Arts + Culture

Growing With Knoxville

West Knoxville Lifestyle Becomes Knoxville City Lifestyle Article by Knoxville City Lifestyle Staff | Photography by Shawn Poynter, Big Slate Media, Beall and Thomas Hello!   If you’re receiving this magazine for the first time in your mailbox, welcome to our growing community. If you currently receive our magazine at your home and are surprised at our new masthead, we want to reintroduce ourselves. Let us tell you a story.   We Outgrew Our Name In May 2020, a veteran healthcare sales...

Arts + Culture

Paul Adams and Smoky Jack: The Adventures of a Remarkable Duo on Mount Le Conte, 1925-1926 (Part II)

Article by Paul James | Photography by Photographs courtesy of Paul J. Adams Photograph Collection, University of Tennessee Libraries; Great Smoky Mountains National Park Archive; and Knoxville History Project Continuing the story from last month, the Knoxville-based Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association hired Paul Adams to build a proper campsite on Mount Le Conte, just over 100 years ago, in the summer of 1925. As a young, experienced outdoorsman, naturalist and trail guide, Adams...

Arts + Culture

Brett Mistak Art

Maryville Painter Draws From Local Landscapes and Global Travels Article by Amy Campbell | Photography by Shawn Poynter Sometimes a person comes along who leaves a lasting mark. Brett Mistak is one of those people, both as an artist and as a former student, who stood out early for his promise and dedication. In the late 1990s, while studying art at Carson-Newman College, now Carson-Newman University, Mistak demonstrated advanced artistic skills and talent that set him apart in the classroom...

Life + Culture

A Five-Year Retrospective

A Look Back at Some of Our Favorite Stories Article by Knoxville City Lifestyle Team | Photography by Shawn Poynter, unless otherwise noted Five and a half years as West Knoxville Lifestyle flew by in a blur of photo sessions and interviews with remarkable people and their pursuits. We couldn’t let this opportunity to announce our name change to Knoxville City Lifestyle go by without taking one more look at the stories that defined West Knoxville Lifestyle.    Comedian Leanne Morgan Share A...