Business

Goin’ to market

Dixie Lee Farmers Market brings farmers to Farragut Community Center for winter event

About 250 people came to Farragut Community Center to check out Dixie Lee Farmers Market’s indoor winter market, which took place Saturday morning, Jan. 4.

This was the second indoor market for Dixie Lee Farmers Market. From fresh meat to handmade soaps, the market drew vendors as far as Middle Tennessee.

With 28 vendors, “we’re pretty much to capacity,” said Jeff Cannon, co-owner/founder of DLFM. “This has gone over very well. The demand has grown for year-round local produce and products, and we were lucky we were able to procure this space to do it.

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Luxe Lashes & Skincare opens

West Knox County esthetician April Shelton has opened a new spa, Luxe Lashes & Skincare, in Suite 16 of Saah Salon Suites, 102 S. Campbell Station Road.

While she opened her new venture Nov. 1, she has been an esthetician, doing lash extensions, for a little more than 11 years.

Shelton is three-times certified in lashes, which means she is certified in lash extension training, advanced training and another advanced training certification for volume lashes.

She specializes in lashes, but she also provides skincare and waxing services.

In the skincare line, she provides such facials as regular, anti-aging, sensitive skin, hydra and diamondglow. She also does chemical peels.

A hydro facial is a treatment that uses a device to exfoliate, cleanse, extract and hydrate the skin, according to Shelton.

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