STORIES

Like many of you, I didn’t know the full extent of what was transpiring in North Carolina and Tennessee after the hurricane. The news coverage was brief, and the stories from the ground were few. But what I discovered was a community devastated by the storm, left waiting for help that, in many cases, never came. What truly moved me, though, was the resilience of the locals and the volunteers who stepped up in the absence of government support. Their strength, their selflessne

This short film highlights Two Bikes, a Knoxville-based nonprofit redefining what community transportation can mean. Through reclaimed bicycles and simple generosity, they’re proving that change doesn’t always need to be loud — sometimes it just needs two wheels and a little heart.

Pastelito's is a Cuban Bakery based in Knoxville, TN that opened this past year off Cedar Bluff. Ernie and Lyana's family started the idea from the kitchen of their home during COVID as a means to fight the daily mental health & financial struggles COVID-19 brought everyone. What was thought of something to be therapeutic quickly became a neighborhood hit & two years later became a means of life for their family. This footage was in the early stages of the dream where the fam