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If Stephen Wicks, the curator at the Knoxville Museum of Art, ever decides to change careers, he needs to be a travel agent. I can’t imagine anyone putting together a more interesting, educational and...
View ArticleSweetest addition arrived late to cookie exchange
This was the 11th year for our annual cookie exchange and, by now, it just wouldn’t seem like Christmas without it. Our spouses and families have come to look forward to it, and we know all the “rules”...
View ArticleSymphony Ball sparkles with diamonds and dancing
Even though the annual Symphony Ball falls right in the middle of the holiday season and always on the same night as the Southeastern Conference football championship, it still draws an impressive...
View ArticleBlue Streak salutes a ‘full’ inauguration weekend!
At Moxley Carmichael, we love Gov. Bill Haslam. We worked with him when he was at Pilot more than 20 years ago. We worked on his first mayoral campaign. And we supported him when he ran for governor —...
View ArticleBooze Traveler makes pit stop in Knoxville
Our friends at Scripps Networks Interactive summoned a few folks last Friday to happy hour at the tiny Peter Kern Library, the speakeasy off the lobby of The Oliver Hotel in downtown Knoxville. The...
View ArticleWhite Lily Flats: THIS is urban living!
When people talk about “urban living,” I always think the condo where Alan and I live in the Cherokee Building on Church Avenue is a good example of that. It has tons of exposed brick and the...
View ArticleKnoxville Mercury hopes to rise
The folks at The Knoxville Mercury, the alternative weekly newspaper that will be the successor to Metro Pulse, are getting settled in to their office space in The Walnut Building. Looking at a...
View ArticleSuper supper in Seattle (sorta)
After work yesterday, Alan and I had dinner in Seattle. But we were back in our downtown Knoxville home by 9 p.m. Actually, we only went to Bearden. We were at Holly’s in Homberg Place where chef Holly...
View ArticleThe ‘King of Risotto’ comes to town
Richard and Bette Bryan, along with their friends Sharon and Dr. Bill Laing, have been many times to a fabulous resort called Villa d’Este in Lake Como, Italy. They love the chef there, Luciano...
View ArticleTwo lagniappes for you foodies
Lagniappe. In Louisiana, where my mother’s side of the family is from, a “lagniappe” means “a little something extra.” That’s what this short post is. And that’s what it’s about. A couple of little...
View ArticleStrings, scenes and splendor at Blackberry Farm
The timing couldn’t have been better. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s annual fundraiser at Blackberry Farm fell on a warm Sunday evening last month — right during a break in the frigid weather. It...
View ArticleHeartache at the Heart Gala
We at Moxley Carmichael were not in much of a party mood the other day when we headed to Cherokee Country Club for the 30th annual Heart Gala. Although we did get dressed up (and looked pretty darn...
View ArticleSweet P’s Downtown Dive is open!
Last week, after a “friends and family” night on Wednesday, Sweet P’s Barbeque opened its second location — this one downtown at 410 W. Jackson Ave., next door to The Standard. It is, in my opinion, a...
View ArticleSaluting a circle of sisters
Melinda Meador turned 60 earlier this year and her friend Sheena McCall offered to have a party for her. Sheena was thinking Melinda would like a cocktail party in Sheena’s stunning Cherokee Boulevard...
View ArticleEaters ask: Where will Lenn land?
The biggest question among Knoxville foodies? Where is Chef Joseph Lenn’s new restaurant going to be? As you may have seen in the News Sentinel (click here), Chef Lenn, who has been at Blackberry Farm...
View ArticleChalk it up as a great weekend!
Wow, I just hope this coming weekend is as much fun as last weekend was! If you didn’t have a good time in Knoxville last weekend, you just weren’t paying attention. Not only was there the Rhythm and...
View ArticleThe sad reality of racism in Knoxville
I really thought we in Knoxville were making progress on this racism thing. But Sunday was a wake-up call about how far we still have to go. I have to admit I am disappointed and a little depressed. It...
View ArticleSpring event scores a hat trick
Thank you to Lauren Miller of Moxley Carmichael for writing this guest post for the Blue Streak. -Cynthia Moxley Mother Nature smiled on the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum this week....
View ArticleStart spreading the news!
The 2015 Tony Awards nominations came out this morning, and one group of Knoxvillians was keenly interested in them. It was the 20 folks who went to New York City this past weekend led by the Clarence...
View ArticleYou’ve got to eat a part of it, New York, New York
Whenever we return from New York, half our friends ask us what plays we saw. But the other half have just one burning question: Where did you eat? So, we took a few notes and a few pictures and here’s...
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