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This time of year always lights a fire under us, doesn’t it? We’re working in the yard, we’re clearing out closets, we’re thinking about a summer vacation… there are endless possibilities. Whatever you have the energy for, we hope you spring into action with gusto. Planting new flower beds?

Awesome. Booking a trip somewhere new? Fabulous. Tackling a new home project? Impressive!

We’ve been excited about the April issue for months. Spring brings a level of anticipation all its own, but we’ve been waiting to share our interview with local comedian Leanne Morgan. She’s in the middle of her Just Getting Started Tour and will be stopping in Knoxville for several shows on April 15 and 16. We hope you enjoy learning about her journey from growing up in Adams, Tennessee, to building a successful career making us laugh.

If you’ve ever wanted to try scuba diving, let this be your year. We talked to Jimmie Wheeler, owner of Ski/Scuba Center, about scuba classes and trips to well-known scuba spots around the world, such as Bonaire and the Philippines. Let the experts help you cultivate a new hobby.

In the spirit of exploration, we have a travel feature on Boston, one of America’s oldest cities and a perfect place to visit for a long weekend. With an efficient subway system and historical sites well into the double digits, take our advice on the must-sees and plan a quick trip to New England this spring.

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Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Presents Hallelujah Handel This program is devoted to oratorio, religious, and operatic works by the composer of Messiah, George Friedrich Händel. The free-admission concert will take place on Sunday, April 16 at 5:00 p.m. at Saint John Neumann Catholic Church in Farragut. Reservations are not required. Brian Salesky, former Executive and Artistic Director of Knoxville Opera, will conduct the concert featuring beloved favorites and intriguing rarities from 10 Handel works including spectacular trumpet-blazing selections from Samson, Rinaldo, and Judas Maccabaeus.

Dogwood Arts Festival Established in 1961, the Dogwood Arts Festival is one of the most celebrated cultural events in Knoxville.

The festival is April 28-30, held on the beautifully redesigned Performance Lawn at World’s Fair Park and features over 100 fine art vendors, live music, entertainment, children's activities, food & beverage vendors, and more. Festival Hours: Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit DogwoodArts. com to learn more.

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West Jackson Ave. Ramp

At the nonprofit Knoxville History Project, we are always on the lookout for old images for our Knoxville Shoebox digital collection. If you have interesting photographs, postcards, or brochures, from any era, we’d love to hear from you so we can preserve the visual history of Knoxville and make it available for researchers of the future.

This month, we highlight four photographs taken in the early 1970s, during the final years of the Vietnam War, by an army psychologist named Ros Mol. Finding himself stationed in Knoxville, Mol roamed the city with a good camera, taking photographs of things that intrigued him. He came repeatedly to a somewhat derelict section of downtown before it became known as the Old City.

JACKSON AVENUE RAMP Jackson Avenue‘s brick-lined ramp, re-opened in early 2021 after a major renovation, was constructed in 1919 to access the newly raised portion of Gay Street. In this early 1970s photograph, the now unfamiliar brick building on the left is one of two old railroad headquarters buildings for the Knoxville-based East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad—which, in 1894, became a main component of J.P Morgan’s new Southern Railway. These 1880s Second Empire buildings were demolished in the late 1970s. In the center of the photograph is a glimpse of the Emporium Building on Gay Street, which opened Old Jackson Ave.

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as Sterchi Brothers Furniture store in 1902, and now houses art galleries managed by the Arts and Cultural Alliance, as well as the administrative office for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

Old Jackson Ave., looking east towards JFG Building

WEST JACKSON AND N. CENTRAL In the 1970s, West Jackson Avenue hosted a haphazard mix of businesses.

But some of its elaborate old late 1880s warehouses, seen here on the left, were mostly vacant. Although not all these buildings have survived, the one with the distinct arched third-story windows (center left) is a rare Knoxville example of 1880s Richardson Romanesque architecture, featuring terracotta ornamentation and satyr figures. In the distance, Sullivan’s Saloon building served as an appliance warehouse. Although it’s not the oldest part of town, the term “Old City ‘’ seemed apt to maverick developer and preservationist Kristopher Kendrick, who helped to bring new life to this once-derelict area in the late 1970s and early ‘80s.

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JFG BUILDING Looking east along West Jackson Avenue, the JFG Building on the right takes center stage. Built in 1924, it served briefly as home for the Bowman Moore Hat Company before that business moved to Bearden in the 1930s.

In 1926, JFG, which stands for James Franklin Goodson, one of the bestknown regional coffee roasting companies, established its headquarters here. Connecting the main JFG building to a warehouse across the street was a long conduit, which transported clattering coffee beans, lending a distinctive coffee-roasting aroma to the area. The long building on the left, known as the Jackson Terminal Building, was built during the 1880s as a freight depot for East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad.

This month, we highlight four photographs taken in the early 1970s, during the final years of the Vietnam War, by an army psychologist named Ros Mol.

L&N STATION When completed in 1905, the L&N Railroad Station, then on Asylum Avenue (now Western Avenue) was

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last regular passenger train in 1968. Knoxville’s 1982 World’s Fair brought new life to the old station when it was converted to house restaurants, including a Ruby Tuesday. The building was renovated once more and reopened in 2011 as the L&N STEM Academy, operated by Knox County Schools.

KNOXVILLE’S OLD CITY: A SHORT HISTORY Discover the rich history of this section of downtown in Knoxville’s Old City: A Short History, a lavishly illustrated, 350-page book,

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To get in touch, please contact us at (865) 337-7723 or email paul@knoxhistoryproject.org.

ABOUT KHP The mission of the Knoxville History Project (KHP) is to research, preserve, and promote the history and culture of Knoxville, Tennessee. Through research and engaging programs, KHP tells the city’s stories, focusing on those that have not been previously told and those that connect the city to the world. KHP’s stories, programs, and publications educate and help residents and visitors understand the city’s past and its complicated

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but dynamic heritage, and also inspire an appreciation for the city’s culture.

Donations to support the work of the Knoxville History Project, an educational nonprofit, are always welcome and appreciated. KHP’s best-seller, Historic Knoxville: The Curious Visitor’s Guide and the latest collection of stories, Knoxville Lives IV, is available at knoxvillehistoryproject.org and local bookstores, including Union Ave Books.

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Jump On In THIS IS YOUR YEAR TO TRY SCUBA DIVING

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Jimmie Wheeler didn’t set out to run a scuba company that takes people around the world to some of the most beautiful places on Earth, but it’s turned out to be a great gig.

“I was in school at UT and was a manager for the swim team in the ‘70s. The pool manager position opened at the swim center, and I got that,” says Jimmie. Part of being pool manager meant teaching a scuba class. “I got my first certification in ‘78 because my brother was getting married in Fort Lauderdale and needed to get certified, but then I got NAUI* certified in ‘79, and worked for ten years as pool manager and scuba instructor under Coach [Ray] Bussard.”

By this point, Jimmie was already connected with Dion Keith, the original owner of Ski/ Scuba Center on Sutherland. A friendship developed over the years, and eventually, Jimmie joined the staff as a full-time scuba instructor. Soon after, he was on his first scuba trip to the other side of the world.

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“One of the first trips I ever did was to Roatan off the coast of Honduras. It was an eye-opener,” says Jimmie. “Traveling to a thirdworld country was one thing, but seeing the reefs was amazing.”

Jimmie bought the Ski/Scuba Center from Dion in 2009 and has carried on with the instruction and scuba trips the business has become known for in Knoxville.

“For the most part, one of the things we encourage is just to learn how to dive. That’s one of the philosophies of our SSI certification,” says Jimmie. “It’s all about the experience.”

To get started in scuba diving, the first step is to cultivate a curiosity. The Ski/Scuba Center offers a Try Scuba class for ages 10 and older for those who are interested and want to get their feet wet before committing to a certification program.

The three-hour class is conducted in the shallow end of the

Ski/Scuba pool, and all the equipment is provided (bring a swimsuit and towel). Classes are held regularly throughout the year on select weekday evenings and usually one Saturday a month. If the Try Scuba class whets your appetite for more, the fee of the class will be applied to the full Open Water Scuba Certification class.

“With the Open Water course, you start with studying at home, watching videos, and taking some quizzes. Then you come in for a classroom session and we review everything. The pool sessions are for practicing skills and using the equipment,” says Jimmie. “The final part is an open water dive. We go to a quarry in Philadelphia, but there are two other quarries we can use – one in Sweetwater and one in Gray. We do five dives over a two-day period.”

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“For the most part, one of the things we encourage is just to learn how to dive. That’s one of the philosophies of our SSI certification.

I t ’ s a l l a b o u t t h e e x p e r i e n c e .”

It’s usually at this point when participants discern whether scuba diving is right for them. Jimmie calls the open-water dive a decision-making moment. Some folks achieve the first level and go no further, but others get hooked and jump feet first into a whole new realm of exploration.

“It’s a great family activity, but sometimes it’s a bucket list thing for people. Sometimes they get certified and start going on the trips, and then they want to take other advanced classes,” says Jimmie.

For many customers, the Ski/Scuba organized trips are the best way to have a worry-free scuba diving experience in a pristine tropical location, such as Fiji, the Philippines, Honduras, Bonaire, and other spots in the South Pacific, such as Truk Lagoon, where a World War II naval battle unfolded

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and led to myriad shipwrecks. There are also planned trips to Florida’s Crystal River and West Palm Beach.

“Sometimes we go to the Sinks in the mountains or even the Wye. If we have enough interest, we’ll put a trip together,” says Jimmie. “We just swam with whale sharks in the Philippines [in February]. It was incredible.”

For more information, visit SkiScuba.com. *All three major diving organizations – The National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), The Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI), and The Scuba School International (SSI) – provide instruction for fundamental, advanced, and rescue certifications.

The Ski/Scuba Center is an authorized PADI instruction center, as well as a full-service SSI member training center.

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Share a Laugh with Leanne Morgan ARTICLE BY JENNIE TREADWAY-MILLER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHAWN POYNTER

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Tess and Leanne

Leanne Morgan comes into the photography studio with her daughter and makeup artist, Tess. It’s the week of Christmas, and we’re squeezing in an interview and photo session before 2023 brings Leanne’s busiest year yet with her Just Getting Started Tour.

“I have a team of people in L.A. who do everything for me, but they aren’t on the road with me, so we schlep our own luggage,” she says, smiling and pulling bags from the car’s back seat.

“People think it’s glamorous,” says Tess, “but it’s not.”

Tess, 25, the youngest of Chuck and Leanne’s three children, was supposed to be doing other things in other cities and not schlepping her bags into The Central Collective the week of Christmas. Tess went to school in Manhattan for makeup in television and film, and she was all set to move to L.A. when the pandemic hit. She got rid of her apartment and took the last flight to Knoxville out of New York that night, which marked the start of two years living at home again.

“Let’s do a little Whitney Houston!” says Leanne, now in her first dress of the shoot, ready to be touched up. Tess connects her phone to the speaker in Shawn’s studio, and now we’re all singing along to “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”

“EITHER BOOK A PARTY WITH ME NOW OR SEE ME IN VEGAS LATER!” After Whitney Houston was Gloria Estefan and George Michael. When we’d snapped the last photo, we settled down for the interview, starting with: “What were you like as a little girl?”

“Oh, I was a ham,” she says. “I wanted to entertain and take classes, but my mom didn’t get her driver’s license until she was 40. I knew by 10 that I was going to Hollywood. I didn’t know it would be stand-up, but I wanted to be like Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball.

I didn’t see myself as a serious actress but certainly as a comedian.”

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It was a lofty dream for a kid from Adams, Tennessee, a town known for the Bell Witch. However, a few from her high school class of 42 shared her passion, and they formed a theater group that helped cultivate her need for performance.

“We started doing improv,” she recalls, “and that was one time in my life where something felt so right.”

Leanne followed a boy to the University of Tennessee, breaking up three weeks later. Bad timing and lack of direction prompted her to soon drop out. She would return to UT at 23 and graduate with a degree in Children and Family Studies, a proud Vol For Life.

When she met her husband, Leanne was still trying to discern her purpose. Wife and mother, but what else? College coursework required observing people, a skill that serves her well now in comedy, but where would she funnel her energy for telling stories and making people laugh?

“We’d moved to Bean Station and my husband bought this mobile home business where he’d buy used ones, redo them, and sell them. I was very lonely and didn’t know anyone, even though I could talk to people. I was pregnant with Charlie, and I wanted to stay home with my babies,” she says. “My good friend from UT sold Premier Jewelry, so I started selling jewelry to make a little extra money. That was God’s way of giving me people. I’d schlep that big case everywhere to talk about jewelry, but I’d talk about hemorrhoids and breastfeeding and the fact that Chuck couldn’t hear the baby crying. I said once, ‘Either book a party with me now or see me in Vegas later!’ Can you believe that?”

Leanne went on to tell a story about making a woman laugh so hard at a jewelry party that she peed on the couch. Premier Jewelry got wind of her storytelling and asked her to speak at their regional events, giving her a serious boost in confidence.

She went all-in with comedy, knowing she’d have to start from the ground up.

HOLLYWOOD BOUND Next up? Zanies in Nashville. Leanne called and asked if she could open a show, and they said yes, billing her before Billy Gardell of “Mike & Molly.” The Morgans soon moved to San Antonio, opening a new wave of opportunities for Leanne, like Chick Schtick Night at the Cap City Comedy Club in Austin.

Even when they moved back to Tennessee in 2004, the opportunities kept coming.

“It was always a contest, like Funniest Mom in America. I got in on a small tour called Southern Fried Chicks, and that seasoned me. Chuck was working for Clayton Homes, and I didn’t want to not raise my kids, so I was mostly working on the weekends,” she says. “But I wasn’t making a lot of money, and I wasn’t making traction with the industry.”

And then, suddenly, she was. In 2007, Leanne was approached

by ABC/Warner Bros. about a sitcom in which Paula Deen would play her mother. She signed the deal, and all roads seemed to

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finally point to Hollywood – until the writers’ strike in 2008. Leanne was devastated to lose the project before it ever began, particularly since she viewed this as her shot, that long-sought-after ticket to L.A. Still, she kept a toe in the industry with occasional specials and smaller deals while raising her three children. Maggie, their middle daughter, said in an interview that they just saw Leanne as their mother and that, yes, she was funny, but Mom might as well be working at Target for all they knew.

A LANE TO HERSELF This is the pattern that continued for a decade – fundraiser gigs, Nick at Nite contests, local spots – which left time for motherhood. But now it was 2019 and her oldest was out of college, married, and expecting the first Morgan grandchild.

“My manager at the time said there was a Dry Bar Special, and no one will see or care about it, but maybe we could get the film from it and get more jobs. So, after doing a luncheon in Dubuque, Iowa, if that tells you where my career was, I went to Salt Lake City to do that special. I did some old material that I hadn’t gotten on film. I’d gotten a spray tan and

new jeans from The Loft. I felt like it was terrible. I was rusty, and I was nervous because I don’t like being filmed,” she says. “But they put that thing out and I think it’s gotten 50 million views now, and then I started watching what Jim Gaffigan was doing with social media.”

Using the money she’d earned from the Dry Bar Special, Leanne hired social media managers. By the end of 2019, she was booking weekly gigs and needed an agent to manage it all. Then, Outback Presents, the live entertainment promoter, offered Leanne a 50-city tour, and it sold out.

“I couldn’t believe it. I mean, what in the world? I pinched myself, but it felt right. My manager at the time had never seen anything like it. Chuck couldn’t fathom what was happening either. I’m in my 50s!

Then they gave me a 100-city tour,” she says. “I came to Nashville to talk to their marketing team, and I asked them, ‘Are y’all sure?’ They said there’s nobody in your lane. My heart was beating out of my body. I was riding a wave.”

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shut-down. On the precipice of something amazing, it just went away.

“Even though I was thinking, Oh my Lord!, I knew it would be all right. So, I started doing back-porch videos with no makeup on. My social media grew from 25,000 to 1.4 million,” says Leanne. “It was a horrible time for my career but it also kinda helped my career because people were at home sharing my stuff. I think people were angry and hurt and freaked out, and I thought nobody needs to hear about this mess, so I just talked about my chicken casserole.”

Her Big Panty Tour was indeed rescheduled, and she wrapped the last show in late 2022. Then came the Netflix special, which was filmed over a long weekend in Lexington, Kentucky, and airs this month.

Now, Leanne is in the middle of her Just Getting Started Tour, with a full weekend of shows in Knoxville on April 15 and 16 at the Civic Auditorium and Coliseum.

SHE’S JUST GETTING STARTED Leanne believes this journey was meant for her, and there’s more to come, such as a book coming out in 2024. The little girl with the big dreams is soaking it up, relishing sold-out shows and unwavering support, especially from her hometown.

“I truly want to thank everyone in Knoxville.

There were low times, but Knoxville always made me feel like I was in the game,” she says.

“I don’t want to move. We have it so good here, and word’s getting out. We live in the best place in the United States.”

Still, as success sweeps in, Leanne hasn’t lost sight of her other important role: Grandmama.

“It’s spectacular. I have truly loved being a mama, and my kids are fun, but this baby, Charles Wilbur, who just turned two… I don’t even know how to describe it,” she says, smiling. “I’m never going to make him mind.

I’ll give him whatever he wants. When he cries, I feel like someone is stabbing me. I sit on planes and stare at pictures of him, with another boy due in June. I’m just so tickled.”

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Our rolling farm with scenic views is in beautiful Greenback where we focus on Grassland Agriculture, fresh seasonal vegetables, and catering using our farm fresh products. Since 2007 Bluestem Hollow has been grazing cattle and selling directly to the community. Our USDA Tennessee Grassland Beef is pasture raised without the use of growth hormones or antibiotics.

On our farm, we have a large commercial kitchen and processing facility where we prepare our dinners and catering. We are fortunate to have on staff Chef Robert Allen, formerly of Citico’s, who heads up the menus for our dinners on the farm, and catering events. We also have an event venue on the farm, where we offer corporate picnics, showers, weddings, birthdays, and family reunions. We have a large vegetable garden and offer a CSA and raise chickens on pasture for farm-fresh eggs.

Through the month of April, we are offering CSA signups. The community pays a retainer fee so we know how many participants we have. We offer full and half shares. With a full share, the customer receives a CSA box of fresh fruits and vegetables each week, and half shares receive a CSA box full of farm fresh fruits and vegetables every two weeks. This is called community-supported agriculture because the community makes a deposit to the farmer at the start of the season to secure their spot and for the farmer to know how much to grow. It is essentially giving the farmer “seed money” and the customer receives a box of farm fresh produce straight from the farmer each week or every other week.

This way, the farmer is assured of the commitment from the customer to purchase the product, and the customer receives higher quality, fresher produce throughout the growing season, which is of higher quality than big box stores, and supports community agriculture. All the food grown or produced at Bluestem Hollow is sustainably and locally raised.

WHAT ARE THE EXTRA PERKS TO THE CUSTOMER’S CSA BOX? Each time the customer receives their CSA box, it includes a descriptive email of what the customer can expect to find in the box along

with Chef Robert’s video on cooking tips for what is in the box. We also offer add-ons such as honey, eggs, charcuterie, and grassland beef.

IS THERE A DEADLINE FOR SIGNUPS FOR THE CSA? We’re signing up customers through the end of April.

ARE THE CSA BOXES DELIVERED? Yes, we offer weekly delivery to Knoxville, Maryville, and Greenback.

HOW DO I SIGN UP? Just visit our website Bluestemhollow.com, or email me directly at Brenna@Bluestemhollow.com Join Amy Campbell-Rochelson weekly at The Tennessee Farm Table Podcast & Broadcast for stories of Food, Farming, and Folklore.

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T H R E E D AY S I N B O S T O N Must-See Spots in One of America’s Oldest Cities

Boston Common

Long Wharf

Acorn Street in Beacon Hill

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JENNIE TREADWAY-MILLER

Boston in springtime is a bright and beautiful city in bloom. With the threat of a hefty snowstorm mostly over, a light jacket and good pair of walking shoes are all you need for a long weekend of exploring one of America’s oldest cities.

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Boston is a welcoming, walkable city perfect for family vacations or a long weekend with your favorite person.

No matter where you stay, getting to the heart of downtown Boston is easy with the MBTA Public Transit System. In fact, Boston is home to the first-ever subway system in the country. Tremont Street, which runs along the eastern edge of Boston Common, opened as a subway line in 1897 and is now recognized as a National Historic Landmark.

If your time in Boston is short, but you want to get the most out of your visit, here are a few must-see spots you can tackle on foot.

DOWNTOWN: GOVERNMENT CENTER AND THE WATERFRONT Your first area of exploration should be the center of Boston’s historical significance: The Freedom Trail. History buffs will enjoy an easy walk to see the Boston Massacre site, the Old State House, and Faneuil Hall, which opened in 1742 as a prominent meeting house and now functions as a historical site and vibrant marketplace alongside Quincy Market.

Characterized by the statue of Samuel Adams out front, Faneuil Hall is perfectly situated a stone’s throw from Long Wharf and adjacent to The New England Holocaust Memorial, a stunning outdoor exhibit of six illuminated glass towers that stretch more than 50 feet high between Congress and Union Streets.

Each of the towers is engraved with numbers representing the six million Jews who perished during Hitler’s Final Solution.

Next to the Holocaust Memorial are some of the oldest restaurants in the city, including The Bell in Hand Tavern, which claims to be America’s oldest, marking its first pour of ale in 1795. The menu boasts lobster rolls, crab cakes, and fish and chips, along with other American favorites.

While all the historical sites in Downtown Boston are easily discoverable on your own, particularly those places wedged between Government Center and the Waterfront, you might be interested in a guided tour via TheFreedomTrail.org. (The entirety of the trail stretches 2.5 miles and spotlights 16 major landmarks.)

BOSTON COMMON AND BEACON HILL If the weather is particularly lovely, then Boston Common is a must for an afternoon picnic and stroll. Founded in 1634, Boston’s oldest public park consists of 50 acres of lush grass, flower beds, and trees alongside dozens of National Historic Landmarks, statues, plaques, and art installations. The central location of Boston Common makes it easy to see a few key spots along the way.

On the northeast end of Boston Common is the Boston Athenaeum, a 19th-century library, museum, and cultural center, and behind it, the Granary Burying Ground, the resting place of Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock, Robert Treat Paine, and Peter Faneuil, namesake of Faneuil Hall. Granary is the third oldest cemetery in Boston. (King’s Chapel Burying Ground, the city’s oldest, is two blocks north.)

Book lovers will adore a peruse through the stacks in the Athenaeum, but they must also stop at the Brattle Bookshop, tucked away on West Street and home to three stories of used books and first editions. If the weather is dry, you can expect rows of used books on carts in the empty lot next door. No telling what gems you’ll discover.

The northwest end of Boston Common is where you’ll find Cheers, the local bar and

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Cheers Long Wharf The Bell in Hand Tavern

Paul Revere Statue in North End

North End Italian District

Brattle Book Shop on West Street near Boston Common Downeast Cider in a commemorative Cheers glass

Granary Burial Ground

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restaurant that needs no introduction but is a must-see for anyone who loved the hit television series. (Buy a commemorative pint glass for your pours at home.) After you get your fill of nostalgia, take a walk through historic Beacon Hill, a mostly residential neighborhood with some of the most beautiful colonial row houses and cobblestone streets you’ll ever see. Don’t leave the area before checking out Acorn Street, one of the most photographed streets in America. Its cobblestones are 200 years old.

NORTH END No visit to Beantown is complete without going to the North End, or Boston’s Little Italy.

As the city’s oldest residential neighborhood, it’s characterized by its architecture and some of the best Italian cuisine a foodie could want. From delis, pastry shops, and top-rated restaurants, the North End makes eating well in Boston an easy feat.

(Regina Pizzeria is top-notch.)

History lovers will want to stop by the Old North Church, Paul Revere’s starting point for his Revolutionary ride, as well as Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, the city’s second oldest cemetery and resting place of Puritan minister Cotton Mather and Phillis Wheatley, the first African American author to publish a book of poetry.

Boston is a welcoming, walkable city perfect for family vacations or a long weekend with your favorite person.

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Exploring One of the Hard Parts of Life

ARTICLE BY ERIC FOSTER, CFP®, CPA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY BEN FINCH

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“Death is never easy when you know the people doing the dying.”

– Oliver North

Many of us enjoy the concept of exploring new things. Traveling to new places, exploring old memories with our families and friends, and tackling something new give our lives purpose and direction. Living and exploring go together well. What do we do with the last part of living - the dying part? How does that fit into life’s great exploration? It seems like just a final act of the journey, one to which we all must traverse.

However, people are funny about the dying part.

We tend to gloss over that certainty and many times, fail to prepare well enough to prevent a mess for those sorting through the dying chapter of life. Uncle Harold said it well in C.S. Lewis’ book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, “One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts.”

Death is emotional and largely out of our control, thus the desire to keep it at a distance.

Watching the Super Bowl ads this year I felt a brewing emotional reaction to the Farmer’s Dog commercial and said to myself, “Are they really going to show this dog die?” Thankfully they didn’t. TV and movie heroes have a little more control over death than in reality. If you watched the Game of Thrones, you’ll recall Arya Stark answering the question “What do we say to the God of Death?” with a resounding, “Not today.”

As if it were that easy.

I’ve started a book called Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. It’s sobering and fascinating to hear a physician walk through the body’s demise and the challenges that come with increased life expectancies. Gawande sets the table with, “The purpose of medical schooling was to teach how to save lives, not how to tend to their demise.”

So far, two points have struck me: First, the slow and constant decline of our bodies, “The body’s decline creeps like a vine. Day to day, the changes can be imperceptible. You adapt.…Then something happens that finally makes it clear that things are no longer the same.” Second, people have different desires than merely just living.

Gawande states, “As people become aware of the finitude of their life, they do not ask for much.

They do not seek more riches. They do not seek more power. They ask only to be permitted, insofar as possible to keep shaping the story of their life in the world.”

What role do we have as we look out for those around us? Advocacy, empathy, and care are obvious answers. Simple planning, such as creating a will, is worthwhile for those who live on. Is there a place to have a conversation that validates the thoughts and feelings about end-of-life desires and wishes? This is a great way to honor those we love. We can say that life is complicated, but death is similar, even if only from a practical standpoint of juggling the independent spirit of people with their evolving healthcare needs. By the way, the book might be the best $10 you’ll ever spend.

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Sleep Inside, Outside

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Photography by Amangiri, USA

3 Incredible places to (literally) sleep under the stars It’s always magical to spend a night sleeping under the stars. In decades past, adventure seekers have packed the SUV or camper with tents and gear for ‘roughin’ it’ in the great outdoors. But the swanky and exploding category of luxury outdoor hotel is something to investigate for an unforgettable, next-level experience.

For those who prefer glamping rather than pitching their own tent fireside, here are a few options that incorporate sweeping views and a unique opportunity for travelers to be more authentically embedded in the landscape of the place they’re visiting. These resorts have bucket list-worthy rooms that capture the best of both the luxury resort experience and the outdoors.

Whether you crave the dry heat of the remote Utah desert or the luminous beauty of the Northern Lights, we’ve curated a short list of some places you *must* check out.

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Amangiri, Utah In southern Utah, Amangiri is a five star resort perfect for an adventurous weekend in the desert. However, it is the simple rooms built to emphasize the beauty of Canyon Point that truly make it an incredible place to stay. Each suite has an outdoor lounge and fireplace with private pools or rooftop terraces available too. Don’t miss a dip in the ‘gram-worthy pool, which wraps around the landscape’s curved dunes and arid plateaus.

Hacienda Na Xamena, Ibiza The Spanish island Ibiza boasts lush pine forests, hidden calas (cove beaches) and Hacienda Na Xamena, a resort suspended on a cliff 600 feet above the Mediterranean.

Guests flock to its spa for the eight saltwater thalassotherapy (seawater as a form of therapy) lagoons, which are linked together with waterfalls. Swim to the edge of the pool and drink in the sweeping sea vistas.

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APRIL 2023

events A curated selection of the most intriguing upcoming events in our area.

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Eagles

T HOMPS ON -BOLIN G AREN A | 8 :0 0 P M The Eagles return to Knoxville for their Hotel California 2023 Tour. The show will feature the Hotel California album in its entirety, with accompanying orchestra and choir, PLUS a full greatest hits set.

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T: A Celebration of the Music of Aretha Franklin

T EN N ES S EE THEATR E | 7:30 P M R.E.S.P.E.C.T is an electrifying tribute celebrating the music of the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

This concert experience takes audiences on a journey of love, tragedy, courage, and triumph. Starring a live band and supreme vocalists, come experience a night of music by one of the greatest artists of all time.

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David Sedaris

BIJ OU THEATRE | 7:00 PM David Sedaris is one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is a master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers. There are over 16 million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 32 languages. His new book, Happy-Go-Lucky, debuted at number one on the New York Times best-seller list.

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Cats

T EN N ES S EE THEATR E | 7:30 P M CATS, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber that has captivated audiences in over 30 countries and 15 languages, is now on tour across North America. Opening night is Tuesday, April 11, but there are seven more shows between then and Sunday, April 16. Visit TennesseeTheatre.com for tickets.

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Rossini Festival

DOW N TOWN | 10:00 AM The Rossini Festival is recognized as one of East Tennessee’s most popular events, the largest of its kind in the local area, and the only such free-admission community event presented by an opera company in the U.S. This unique gathering transforms parts of downtown Gay St., Market St., Market Square, and the adjoining streets into a European-style pedestrian street mall. Visit KnoxvilleOpera.com to learn more.

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Amy Grant

T EN N ES S EE THEATR E | 7:30 P M Amy Grant put Contemporary Christian Music on the map, becoming the first CCM artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the Pop charts, and the first to perform at the GRAMMY Awards. Since then, Grant has been strumming her way through a thirty-plus year adventure as a singer-songwriter, author, television host, and speaker.

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realty report A sample of recently sold properties in West Knoxville.

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ORIG IN A L PR I C E

S O LD PR I C E

% S O LD/ O R I G

DOM

B DR M S

B AT H S

10221 Thimble Drive, River Sound

$3,475,000

$3,650,000

105%

22

4

7

7341 Misty Meadow Place, Westmoreland Hills

$2,225,000

$2,174,000

98%

9

5

5.5

2517 Woodland Reserve, Woodland Reserve

$1,800,000

$1,800,000

100%

0

3

3.5

3664 SW Talahi Drive, Sequoyah Hills

$1,395,000

$1,339,000

96%

30

4

3.5

1521 Britling Drive, Kensington

$1,099,900

$1,100,000

100%

11

4

3.5

6808 Glenbrook Circle, Forest Brook

$880,000

$880,000

100%

0

3

3.0

1516 Botsford Drive, Kensington

$799,900

$815,000

102%

1

4

2.5

9401 Clingmans Dome Dr., Northshore Town Center

$895,000

$800,000

89%

62

2

2.5

6717 Stone Mill Drive, Westmoreland

$769,000

$769,000

100%

26

3

3.0

1436 Bronze Lane, Hunters Glen

$757,500

$767,963

101%

109

4

3.5

409 Anteelah Trail, Anteelah

Auction

$653,950

100%

29

3

3.0

706 Kempton Rd, Westborough

$679,900

$642,000

94%

29

5

3.0

315 Seven Oaks Trail, Seven Oaks

$624,900

$642,000

103%

1

4

3.0

112 NW Greenbrier Drive, Westwood

$599,900

$599,900

100%

1

3

2.0

1524 SW Whitower Drive, Lowes Ferry Heights

$480,000

$480,000

100%

0

4

2.0

7505 Twining Drive, Kingston Woods

$479,900

$470,000

98%

2

4

2.0

Realty report information obtained from Knoxville area association of realtors (KAAR) MLS information from December 2022.

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