOWED PARENT RELIEF PROJECT HOSTS ITS THIRD ANNUAL FAMILY FRIENDZY CHARITABLE EVENT AND AUCTION, RAISING MORE THAN $182,00

"We are grateful to all of our participants and supporters who made this event a smashing success,” said Kelly Orrico, who co-founded WPRP with her husband, C.J.More than 300 people attended the event held at Cool Sports in Farragut where teams competed in corn hole toss, wiffle ball home-run derby, Nerf gun sharp shooting and other backyard sports.
6/4/2025

VIProfile: Scott Stallings

Scott Stallings is a recently returned native of the area, a golf professional since 2007 and a three-time winner on the PGA Tour. Ever a modest man, however, he laughs about meeting the contractor who would ultimately build his family home and explaining that he would be hitting lots of golf balls in the backyard. 
6/4/2025

Creative Living: Inside the Stryer’s Joy-Filled Knoxville Home

Tucked into the rolling hills of Knoxville's Rudder Lane area, the home of Lori and Bob Stryer sits quietly behind meticulously trimmed hedges and tiered limestone steps. The property spans 1.8 acres, bordered by a canopy of mature trees and is visited often by deer and wild turkeys.
6/4/2025

Latest Issue 5 25

5/6/2025

Editors Letter

Just last week, my oldest son casually mentioned that he only has 19 days of school left. Nineteen days! Part of me immediately felt a small jolt of anxiety, realizing that very soon, both of my children will be home full-time for the summer. Entertaining two energetic kids for weeks on end is no small feat, and as any parent knows, summer break requires almost as much planning and coordination as the school year itself.
5/1/2025

HOLSTON HILLS AND MORNINGSIDE NAMED FEATURED TRAILS FOR DOGWOOD ARTS FESTIVAL

Dogwood Arts proudly announced Holston Hills and Morningside as the 2025 Featured Trails for this year’s Dogwood Arts Festival. The celebration kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Tuesday, April 1, at Holston Hills Community Park.
5/1/2025

BANK OF AMERICA KNOXVILLE RECEIVES AWARD FROM MUSE KNOXVILLE

In April, Muse Knoxville presented Bank of America Knoxville with theLifelong Learner Award for its Student Leaders® program. This national initiative by the bank invests in young local change makers, providing high school students with meaningful, paid summer internships at nonprofits equipping them with critical leadership skills and fostering commitment to civic engagement.
5/1/2025

KOINONIA-FOUNDATION-HOSTS-3RD-ANNUAL-CUSTOM-MADE-FASHION-SHOW

The Koinonia Foundation’s 3rd Annual Custom Made Fashion Show was an electrifying event celebrating the incredible personalities and spirits of individuals who benefit from their services. This fashion extravaganza highlighted the diversity and creativity of the community, with participants strutting down the runway in pieces that told their unique stories.
5/1/2025

VIProfile: Benny Smith

Radio, music and community have always been a part of Benny Smith’s life. His grandfather, father and mother performed on gospel radio shows on WGRV in Greeneville, Tennessee. And he started listening to his hometown station and others in upper East Tennessee at an early age. During the day he’d keep up with life locally, but at night he’d turn the dial and get connected to faraway cities like Chicago, Nashville and Fort Wayne.
5/1/2025

The Manor at Stowers Hill

Perched high above the Emory River, the stately Victorian home at The Manor at Stowers Hill has watched over Harriman, Tennessee, for more than a century. With its wraparound porch, original woodwork and panoramic mountain views, the property is timeless in every way. But for Lori and Chad Brown, it also marked a brand-new beginning.
5/1/2025