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BUZZ Local artist featured Friday Sharon Gillenwater loves animals. It’s obvious in her artwork. Her five cats occasionally sunbathe in the attic studio of her West Knoxville home. She is one of 15 local artists who will be featured in the 42nd Annual Spring Art Show hosted by the Tennessee Artists Association (TAA) this weekend. The show is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 1, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the former Dance Tonight Studio next to the Fresh Market in Western Plaza. A First Friday reception is 6-8 p.m. on Friday.
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March 30, 2016
The 2016 Show House sparkles
The 2016 Knoxville Symphony League Show House, located at 1316 Legacy Cove Way
Wendy Smith’s story on page A-3
Bearden High seats in budget Bearden High School’s auditorium will get a re-do as part of $6 million in capital projects to be funded from unspent bond money. The BHS senior committee working to rehab the auditorium was told the budget includes $300,000 for theater seats. Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre presented his budget to the school board last week. The overall budget is $453.5 million, $15.5 million or 3.54 percent over the fiscal year 2016 budget. McIntyre said KCS and the Knox County Finance Department reviewed the school system’s capital budget and physical plant upgrades accounts and “determined that during the period from 2008 through 2014 approximately $6 million was accumulated in savings largely from roofing projects that came in under budget ($3.9 million).� Chris Caldwell, the county’s finance director, said bond funds are maintained separately from the KCS operating budget. That’s why the unspent money didn’t roll into the schools’ fund balance. “We draw down funds as we spend them,� he said. So the good news is – Bearden High gets new auditorium seats and the school system has found $6 million it didn’t previously know it had. The bad news is – why didn’t it? And how odd that $6 million in needed projects appeared to match exactly the found funds. – S. Clark
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By Wendy Smith The Knoxville Symphony League Show House is always an architectural gem filled with fresh decorating styles by local designers. The trend continues with the 2016 Show House, located in Legacy Cove at Rocky Hill, but with a few surprises. The first departure greets guests as soon as they come through the door of the traditional, 5,000-square-foot home by Johnson & Galyon. A music room, designed by William Bell, features a not-so-traditional steampunk theme that brings together fixtures made with foil-leaf-treated pipes, a copper foil-leaf ceiling and walls applied with rice paper painted to resemble leather. The room is an off-beat reflection of a current trend in interior decorating: metallic elements. The trend is echoed through the entire house, from metallic embroidery on shower curtains to shimmering granite countertops. If you like the look, you can take
it home. As usual, most furniture and dĂŠcor is available for purchase at reduced rates. Another trend is a neutral palette with pops of color, says Elizabeth Garner, the chair of this year’s Show House. A designer herself, she’s enjoyed every moment of coordinating the event and has already agreed to serve again next year. She hopes to attract guests with some new offerings. Rex Jones of Bradford Catered A bright and airy great room by Westwood Antique & Design Market Events and his son, Bradford features a fireplace refinished by William Bell. Photos by Wendy Smith Jones, recently purchased the Lunchbox Market & CafĂŠ, and a pop-up Lunchbox store will be set Moore are both long-time Show Drive, provides outdoor mainteup in the house’s three-car garage. House participants. nance, including mowing, mulchOn-site food will make it conVisitors can participate in nine ing and window washing. venient for those attending work- different workshops and lectures Proceeds from the Show House, shops and lectures – another Show by purchasing a season pass. including those from a gift shop House first. Events include “Care The home itself is unique in that located in the upstairs bonus and Feeding of Your Antiquesâ€? it features accessible elements, room, support the Knoxville by Scott Bishop of Westwood like wide doorways and an eleva- Symphony Orchestra, now in its Antiques & Design Market and tor, which can be used by Show 80th-anniversary season. A single “Design Trends 2016â€? by Janice House guests. The brand new ticket is $15, and a season pass is Moore and Rachael Sheridan of neighborhood, located just west Town House Interiors. Bishop and of Morrell Road on Northshore To page A-3
AG says drug war ‘a colossal failure’ By Wendy Smith The Farragut West Knoxville Chamber of Commerce hosted a panel discussion on drug use at last week’s Breakfast Speaker Series event. While it wasn’t a business-related topic, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Deputy Lee Tramel said drug problems touch everyone. “It’s an epidemic of Biblical proportions.� Tramel sat on the panel with Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen and Criminal Court Clerk Mike Hammond. Drug problems used to be limited to certain parts of town, and Farragut wasn’t one of them, Allen said. But that’s changed. “Nobody’s immune from this problem.� The judicial system is facing a major shift in the way it handles drug offenders. The War on Drugs was a colossal failure, she said. According to a list she receives from the Knox County medical examiner, there were 84 overdose deaths last year. Just over 80 days into 2016, there have been 43. The primary culprit is heroin, which
Moderator Mike Arms with panelists Lee Tramel, Charme Allen and Mike Hammond at the Farragut West Knoxville Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Speaker Series event at Fox Den Country Club Photo by Wendy Smith appeals to young adults because it’s cheaper than pills. Tramel estimates that 99 percent of those in jail are there because of drugs, at least indirectly. The county houses approximately 1,200 inmates every day, and 23 to 25 percent are mentally ill. “It’s no place for a sick person to be.� The county is closer to having a
safety center than ever, but many details need to be addressed, he said. Allen agrees with the concept, but struggles with deciding who should be prosecuted and who should be sent to a safety or rehabilitation center. It could take three different forms − a mental health facility, an addiction treatment facility, or jail diversion for those committing low
level crimes, like public intoxication or disorderly conduct. Repeat offenders are good candidates for a safety center, she said. Those offenders are costing the county money, said Hammond. Two Sessions Court repeat offenders owe over $1 million each. “All the stakeholders are coming together. I think we can pull this off,� said Allen.
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