Rose Kennedy

• Q&A: Emily Ellis, Brown Bag Green Book series coordinator Published 02/08/2012 at 4:17 p.m.

  Ellis is a reference librarian at Lawson McGhee Library, and also coordinator for the library’s Brown Bag Green Book series.

• Q&A: Stephen M. Dupree, one of 24 bachelors being auctioned to benefit the Friends of Literacy Published 02/01/2012 at 10:22 a.m.

  Stephen M. Dupree is one of 24 bachelors being auctioned to benefit the Friends of Literacy.

• Non-Profit diaperLove Provides Diapers to Needy Families Published 01/25/2012 at 10:47 a.m.

  Megan Mullins was browsing Craigslist, looking for baby things, when one “Wanted” plea seemed to leap off the screen: a woman who had just recently moved to town, in desperate need for diapers for her toddler. Mullins responded, and discovered ...

• Q&A: Susan Fowlkes, Knox County Health Department’s clinical nutrition director Published 01/25/2012 at 10:28 a.m.

  Susan Fowlkes is the Knox County Health Department’s clinical nutrition director and lead on its diabetes management classes open to the public.

• Q&A: Erin Bicknese, proprietor and baker for the Knoxville Bread Co-op Published 01/18/2012 at 11:06 a.m.

  Erin Bicknese: "I guess in our culture there are so many things you’re told you can’t do, told, 'Thank goodness we have factories for that.' But you can learn if you try and you’ll get so much out of it."

• Can Bowling Be Saved? Published 01/11/2012 at 10:59 a.m. 1 Comment

  The kitschy sport of swirly colored balls, stinky shoes, and lots of Pabst Blue Ribbon can still draw in bowlers, but the glory days of league bowling are in the gutter. Potential players today are lured away by more modern ...

• Q&A: Martha Keith Farrelly, director of the Shannonham Singers Published 01/11/2012 at 10:32 a.m.

  As director of the Shannonham Singers, Martha Keith Farrelly will lead this all-volunteer senior citizens chorus when they present a choral suite, “The Blue and the Gray,” at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.

• Predictions for Knoxville's 2012 Published 01/04/2012 at 11:43 a.m.

  For our first issue of the year, we asked a random sampling of Knoxville personalities a timely question: Do you have any predictions for Knoxville in 2012?

• Sounds of Street Talk, 2011 Published 12/28/2011 at noon

  Trying to pick my favorite Street Talk subjects from any given year is like expecting me to choose a favorite child—each one’s my favorite the week their interview runs. I always have some quotes I find especially memorable, though, and ...

• Q&A: Annelle Ferguson, co-redecorator of one of the KMA’s Thorne Miniature Rooms Published 12/21/2011 at 11:34 a.m.

  Annelle Ferguson: "We’re just frustrated decorators and architects. It’s kind of a joke of mine about most miniature artisans."

• 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 New Restaurant: Dead End BBQ Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  The Dead End BBQ team brought its best game from years of dominating at barbecue competitions to this sit-down setting, and it works.

• 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?

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