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Biddle SweatHouz targets end of February opening

January 15, 2025 by Tammy Cheek

A new concept in health, SweatHouz, soon will be coming to Farragut in Biddle Farms at Town Center.

“We’re the first in Farragut,” said Meagan MacDonald, a studio manager along with Brielle Ruhland. She expects the studio will open at the end of February “if construction goes as planned.”

MacDonald noted there is no exact opening date so far, but “we’re very excited for it.”

SweatHouz, also called SWTHZ, is a contrast therapy studio featuring infrared sauna and a cold plunge.

“It’s like a holistic approach for healing your body and also giving you the benefits without traditional medicine,” MacDonald said.

“It’s a new concept,” she added. “The space will have nine private suites. You get to reserve a suite for up to 60 minutes. You go from the infrared sauna to the cold plunge as many times as you want.

Homeless, housing topics for FWK Chamber 2025 1st Speaker Series

January 15, 2025 by Tammy Cheek

Moving to a lunch speaker series, Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 2025 Speaker Series: Building Solutions – Tackling Housing & Homelessness Together.

In looking for a topic, the Chamber and its speaker series committee “always want to bring the most critical issues to our businesses and our community,” FWKCC president/CEO Julie Blaylock said.

“We want the public and our businesses to be well-informed about things that are going on in our community and also to know about solutions that are on the horizon and ways they can be a part of those solutions,” she added.

Sometimes “that includes talking about difficult subjects,” Blaylock said. “We know that housing has been a building issue for our county and our region for quite a few years.

“In conjunction with that, so has the issue of housing insecurity and homelessness,” she added.

The event, presented by Tennessee State Bank, will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Cokesbury Church, 9919 Kingston Pike. Lunch will be provided by Classy Caterer.

“Local experts from a variety of sectors will join the conversation to explore how we can work together toward solutions,” Blaylock said.

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• Dr. Greg Mathien, senior orthopaedic surgeon for University of Tennessee Athletics, has been named Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year for Orthopedics. He is the third Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic physician to be honored by the SEC.

Mathien has been treating student athletes with the Vols and Lady Vols for 33 years. This recognition is voted on annually by the SEC Directors of Sports Medicine. UT is one of four SEC schools to have three team physicians win conference awards in its 23-year history.

• East Tennessee Children’s Hospital recently won the 2024 Tennessee Employment First Inclusive Employer Award, recognizing businesses/employers that make efforts beyond legal requirements related to the recruitment, hiring, advancement and retention of people with disabilities in the state.

For 10 years, ETCH has participated in Tennessee’s Project Search, a nationally acclaimed program designed to transition students with intellectual and development disabilities into employment through internships at local businesses.