Inside PATANYX: An Independent Approach to Browsing and Search

EdgeXene LLC logo with text beside icons representing a browser, search, and software services.

EdgeXene LLC, a software company founded in April 2026 in Hammond, Indiana, is building PATANYX as a small, independent ecosystem for browsing and search. It has two parts: PATANYX Browser, a lightweight, Rust-based desktop browser built with privacy at its core, and PATANYX Search, a site that brings practical information about the world into one … Read more

After Surviving Cancer Seven Times, Michell Maxwell Turned Her Deepest Wounds Into Two Books and a Mission for Children

Michell Maxwell, author of 42 Letters to Myself and Beauty in the Brokenness.

Michell Maxwell was given more time, and she decided to turn it into more purpose. After surviving cancer seven times, Maxwell wrote two books, built an international author platform, and launched a philanthropic effort that has supported children from underserved communities. The Springdale, Maryland resident is an author, inspirational voice, cancer survivor, and philanthropist. Maxwell’s … Read more

Third-Generation Window Treatment Company Serves Middle Tennessee Homeowners and Designers

Kim Dickson of Blinds & Designs seated in the Franklin, Tennessee showroom featuring custom plantation shutters.

Blinds & Designs has spent more than 40 years helping homeowners, interior designers, builders, real estate professionals, and commercial clients choose custom window treatments that combine beauty, function, and quality. The Franklin, Tennessee company has grown from its roots providing traditional blinds and shutters into a full-service design resource offering custom shutters, blinds, shades, drapery, … Read more

A Single Mom’s Mission to Open the World for Medically Fragile Kids

Photo of Elijah's Baby Bucket List Accessible Family Travel

Amy Tarpein was told her son Elijah would not live to see his second birthday. Diagnosed with Lissencephaly and spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy at eight months old, Elijah received a terminal prognosis that reframed every moment his family would share. Instead of retreating into hospital rooms and limitations, Tarpein, a single mother of ten from … Read more