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| Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has earned a $40 million federal grant for Transforming Western, a comprehensive plan to transform Western Heights and the surrounding neighborhood that will include affordable housing and improved access to transportation, housing and economic stability. |
10/5/2022 |
| Keep Knoxville Beautiful (KKB) hosted its second annual East Knoxville Community Cleanup in September. The event kicked off at the Ashley Nicole Dream Playground in Caswell Park, located at 620 Winona St, Knoxville, TN 37917. At the East Knoxville Community Cleanup, 147 volunteers removed 2,880 pounds of litter from streets, parks, and waterways |
10/5/2022 |
| Collierville native Kim Bumpas, president of Visit Knoxville, can hardly contain her excitement when she talks about Knoxville. “I planned to go to Vanderbilt,” she said, “but my parents brought me to a UT football game my senior year, and it changed my whole vision... |
10/5/2022 |
| Stacy Jacobi is no stranger to renovation, “I’ve lived, remodeled and built from scratch, 13 houses in 13 years, so a serene interior is a must for my busy lifestyle.” Her most recent renovation, located on Talahi Drive in the heart of Sequoyah Hills, was built in 1938... |
10/5/2022 |
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9/2/2022 |
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8/16/2022 |
| If you’ve ever walked around the house with Tom and Evelyn Shaw you’ll know that there is a story for not just every room in the house, but for every item in that room. From each painting to every collectible the Shaws can recall when and where they got it. |
8/3/2022 |
FirstBank announced two new hires. John Ley joined FirstBank’s Knoxville market as Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager.
Andrew Vollman, a long-time resident of Maryville, is joining FirstBank’s West Knoxville market as Vice President and Relationship Manager. |
8/2/2022 |
| Dogwood Arts installed the new Art In Public Places Sculpture Exhibition. The program has grown tremendously in the past year (expanding from 19 sculptures in the 2021-2022 exhibition to 31) with the addition of three new placement sites––including Emory Place in North Knoxville, the Student Union at the University of Tennessee, and the Maker Exchange at World’s Fair Park. |
8/2/2022 |
| Weigel’s Stores, Inc. donated twelve brand-new violins to the Joy of Music School. Former piano instructor and current Weigel’s employee, Greg Adkins, recommended the School receive a donation from the convenience store chain. Weigel’s purchased the violins from Wilhite Strings in Knoxville and presented them to the Joy of Music School. |
8/2/2022 |
| Ken Martin, who started as Clarence Brown Theatre’s Artistic Director and Head of the UT Department of Theatre on August 1, got into theatre by accident. Literally. |
8/2/2022 |
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6/13/2022 |
| One of the first things you notice about Joan Cronan is her warm smile. The second thing is an air of determination. Cronan traces her determination to an early disappointment that shaped her life and career. At the age of 12 she tried out for Little League baseball and was not allowed to play with the boys... |
6/7/2022 |
| In the five years between the time Allan and Janey Willoughby first saw their home in 2013 and purchased it in 2018, the couple found themselves continually drawn to the two-story 2280 square foot English-style cottage in Bearden. |
6/7/2022 |
| My whole life summer has been a time for adventure. It has been a time to try new things, to meet new people and to have some fun. Growing up I had my mother to thank for that. She always ensured that I had the confidence to try new things and to be unafraid. Living in Knoxville I have always been known as Gay and Bill’s daughter... |
6/7/2022 |