A sweet memory of Pat Summitt
Maybe you’ve heard of “Throwback Thursday.” It’s a practice on social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, whereby users on Thursdays post old photos with the hashtag “ThrowbackThursday” or...
View ArticleSolstice steals spotlight at summer soirees
It wasn’t too long ago that you didn’t hear much about the solstice. And when it was discussed, it was just a mention in the weather report about the longest day or something. The only solstice...
View ArticleFun, fireworks and fowl to celebrate Fourth
It’s summer and that means Knox Heritage’s uber popular Summer Suppers are in full swing. I love these things. They are great little (or big) parties put together by a creative host committee at a...
View ArticleNest Knoxville nestles into downtown
It was a sweet gathering of family and friends last weekend as Nest Knoxville, the beautiful new furniture and gift store on the 100 block of Gay Street, officially opened its doors. Proprietor Natalie...
View ArticleRegas Square wows at preview party
It was a heck of a preview party that launched the new Regas Square development on Wednesday evening at the Mill & Mine with more than 270 in attendance and great news coverage. (Disclosure: Moxley...
View ArticleVision – and views – fill Massey fundraiser
Stunning river views — and the views of a large number of local politicians — were the highlights of a very successful fundraiser for state Sen. Becky Duncan Massey last night. Held at the beautiful...
View ArticlePacked preview party launches Urban Home Tour
Wow. There was certainly something for everyone last night at the preview party for the East Tennessee Community Design Center’s Urban Home and Garden Tour, which is set for today and tomorrow. (Moxley...
View ArticleTour displays dramatic diversity of downtown dwellings
If the hundreds of folks on the Urban Home and Garden Tour this past weekend are to be believed, tons of people are “thinking about” moving to downtown Knoxville. That had to have been the most...
View ArticleA sweltering Summer Swing still succeeds
The Summer Swing party held this past Saturday on the front lawn at Eddie Mannis’ house certainly was aptly named. At least the “summer” part. The temperature at the event was HOT! But that didn’t stop...
View ArticleBuilding better bonds through bowling!
Finally, bowling has come to downtown Knoxville. Maple Hall is open in the J.C. Penney Building on Gay Street and boy is it fun! We at Moxley Carmichael were looking for a team-building activity and...
View ArticleSommeliers do battle; diners win!
Who wins when two popular local sommeliers challenge each other to a “battle?” The diners, of course. Matt Burk of Old City Wine Bar and Blake Parrish of Citico’s met at Old City Wine Bar for a...
View Article‘Le Diner en Blanc’— Knoxville style
In Paris, the traditional Le Diner en Blanc, also known as the White Picnic, attracts upwards of 10,000 folks. In Knoxville, I thought the 150 or so who gathered at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and...
View ArticleNews Sentinel Open is in full swing
Of course sports fans love the News Sentinel Open, being played at Fox Den Country Club through Sunday. A stop on the Web.com tour, it offers an opportunity to get a firsthand look at up-and-coming...
View ArticleHeavenly Hale Barn; harrowing hayride
Even a confirmed city girl like me can enjoy a visit to the country. Especially if it’s to a beautifully restored barn like the Hale Barn, located in deep southeast Knox County. Rose Byrum loved her...
View ArticleLiquid olives and octopi, oh my!
Crescent Bluff, the mansion at 3106 Kingston Pike that once was home to the Dulin Gallery of Art, will turn 100 years old next year. As a run-up to that historic event, current owner John Trotter...
View ArticleJ.C. Holdway: great first night; horrible second day
I awoke this morning to the terrible news of a fire in the building housing J.C. Holdway, the thrilling new restaurant that was opened just last night by James Beard Award-winning chef, Joseph Lenn....
View ArticleHarboring thoughts of Baltimore — and crab cakes
When Alan and I decided with our friends Dawn and Richard Ford to visit Baltimore Labor Day weekend, we had a serious goal in mind: Eat the best crab cake we could find. And we did. Of course the trip...
View ArticleSymphony in Park was sublime. Season will soar!
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra launches its 81st season tonight and Friday with new conductor and music director Aram Demirjian taking the podium at the Tennessee Theatre for a program called...
View ArticleDowntown pitch for Knoxville’s new maestro
On the first stop of our downtown progressive dinner last Saturday, I tapped my cellphone to my wine glass in order to get everyone’s attention for an announcement. “D-flat,” stated Aram Demirjian, the...
View ArticleHungry in Chicago? Go here!
Sixteen hardy Knoxvillians have just returned from an action-packed trip to Chicago. The purpose of the trip, organized by the Knoxville Museum of Art for members of its Collectors Circle, was to take...
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