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6/10/2025 |
| Childhelp’s annual Les Trois Chefs gala was held at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Knoxville and included cocktails, dinner, wine pairings and silent and live auctions. This year’s theme featured the Kentucky Derby, and all attendees enjoyed the Run for the Roses immediately prior to adjournment for dinner in the ballroom. |
6/5/2025 |
| Random Acts of Flowers recently held its signature fundraising event at the beautiful Knoxville Botanical Gardens Dogwood Center. The venue was the perfect setting for the 2025 Garden Party which supports nearly a third of the organization’s fundraising goals. |
6/5/2025 |
| Bob Kesling, former Director of Broadcasting at the Vol Network and lead play-by-play announcer for the UT football and basketball teams, and Bert Bertelkamp, UT basketball alumni, former Vol Network Game Analyst and current President of Bertelkamp Automation were honored at the 2025 Spirit Award Dinner. |
6/5/2025 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| "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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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5/6/2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |