Local Services

Knoxville Museum of Art’s Collectors Circle

Behind the Scenes With Curator Stephen Wicks: Investment Insights on the Art and Science of Collecting Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Shawn Poynter Stephen Wicks, the Barbara W. and Bernard E. Bernstein Curator for the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA), joined the museum right out of graduate school in 1990, shortly after the KMA opened its doors. During his career, he has taken lead roles on game-changing exhibitions, such as Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in...

Education

The Bijou's Second Balcony:

A New Book Highlights the African American Experience at Knoxville’s Historic Theater Article by Paul James and Jack Neely | Photography by Shawn Poynter, Eli Johnson, Andy Vinson, McClung Historical Collection Late last year, the nonprofit Knoxville History Project published a new book for the Bijou Theatre, The Second Balcony: The African American Experience at the Bijou Theatre. Researched and written by Jack Neely with the assistance of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, this project is...

Life + Culture

Pellissippi State Community College, Blount County Campus, Hosts International Lunch

Future Chefs and Hospitality Professionals Curated a Global Luncheon, Blending Culinary Artistry With Polished Service Article by Knoxville City Lifestyle Staff | Photography by Amy Campbell 1. Pellissippi State Community College, Blount County Campus, offers professional degrees in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Programs in a state-of-the-art facility in the Ruth & Steve West Workforce Development Center. Culinary professionals and community members enjoyed an International lunch on Feb. 12...

Finance + Legal Services

Investing and The Simplicity of Incentives

Article by Eric Foster, CFP®, CPA | Photography by Ben Finch, Eric Foster, CFP®, CPA Like many things, you can make investing complicated. Understanding financial ratios, a myriad of products and stock prices that swing with every new tariff threat can seem a bit much. But let’s not overcomplicate it—investing is just a system of incentives dressed up in a suit and tie. Investors throw money at companies because they think those companies will make even more of it. The executives? They’re...