Rose Kennedy

• Q&A: Khann Chov, manager at CAC Beardsley Community Farm and organizer of its Snow Day fund-raiser Published 01/16/2013 at 10:55 a.m.

  As farm manager at CAC Beardsley Community Farm, Khann Chov is lead organizer of its Snow Day fund-raiser.

• New Eve Jewelry—Megan Craig Published 01/09/2013 at 12:30 p.m.

  Megan Craig has been making jewelry for eight years, and says her latest venture, an Etsy shop begun in November, came out of a desire to repurpose vintage bits into beautiful, modern jewelry.

• Q&A: Trent Steele, president and founder of Smoky Mountain DockDogs Published 01/09/2013 at 11:59 a.m.

  Trent Steele is president and founder of Smoky Mountain DockDogs, which kicks off its fourth year with an annual members meeting January 19 and is currently accepting new members.

• What Knoxville Needs Published 01/02/2013 at 11:54 a.m. 1 Comment

  What does Knoxville really need? Everybody’s got an opinion, as we’ve discovered each week in our What Knoxville Needs column. While some of the ideas are a bit silly (a menacing face for the Sunsphere?), others are actually quite reasonable—in ...

• We Gather Together: Best Cookbooks of 2012 Published 12/26/2012 at 5 p.m.

  The best of this year’s cookbook crop all seem to follow that theme, proffering foods that sustain family and friends or just one very special loved one—serving up dishes that make hearts glad. Each has its own recipes for a ...

• Q&A: Aubrey Ingham, Cool Sports’ Organizer of the Score a Goal For Kids Tournament Published 12/19/2012 at 12:01 p.m.

  Turf sports director at Cool Sports on Watt Road, Aubrey Ingham organized its first Score a Goal For Kids tournament Dec. 22, to benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. They are still accepting individual and team entries

• Q&A: Jill Colquitt Fisher, Handmade Holiday Trunk Show Organizer Published 12/12/2012 at 8:40 a.m.

  Jill Colquitt Fisher’s Handmade Holiday Trunk Show is back for the first time since 2010; the third and final show is Dec. 13-16 at 14 Market Square, the former Marble Slab Creamery site.

• Q&A: Karen Kirst, Author of the Historical Novella 'Smoky Mountain Christmas' Published 12/05/2012 at 9:52 a.m.

  An author for Harlequin’s Love Inspired line, Karen Kirst will sign (and sell) copies of The Gift of Family at an open house at Tea at the Gallery (4501 Kingston Pike).

• Sassy Glass Studio Published 12/05/2012 at 9:21 a.m.

  Along with hand-crafting fused glass art at her brightly-colored, aptly named Sassy Glass Studio in Knoxville, Lisa Mueller now teaches glass-fusing classes throughout the year and somehow finds time to be a partner with her husband in ALM Photo.

• Q&A: Sandy Wells, Conductor Of Sing-Along 'Messiah' Concerts by Clinch Valley Community Chorus & Orchestra Updated 12/01/2012 at 9:16 a.m.

  Sandy Wells, director of the Tennessee Valley Ensemble, will conduct three free, sing-along Messiah concerts by the Clinch Valley Community Chorus and Orchestra beginning Dec. 1 at the Norris Methodist Church (62 Ridgeway Rd.).

• hazeandco.com Published 01/19/2011 at 11:01 a.m.

  Oh so suitable for New Year’s slenderizing: Knoxvillian Hazel Tippo’s no-preservatives, no-water-added, low-sodium, and low-cholesterol dressings by mail order.

• Custom Photo Box of Local Chocolates Published 01/19/2011 at 11 a.m.

  Cupid is lurking, but is there really a compelling reason you couldn’t buy this for yourself?

• olesmokymoonshine.com Published 12/22/2010 at 10:47 a.m.

  They’re pedaling all sorts of moonshine products, like White Lightnin’ Pickles, Moonshine Barbecue Sauce, logo hoodies and even a logo stainless steel flask, from our Gatlinburg neighbors Ole Smoky Distillery, makers of Tennessee Moonshine.

• Light Bulbs from the JFG Coffee Sign Published 12/22/2010 at 10:44 a.m.

  Maybe they weren’t precisely made in Knoxville, but they definitely morphed into an iconic item here.

• Architectural View-Master Reels Published 12/15/2010 at 10 a.m.

  Hey kids! If you can wrestle them away from your favorite architect or design professional, check out all kinds of cool View-Master architectural reels

• marblecityglassworks.com Published 12/15/2010 at 9:59 a.m.

  ’Tis the season for hand-blown glass ornaments, and these works of molten art are made right here in Knoxville.

• Yee-Haw Holiday Cards and Minis Published 10/11/2010 at 12:42 p.m.

  Yee-Haw Industrial Letterpress’s artistry and wit are at their best in a wide selection of holiday cards and mini-gift enclosures. All are pressed on recycled paper by hand on Yee-Haw’s vintage letterpresses.

• Best Jewelry Store: Markman's Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  Tasteful, calm, encouraging—that’s just how they are. No wonder this is their Sweet Sixteen as Best Jewelry Store winners, taking the honor every year since the contest was created.

• Best Fit for a Knoxville Nickname—Ever: “Bacon Capital of America” Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  Forget about Pet Friendliest City, Solar City, Gateway to the Smokies. Oh, we should still do all those things, establish those reputations. But this past March our true identity, the one that will draw the most interest, the most tourist ...

• Best Place To Board Your Pets: Pet Safe Village Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  Soon, instead of trying to find vacation hotels on the road that take pets, Knoxvillians will start pushing Pet Safe to accept humans, too.

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