Food + Beverage

Sunsphere Events: Rising to Any Occasion

Making Eventful Memories for Clients and Their Guests 26 Stories in the Sky Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Shawn Poynter When asked why she thought the Sunsphere is such a special venue for important events, Donna Little Nussbaumer pauses before answering. “The 360-degree view is, of course, breathtaking, day and night. Where else could you get this panorama of our city?” the co-owner of Sunsphere Events continues. “But, a few weeks ago, a guest at an event said something...

Event Planning + Services

Faith. Family. Food.

Blending Deep-Rooted Values with Elevated Hospitality, Spaces in the City Redefine Events with Heart Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Shawn Poynter “Being a restaurateur is one of the hardest careers. It’s not just a job—it follows you home, lives in your head and never really lets you clock out.” Demetrios (Demi) Klonaris, President of Spaces in the City, should know. He’s the son of Jim and Lori Klonaris, Knoxville’s esteemed restaurateurs for over 25 years, first...

Food + Beverage

The Tomato Head

Mahasti Vafaie Celebrates 35 Years Creating a Market Square Masterpiece Article and Photography by Amy Campbell People who love really good, fresh food and local visual artists have a special place in their heart for The Tomato Head and Mahasti Vafaie . Since 1990, Mahasti was a farm to table Medici, who, while offering fresh-local-ingredients, made-from-scratch cuisine at her Market Square restaurant, also turned her walls into an art gallery to exhibit local artists. Amy Campbell, one of...

Food + Beverage

Real Good Kitchen

Start Small, Take the Next Step, Make a Change Article by Amy Campbell | Photography by Holly Rainey, Kara Hudgens Make Change Through Food is the real short and sweet tagline of Real Good Kitchen, which has served over a hundred start-up food businesses in East Tennessee in almost five years. Real Good Kitchen Foundation is hosting a fundraising evening, Real Good Gathering, on Oct. 23. Founder Bailey Foster shares details about the work of the kitchen and the foundation, and the vision of a...

Life + Culture

Pick a Kentucky Field Pumpkin for a Better Pie

Notes from Blackberry Farm’s Master Gardener John Coykendall’s ‘Story Banks’ Journal Article and Photography by Amy Campbell It’s confusing. We go to big box stores or grocery stores in the fall, and there are those little pumpkins with a sign that says, “Pie Pumpkins.” But I have my doubts.  At every Thanksgiving table, there are diehard fans who insist on finishing off the big day with a big slice of pumpkin pie. We’re all busy. So, when we’re planning our meals, especially a huge holiday...

Arts + Culture

Coffee and the Arts

Clayton Center for the Arts, a One-Stop Arts and Culture Destination, Opens Vienna Coffee Shop Article and Photography by West Knoxville Lifestyle Staff Interim Executive Director for Clayton Center for the Arts, Christy McDonald Slavick, gives an update on the opening of the Center’s Vienna Coffee Shop on the Maryville College campus. Maryville College is a nationally-ranked private liberal arts college. Maryville-based Vienna Coffee, founded by John Clark, is an award-winning, sustainably...

Arts + Culture

Revitalizing the Heart of Historic Downtown Clinton

24th Clinch River Antique Fall Festival Kicks Off Holiday Season Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Katherine Birkbeck For nearly 25 years, thousands of savvy antique shoppers from across the country have flocked to the small town of Clinton in May and October for the Clinch River Antique Festival. This year’s fall festival, Oct. 3-4, will be a bit different, according to Historic Downtown Clinton Executive Director Katherine Birkbeck. The heart of the festival, Market Street...

Finance + Legal Services

Feed Your Relationships

Article by Caden Mumford | Photography by Ben Finch Jesus Christ and his disciples. The Wampanoag Native Americans and the pilgrims. Jeff Bezos’ wedding guests. You and your spouse, two Saturdays a month. Separated by thousands of years, cultures and fortunes, these groups appear to share nothing at all—except one universal act: the act of breaking bread. I am certainly not equating the Last Supper with my Saturday night date (apologies to my wife), but I am drawing attention to the fact that...

Arts + Culture

The Creature of the Cumberlands: A Strange Bird or Something Else Entirely?

Article by Paul James | Photography by Illustrations by Prof. Beauvais Lyons, Library of Congress Currently, the most popular episode in Knoxville History Project’s podcast series, Knoxville Chronicles, is the story, “Creature of the Cumberlands,” written by Jack Neely and read by Alex Haralson. It’s not a Halloween-related story, but it’s a bizarre, autumnal, spooky tale from the frontier days before Tennessee was even a state. Neely’s account is based on a short news item that first appeared...

Home Services

Summit Signature Promise

The Summit Signature Promise: Remodeling Built on Honesty, Quality, and TrustWhen you begin a kitchen remodel or bathroom remodel, you’re not just investing in your home—you’re placing your trust in the team you hire. At Summit Signature Kitchen & Bath, we don’t take that lightly. That’s why everything we do is guided by The Summit Signature Promise: a commitment to honesty, respect, quality, and trust in every project we complete.Whether you’re planning a Knoxville remodel to upgrade your...