EAST TENNESSEE SHINES IN LOCAL INDIE FILM
That Evening Sun The pink marble courthouse steps in downtown Knoxville, Rockwood’s calm streets, and scenic landscape of Blount Country are captured in the locally produced feature film, “That Evening Sun.” “We are so proud that our company’s first feature film was shot entirely in East Tennessee,” said Larsen Jay, president of Dogwood Entertainment and executive producer of the film. “It gives [...]
Building the Dream – Women to Watch – Gail Del Vecchio
Building the Dream Local business owner fulfilling childhood dream in West Knoxville gift shop As a local business owner, Gail Del Vecchio has had real success as the owner and operator of Gifty Girl, which has become a popular fixture in Bearden’s Southern Market shopping center. And thanks to that success, Gail is planning to grow and relocate Gifty Girl in Lakeside Village, conveniently located in the heart of West [...]
The Tennessee Way
The Tennessee Way The most valuable person in the Lady Vols basketball program could be a former strength and conditioning coach for Notre Dame’s football team. Heather Mason, who is in her seventh year at UT, is the mastermind behind a rigorous workout regimen that has drastically improved the team’s mental and physical approach. “We call it the Tennessee Way,” said Mason, who was promoted to assistant athletics [...]
Kris Kristofferson
The Tennessee Theatre welcomes the veteran to its stage on January 31 When: Sunday, January 31 at 8 pm Where: Tennessee Theatre How: Tickets are $37, plus applicable service fees, available at the Tennessee Theatre box office, all Tickets Unlimited outlets, by phone at 865-656-4444, or online at www.tennesseetheatre.com. Kris Kristofferson returns to the essentials of his finely honed craft on his New West album, [...]
Dr. King
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission announces lineup of events for the 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration New special programs combine with traditional events to make a very special celebration The MLK Celebration programs are designed to increase awareness of Dr. King’s work and to bring all races in our community into closer harmony. For 2010, all celebration events relate to [...]
en’-tre-pre-neur
11 January 2010
Just recently, while visiting with a client, I learned that the payment we had just received for the display advertising he had previously placed in one of our recent publications came not from income generated from his business, but rather from proceeds from his Individual Retirement Account, or IRA. This is not the first time this has happened as another self-employed couple also sold stock in their retirement [...]
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Knoxville Opera
06 January 2010
The Evolution of Knoxville Opera As Knoxville Opera commences its 2010 season, the fifth under the leadership of Executive Director Brian Salesky, you can expect a few surprises. Oh, there’s the requisite tragedy, complete with the “vocal pyrotechnics” that characterize bel canto opera, according to Salesky. And there’s classic operatic comedy as well. But the maestro’s tossed a little parody into the mix, with a homegrown actor in [...]
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Everything Knoxville Podcast 12/10/09
10 December 2009
Jon Ellison interviews Tom and Judy Irmen about becoming your own customer and getting to know your business in a whole new light.
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Become Your Own Customer and See Your Business In a New Light – Web Exclusive
10 December 2009
I heard a great suggestion for small business owners while listening to Bloomberg radio recently. I’m going to act on this recommendation and perhaps you may elect to do so also. The suggestion was rather simple. Become a customer of your own business. In other words, take the time to both observe and evaluate your [...]
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Please Listen Carefully – It just might change your business
07 December 2009
We hear it repeated several times each week no matter who we call, whether you want to place a telephone order or just wish to chew the head off some customer service representative whose firm’s product failed to live up to its promises. “Please listen carefully as our menu options have recently changed.” To demonstrate just how naïve I am I actually believed those sincere voice recordings and listened [...]
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Everything Knoxville Podcast 12/1/2009
01 December 2009
We interview Everything Knoxville Magazine Publisher/Editor Judy Irmen about the December Issue. We talk about Downtown Knoxville Christmas Events, Local Knoxville Theatre, Knoxville Entertainment, December Tennessee Theatre Events, Knoxville Women in Business, Knoxville Market Square Events and Market Square Skating and pay honor to our Knoxville Veterans. Download MP3
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The Only Thing Certain is Uncertainty – Web Exclusive Article
28 November 2009
“The Only Thing Certain is Uncertainty” This is a line from a popular country western song that I immediately claimed as my own. It seems this one fellow was listening to a friend who was complaining about his personal challenges in life, somehow believing his burdens were unique. The first person, not really consoling his friend, tells him [...]
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After The Vols – Steve Caldwell
11 October 2009
Between odd jobs around the house, football trips around the South, a birthday and vacation, it’s easy for Steve Caldwell to wonder where the familiar faces have gone. Phillip Fulmer still lives nearby in Blount County and is working with an investment company and moonlighting with CBS Sports. Former UT defensive coordinator John Chavis landed a similar job at LSU. Fellow defensive line coach [...]
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Beauty Basics – Embrace Fall!
11 October 2009
Fall is a time of transition. Not only do you need to prepare your skin for the cold months ahead, but it’s time to transform your look from light and airy to soft and classic. Bundle up Classic, “back to basics” clothing was all the rage on the fall runways. This season’s must-have piece is the crisp white jacket that works with everything from [...]
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Educator Profile – Julie Thompson
11 October 2009
Julie Thompson’s favorite part of the day is hearing excited kindergartners call her name as she walks through the halls of Carter Elementary School. Moments like that make Thompson proud to be the recipient of the Value Added Achievement Award, presented by the Education Consumers Foundation. “This was a career highlight,” Thompson said. “Our school was ranked fifth in the state out of 760 schools and first [...]
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Dress the Season With Homespun Charm
11 October 2009
The air is becoming crisp, colors are changing and cozy sweaters are starting to make their way back into your wardrobe’s rotation. Autumn has arrived, and its natural beauty shines radiantly to warm the heart and inspire fresh crafting ideas. This fall season, warm colors, rich textures and creative details stand out. Interest in homemade crafts and do-it-yourself decorating projects has never been [...]
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How Can You Change The Future of Breast Cancer?
11 October 2009
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States. Whether you’ve been affected by it personally, or one of your friends or family has been diagnosed, it seems everyone has a story to share due to [...]
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Woman To Watch – Lisa Sorensen
14 October 2009
After being in business for six years, Lisa Sorensen says that Bliss, now with three locations in Knoxville, continues to keep her motivated and active. Sorensen and her husband Scott Schimmel opened the first Bliss store in Market Square in 2003. And despite the fact that at that time, much of the square was under construction, Sorensen says she and Schimmel sensed that the area needed something different. “Location [...]
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Return of A Classic – S&W Grand
14 October 2009
S&W Grand gives new life to a Knoxville tradition Everything old is new again—or so goes an old expression—but in the case of the S&W Grand, the sentiment certainly holds true. When it opens to the public later this month, the new downtown restaurant will light a torch that has lain extinguished for nearly 30 years and rekindle a Knoxville tradition that dates [...]
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Women To Watch – Erin Saunders
09 November 2009
“I enjoy this field and being able to help women with what I do, and that helps make my home life better.” M.D. Erin Saunders may have spent four years as a music major attending college on a vocal scholarship, but by the time she graduated from her alma mater, Furman University, she was singing a different tune. The Knoxville native stuck with her original goal of going on to attend medical school, [...]
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The Appalachian Ballet Company Presents The Nutcracker
04 December 2009
THE NUTCRACKER Saturday, December 5 at 8:00 pm Sunday, December 6 at 2:00 pm at the Civic Auditorium The Appalachian Ballet Company, in their 38th season, will present the annual holiday tradition—The Nutcracker. This production is the only Nutcracker in Knoxville with live music. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will accompany the show. The Appalachian Ballet Company will present two public shows on December 5th at 8 pm & [...]
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Brian Setzer Orchestra brings Seventh Annual Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza to Tennessee Theatre
06 December 2009
Think about it: You take away the tree. You shut down the lights. You chill the hot chocolate. You douse the Yule log. Do any one of those things, and you’ve grinched your Christmas. Now, try shutting out the sound of the rockin’est big band on Earth. Just try not to visualize those harmonizing hotties, or that horn section swinging in their seats to the sizzling beat, [...]
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Remember Pearl Harbor!
06 December 2009
Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 Remembrance of a “date which will live in infamy” The Pearl Harbor attack entered the consciousness of contemporary Americans more forcefully than any other single contemporary event. Regarded as a dastardly “surprise attack” and an act of “infamy” during the Second World War, every effort was made to keep its memory bright. Posters, popular songs and [...]
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Layla Kiffin to join Knox County’s Imagination Library Effort
06 December 2009
Knox County Public Library is very pleased to announce that Layla Kiffin is joining the board of Imagination Library in Knox County. The program, begun by Dolly Parton in 1996, sends books in the mail every month to registered children under the age of five. Knox County now has over 17,000 children enrolled, or 73% of the eligible population, making it one of the most successful [...]
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What is FIRST NIGHT KNOXVILLE?
06 December 2009
First Night Knoxville is the New Year’s Eve celebration of the arts in downtown. The event is produced by the non-profit Market Square District Association, with proceeds to support MSDA promotional activities. Location: Market Square and 10 more entertainment venues around downtown Knoxville Date/Time: December 31, 2009, 3 pm to Midnight Attendance: 10,000+ Audience: All demographic groups with average [...]
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The Wizard of Oz Travels Over the Rainbow to Knoxville
08 December 2009
The greatest family musical of all time, The Wizard of Oz is touching down in Knoxville as NETworks Presentations brings this national treasure to the Historic Tennessee Theatre on December 11 at 8 pm and December 12 at 2 and 8 pm. This magical production, based on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s celebration of the 1939 MGM movie, is presented with breathtaking special effects that will sweep audiences [...]
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Dr. King
06 January 2010
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission announces lineup of events for the 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration New special programs combine with traditional events to make a very special celebration The MLK Celebration programs are designed to increase awareness of Dr. King’s work and to bring all races in our community into closer harmony. For 2010, all celebration events relate to [...]
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Kris Kristofferson
06 January 2010
The Tennessee Theatre welcomes the veteran to its stage on January 31 When: Sunday, January 31 at 8 pm Where: Tennessee Theatre How: Tickets are $37, plus applicable service fees, available at the Tennessee Theatre box office, all Tickets Unlimited outlets, by phone at 865-656-4444, or online at www.tennesseetheatre.com. Kris Kristofferson returns to the essentials of his finely honed craft on his New West album, [...]
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The Tennessee Way
06 January 2010
The Tennessee Way The most valuable person in the Lady Vols basketball program could be a former strength and conditioning coach for Notre Dame’s football team. Heather Mason, who is in her seventh year at UT, is the mastermind behind a rigorous workout regimen that has drastically improved the team’s mental and physical approach. “We call it the Tennessee Way,” said Mason, who was promoted to assistant athletics [...]
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Building the Dream – Women to Watch – Gail Del Vecchio
06 January 2010
Building the Dream Local business owner fulfilling childhood dream in West Knoxville gift shop As a local business owner, Gail Del Vecchio has had real success as the owner and operator of Gifty Girl, which has become a popular fixture in Bearden’s Southern Market shopping center. And thanks to that success, Gail is planning to grow and relocate Gifty Girl in Lakeside Village, conveniently located in the heart of West [...]
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EAST TENNESSEE SHINES IN LOCAL INDIE FILM
06 January 2010
That Evening Sun The pink marble courthouse steps in downtown Knoxville, Rockwood’s calm streets, and scenic landscape of Blount Country are captured in the locally produced feature film, “That Evening Sun.” “We are so proud that our company’s first feature film was shot entirely in East Tennessee,” said Larsen Jay, president of Dogwood Entertainment and executive producer of the film. “It gives [...]
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Local Links
17 November 2009
Visiting Knoxville or just looking for something to do? Try these great resources Downtown Knoxville Hotels http://www.downtownknoxvillehotels.com/ Welcome to Knoxville, TN! Downtown Knoxville Hotels offers great rates on over 50 hotels near downtown Knoxville.
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Your Opportunity Knox – 11/14/09
16 November 2009
Here’s the podcast from our show. Download MP3
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Your Opportunity Knox – 10/24/09
16 November 2009
Here’s the podcast from our show.
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