Finance + Legal Services

Timing the Door

Article and Photography by Eric Foster, CFP®, CPA About twelve years ago my wife and children ushered our family into the world of chicken farming. My job was to build a chicken coop. I didn’t have plans, just a picture that my wife found online. Over the next 11 years that coop was moved, repaired, suffered in the elements, and eventually was added to the spring task list to be replaced. My wife had grand dreams of a much-improved structure. Once again, my job was to build it.    You should...

Wellness

Stronger Together

PYA Waltman Capital and Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee Partner to Launch the A.R. Johnson Legacy Society Article by West Knoxville Lifestyle Staff | Photography by Chelsea Babin Long-time supporter and fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, A.R. “Rick” Johnson, explains his personal mission this way: “I believe our most important calling and purpose is to care for others, and nothing is more fundamental to that than feeding those who are hungry and food...

Life + Culture

Summer Grilling Series

Owner and Executive Chef Joseph Lenn of J.C. Holdway Wraps Up Our Three-Part Series on Pitmaster-Level Grilling Tips Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Shawn Poynter The last of our Summer Grilling Series with three of East Tennessee’s premier executive chefs, including Jeff Carter (Dancing Bear Lodge and Appalachian Bistro) and David Rule (The Appalachian), features Joseph Lenn (J.C. Holdway). All three are alums of the acclaimed Blackberry Farm kitchen. Yet, each brings...

Arts + Culture

A Dream. A Dog. A Bookstore.

Good Girl Books and Poppy Roll Out Love to Share Article by Emily B. Riddle | Photography by Shawn Poynter Two women who love to read romance, a golden retriever, and a little pink truck pull up to a flower shop.  While it sounds like the promise of an excellent joke about Pinterest, it’s actually the start of the Good Girl Books storefront in West Knoxville.   Only a little over a year ago, Good Girl Books truck debuted as a bright pink kei truck, bringing romance novels to local events...

Arts + Culture

Stereographs at the Calvin M. McClung Collection

Article by Eric Dawson | Photography by The Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection When you browse the online Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection, you might see what look like the exact same historical photographs placed side by side. These are stereograph images, which were produced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to create a three-dimensional image when viewed through a device called a stereoscope.   Stereoscopes viewers contain two prismatic lenses and a wooden stand to hold a...

Life + Culture

Moonshot Expands Students’ Horizons

Life-Changing Exploration through Travel and Expeditions Article by West Knoxville Lifestyle Staff | Photography by Mountain Ways Moonshot is a transformative experiential program for Sevier and Cocke Counties’ high school students who apply as sophomores and are awarded the opportunity to participate in their choice of travel expeditions, cultural and educational programs, or outdoor adventures their junior year. Moonshot covers program costs and travel for the student for expeditions...

Life + Culture

Meet Sinan, the tiniest Tennessee VFL

From Rescue to Companion to Celebrity, the World’s Smallest Vol Fan is Ready for the Upcoming Season Article and Photography by Chelsea Babin A single phone call can change your life — this was the case for Saed Awad of Oak Ridge when his friends called him one evening asking him to come rescue a baby squirrel. Seven years later, Awad has a constant furry companion: Sinan.  Awad tried to release Sinan four times after nursing him back to health, “I know wildlife shouldn’t be kept as pets, but...

Arts + Culture

Acting Out of Love

The Next Stage for Knoxville Children’s Theatre – Theatre of Children, by Children, and for Children Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Shawn Poynter, , Katherine Birkbeck Kids Taking Center Stage For Executive Director Sien Moon, her love and labor on behalf of Knoxville Children’s Theatre in the beginning was personal. It gave her daughter and son meaningful artistic direction when they first became involved in KCT productions in 2009. Ultimately, it gave her son his...

Life + Culture

Summer Grilling Series

Executive Chef Jeff Carter of Dancing Bear Lodge and Appalachian Bistro Picks Up Our Summer Series in Part Two of Pitmaster-Level Grilling Tips Article by Patricia Storm Broyles | Photography by Amy Campbell Our summer series with three of East Tennessee’s premier executive chefs, including David Rule (The Appalachian) and Joseph Lenn (J.C. Holdway), continues with Jeff Carter (Dancing Bear Lodge and Appalachian Bistro). All three are alumni of the acclaimed Blackberry Farm kitchen. Yet, each...

Arts + Culture

West Knoxville Lifestyle’s Anniversary Party Benefits Mountain Ways

Article by West Knoxville Lifestyle Staff | Photography by Amy Campbell Publishers Amy Campbell and Marc Rochelson celebrated their five-year anniversary with West Knoxville Lifestyle at the Sunsphere on May 13. The party was both a celebration and a “thank you” to the lifestyle publication’s many business partners, contributors, writers, photographers, readers, online audiences, and supporters who make the publication a meaningful and impactful endeavor each month. “Our mission at West...