Kumi Alderman grew up in Japan and moved here from California with her husband, Dave, and their kids in 2007. The West Knox resident was instantly home; the climate and …
Hillcrest Healthcare celebrates ‘Everyone Matters Week’
Hillcrest Healthcare Communities, which operates three skilled nursing, rehabilitation and long-term care facilities in Knoxville, celebrated “Everyone Matters Week” with an assortment of activities and special treats for the staff.
Hillcrest …
Volunteers and Central Bearden Baptist BLOOM in new outreach
The 9,000-square foot commercial greenhouse behind Central Bearden Baptist Church once grew tropicals and other plants for office spaces, but for the last several years it sat empty and unused. …
Angela Hunter gives kids with autism, more a place to learn, grow
When Angela Hunter held her first back-to-school disability resource night at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City in 2008, she wanted to use her own experience as the mother of …
Manhattan Project alum Velva Irwin busy writing, making memories
Velva Irwin didn’t squawk when her father insisted she go to National Business College between her junior and senior years at Gibbs High School. It was 1944, and women were …
Helping seniors: It’s in the bag
Almost everyone has a cause that tugs at the heartstrings. For some people, it’s children in need; for others, it’s our four-legged friends. For Mobile Meals volunteer Julie Uden, it’s …
Vance Link honored for 40 years of sharing baseball with kids
Every spring, a new group of sluggers age 7 and under takes the fields at Lakeshore and Sequoyah parks to play baseball. And for the past 40 years, even as …
Henderlight aims to ensure South Sudanese girls aren’t ‘lost’
Last month, South Sudanese student Betty Asha began classes at Maryville College, her journey to a college education supported by local donors through the Knoxville-based group Africa Education & Leadership …