Jim Haslam, “greatest letterman,” honored with statue
Jim Haslam says that everything he has accomplished in his 95 years on this Earth started on the football field at the University of Tennessee. Haslam was honored with the unveiling of a statue of his...
View ArticleEateries to diners: Please be careful with your criticism
Don't worry. There will be plenty of pictures of great food in this post. After all, it is a continuation of the Blue Streak's report on "The Gathering" at RT Lodge, which is a weekend of guest chefs,...
View Article“The Gathering:” a place of food, drink, and friendship
RT Lodge's "The Gathering" weekend is really getting to be "a thing!" The Blue Streak has a report from the fun -- and delicious -- time. Continue reading
View ArticleMarblegate party celebrates noteworthy gift
Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont gathered recently to raise $324,000 and celebrate a generous $2.5 million contribution to fund the organization's "second campus" in Blount...
View ArticleRandy McNally retires amid hugs and laughs
A capacity crowd packed the Oak Ridge Conference Center to celebrate Lt. Gov. Randy McNally's retirement. Good thing he's a good sport! Continue reading
View ArticleIt’s Restaurant Week: Get out there!
From now until Sunday, 31 local restaurants and bars are featuring special menu items. If you purchase any of those items, a portion of the cost will be donated to Nourish Knoxville, the non-profit...
View ArticleThe best reason to drink moonshine: for the public good!
If you ever are looking for an excuse to drink moonshine, I can give you a good one! Wine & Shine is the name of the fun annual fundraising dinner for Volunteer Ministry Center, one of the primary...
View ArticleTired of the heat? I have a suggestion!
Did you know there's a place fewer than two hours away where the temperature is always about 10 degrees cooler than it is in Knoxville? That's because, while our elevation is about 900 feet above sea...
View ArticleTaste of Summer: a delicious “pivot” for the KMA
Our friends at the Knoxville Museum of Art have for many years been celebrating the start of summer with a big fundraising blowout! First it was "Summer Soiree," often held at the historic Middlebrook...
View ArticleBarn dance raises spirits, funds to preserve a treasure
The annual Barn Dance fundraiser for the Museum of Appalachia was an early sellout last weekend and I've never seen so many items in a silent auction in my life! Organizers wisely kept the live auction...
View ArticleBijou Jubilee makes most of theater’s beguiling location
I'm not sure what it is exactly, but there's something about closing a street to have a party that just gets everyone in a festive mood! This month, the Bijou Theatre took advantage of an opportunity...
View ArticleNew York City: great shows and food, food, food!
The Tony Awards were last week and that caused us to remember what a great time we had recently when we joined other supporters of the Clarence Brown Theatre for an annual trip to New York City to see...
View ArticleJackie’s Dream is officially open. Come get your chicken!
It was a joyful ribbon cutting yesterday at Covenant Health Park as Jackie Griffin, along with top Knoxville and Knox County officials, excitedly opened the third iteration of beloved soul food...
View ArticleNew eatery at stadium opens with celebration
Iron Forge Brewing Company on Thursday evening officially opened Iron Forge at the Park, a restaurant serving smash burgers, Nashville Hot Chicken sandwiches, flatbreads, and hot wings on the outside...
View ArticleZoofari ’26: Big fun (despite the snakes)!
Zoofari is Zoo Knoxville's largest and most important fundraiser every year. And this year was no exception. I loved the theme last year -- "Pandamonium!" It featured the zoo's four beloved -- and...
View ArticleWindy Hill: An idyllic treasure a few miles to our west
Windy Hill Farm and Preserve is a retreat just a few minutes from downtown Knoxville. But it feels a lot farther away! Continue reading
View ArticlePryses’ garden offered sublime springtime dalliance
It rained most of this week, but on Monday the weather was perfect for a tour of Sharon and Joe Pryse's beautiful garden on Kingston Pike in the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood. Sharon, who is the founder...
View ArticleLandscape architect Hackney named “Gardens Legend”
UT Gardens gave well-known Knoxville landscape architect Stephen Hackney its Gardens Legend Award on a beautiful April evening inside a massive tent just off Neyland Drive. Hackney, who formed his...
View ArticleKnox Heritage Patrons’ Party: a welcome breather
The preservation organization Knox Heritage held its annual Patrons' Party recently on a beautiful spring afternoon on the lawn and inside its headquarters, Historic Westwood, the mansion built in 1890...
View ArticleHats in Bloom was this past weekend. It must be spring!
If the pollen that has everyone coughing, sneezing and blowing their noses were not enough to tell you that it's springtime in East Tennessee, the sure proof was last Friday. The Knoxville Botanical...
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