Monthly Archives: February 2010

Downtown: ideal setting for great progressive dinner

It is a real thrill to have a progressive dinner when everyone lives within walking distance. What better place for that than downtown? At the end of this post, we’ll share some tips we’ve learned about how to have a great progressive … Continue reading

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Wow! That was one expensive football!

The Evergreen Ball, a fundraiser for Friends of the Smokies, was held at Cherokee Country Club Feb. 12th after being postponed from its original date by inclement weather. Of course there was the usual silent auction, dinner, live auction, dancing routine. But my … Continue reading

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Downtown goes to the dogs – and one cat!

From Great Danes to chihuahuas, the dogs definitely had their day in downtown Knoxville on Saturday. The third annual Mardi Growl parade and festival – a fund-raiser for Young-Williams Animal Center – attracted more than 300 canines and their humans. … Continue reading

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The “messenger god” meets the mortals (a lot of ’em!) at Moxley Carmichael’s 2010 client party

We were a little nervous when former Sheriff Tim Hutchison and state Sen. Tim Burchett arrived at the Moxley Carmichael party at about the same time last Friday. The two men are locked in a not-all-that-friendly race to be the … Continue reading

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Special movie, special dog make memorable Sunday

While everyone else was getting ready for the Super Bowl Sunday, about a dozen folks were having a very unique Knoxville experience. Members of the Upper Left Book Club (more on them later) and a few hangers-on gathered in a … Continue reading

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What’ll you have? Pabst Blue Ribbon?

Suddenly, everybody is drinking the beer that my dad used to drink in the ’70s. And they aren’t people even remotely resembling my dad. The hip beer these days is, of all things, Pabst Blue Ribbon. Our great client, Cherokee … Continue reading

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