Rose Kennedy

• Q&A: Tom Cervone, new executive director for the Tennessee Theatre Published 05/23/2012 at 10:33 a.m.

  Starting June 1 as the executive director for the Tennessee Theatre, Tom Cervone is retiring as managing director for the Clarence Brown Theatre.

• New Studies Reveal a Rising Number of Homeless Families in Knoxville Published 05/16/2012 at 12:03 p.m.

  Last Wednesday on Market Square, the Knoxville-Knox County Homeless Coalition and the University of Tennessee jointly released two studies with powerful—and dismaying—statistics about the local homeless population.

• Q&A: Siren Santina, creative director and co-founder of Salomé Cabaret Burlesque Revue Published 05/16/2012 at 11:55 a.m.

  Creative director and co-founder of Salomé Cabaret Burlesque Revue, Siren Santina represented the U.S. in this year’s World Burlesque Games, held May 7-13 in London.

• In My Mother’s Kitchen Published 05/09/2012 at 12:42 p.m.

  I’ve never seen Lee Clayton Roper, or her mother Sally Clayton, now deceased, but I have this very clear image of the two of them, perhaps holding Sidecars, politely wrangling over the toasted clam rolls, in an airy, marble-countered Denver ...

• Q&A: Meg Beach, director of the “Myth Adventures” children’s performing arts camp at the Clayton Center for the Arts Published 05/09/2012 at 11:11 a.m.

  A veteran writer, dancer, and storyteller, Meg Beach will direct the “Myth Adventures” children’s performing arts camp at the Clayton Center for the Arts.

• Q&A: Bruce Bogartz, owner and chef at RouXbarb Published 05/03/2012 at 12:01 a.m.

  Owner and chef at RouXbarb, Bruce Bogartz has won an unprecedented fifth straight Best Chef award in the Metro Pulse reader-voted Best of Knoxville awards.

• Knoxville Southern Fried Burlesque Queen Siren Santina Heads to World Burlesque Games Published 05/02/2012 at 10:36 a.m.

  First, Southern Fried Burlesque Queen 2011. Next, the world. Knoxville’s own Siren Santina, creative director and co-founder of Salomé Cabaret Burlesque Revue, won the first-ever Southern Fried award in Atlanta last year, and has now been selected to represent the ...

• Q&A: Jimmy Buckner, executive director of the Scarecrow Foundation Published 04/25/2012 at 10:26 a.m.

  Jimmy Buckner is executive director of the Scarecrow Foundation, an organization that focuses on ending hunger and will host its second Downtown Derby Week May 2-5 to benefit Second Harvest.

• Q&A: Tim Tipton, operator of Anna’s Angels, a non-profit thrift store Published 04/18/2012 at 11:42 a.m.

  Tim Tipton operates Anna’s Angels, a non-profit thrift store started in 2010 that recently moved from Sutherland Avenue to 5710 Kingston Pike. The group works to break the cycle of poverty by awarding college scholarships to Appalachian children.

• Q&A: Dianna Glandon, certified balloon artist Published 04/11/2012 at 10:58 a.m.

  Dianna Glandon is a certified balloon artist and owner of Above the Rest Balloons. Its team of balloon artists placed second in the Medium Sculpture category at the World Balloon Convention in Dallas.

• 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 Knoxvillian: Pat Summitt Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  What new could you possibly say about head Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt?

• 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 ...

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