Life + Culture

Everly Brothers Park: Touching tributes by musical icons endear this Bearden park

Article by Paul James | Photography by Shawn Poynter, Knoxville History Project, and Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina If you haven’t noticed, there is a small pocket park in Bearden that celebrates two of the most cherished performers of rock and roll history. It’s no hyperbole to say that without the Everly Brothers there might have been no Beatles, Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and a host of other legendary bands and musicians. You don’t have to take my word...

Finance + Legal Services

How Much is Enough?

Article by By Aaron Nolan, CFP® | Photography by Ben Finch How Much is Enough? By Aaron Nolan, CFP® Moving is one of the most miserable tasks known to man. You don’t know where anything is. All your free time goes to packing/unpacking boxes. Your whole body aches from moving things around. Even when the end destination is a positive one, the actual act of moving is not fun. At All. My wife and I went through this over the summer, and while I have a fresh perspective on how miserable the...

Arts + Culture

Planting a Spring Garden

Expert Advice From Master Gardener John Coykendall Article by Amy Campbell | Photography by Shawn Poynter  Q: Where do we start?    A: Plan where you are going to plant things. If you’ve had, say, beans or tomatoes growing in a certain area for more than two years, you want to rotate those crops within a new area so that you avoid pest and disease build-up and depletion of the soil. In other words, you would grow beans, say, and tomatoes (just as examples) and have those two years on an area...

Home + Design

Showcasing Trends from Design Experts

Natalie Clayman and Sandy Kozar explore how function and fashion in paint colors and window treatments offer a more timeless appeal Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Jeff Jones, and Sandy Kozar, Decorating Den Interiors For our annual Home and Design issue, we turned to two interior design professionals and West Knoxville Lifestyle Partners for insights and recommendations on two home design challenges every homeowner faces.   Paint Colors Owner/Principal Designer Natalie...

Home Services

Benefits of Custom Window Treatments!

As a part of our whole home design services, custom Window Treatments are one of our favorite solutions to provide for our clients. These are known to add beauty to a space, but did you know that there are also functional benefits of adding custom window treatments to your home? Here are a few benefits of adding custom window treatments to your home:Sound Absorption - Have an echo? Or a loud neighborhood? Layers of window treatments can act as a sound absorption layer to muffle sounds and stop...

Home Services

Love Your Home

Does your home feel flat, stagnant, or just not pulled together anymore? Maybe you’ve looked around your home and it’s either the colors, a specific furniture piece, the window treatments (or lack thereof), or even a combination of all of it. Regardless of the reason, let’s face it, you simply do not love your home anymore.However, do you remember that new-home feeling - the excitement, the possibilities, and how welcoming it felt when you first walked into that blank slate? We can help you feel...

Finance + Legal Services

Showing Love to Local Charities

Article by Claire Kluth, CFP® | Photography by Ben Finch East Tennessee has been my home for almost three years now, and I’ve loved exploring everything it has to offer—from beautiful outdoor spots to amazing local restaurants to friendly new faces. One of the most rewarding discoveries has been learning about the local charities that support vital causes in our community. Organizations like Harmony Family Center, Restoration House, Second Harvest, Emerald Youth, and East Tennessee Children’s...

Arts + Culture

Raising the Curtain on Success

Jason Hardy Takes a Seat at the National Table for Knoxville Opera Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Shawn Poynter and Eli Johnson With the highest attended opera in 25 years and third highest grossing box office (for “Pirates of Penzance”), coupled with a 62% increase in 2024 mainstage attendance over the prior year, Knoxville Opera is seeing the harvest of an intense period of sowing post-Covid. The statistics validate the vision and hard work of General Director and CEO...

Arts + Culture

Charles McGhee Tyson

The story behind the name of the Knoxville Airport Article by Paul James and Jack Neely | Photography by Knoxville History Project and McClung Historical Collection When checking the status of a flight, whether you are heading out of town or waiting on a family member or friend to arrive, it can be handy to know the three-digit code for the Knoxville airport. Those three letters—TYS—actually tell an interesting little story. TYS stands for Tyson, or more specifically, McGhee Tyson, for whom...

Arts + Culture

Bridging the Gap

Tennessee Theatre Prepares for Its Second Century with the Ambitious 612 Expansion Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Shawn Poynter Executive Director Becky Hancock says it’s complicated describing how the Tennessee Theatre could connect with 612 S. Gay Street (originally known as Mechanics Bank & Trust) if you aren’t walking onsite. “Looking at the buildings from Gay Street, there’s a building in between, but the rear of 612 is only 10 feet away from an exterior wall of the...