Monthly Archives: September 2010

We talked about switchgrass for two hours — and, believe it or not, it was fun!

I’m not sure whose idea this was, but it’s a good one. Get about a dozen alumni or friends of the University of Tennessee, select a good Knoxville restaurant with a private dining room and bring in a top UT … Continue reading

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Downtown eateries compete to make best drinks — starring herbs!

Congratulations to bartender Kris Greeson and the other good folks at the S&W Grand on Gay Street for taking home first place last Saturday in the Market Mixer drink contest for the third month in a row! Here’s how it works. The Market Square Farmers’ … Continue reading

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“An Evening Under the Stars” featured the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra — all night long! Well done.

The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra’s annual Evening Under the Stars fundraiser is turning out to be one of Knoxville’s don’t miss events. Held this past Sunday at Sherri Lee’s beautiful west Knoxville home, it does what I think every fundraiser for … Continue reading

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Con Hunley wows ’em at the fair; explains from experience what’s really important in life

You know I really like Con Hunley if I’m willing to go to the Tennessee Valley Fair to see him! I haven’t been to the fair since, well, the last time Con Hunley played there! I can’t for the life … Continue reading

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Knox Heritage’s “Dancin’ in the Street” party really had them, well, dancing in the street!

It was last Friday night. Cooler than it had been in a long time. And the good folks at Kendrick Place near Chesapeake’s restaurant in downtown Knoxville had agreed to let Knox Heritage have the private drive behind their condos for … Continue reading

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25th “Symphony in the Park” did everything right

Remarkable weather. Elimination of the live auction. Fantastic attendance. All these combined to make this year’s Symphony in the Park one of the best in the progam’s 25-year history. As a result, Development Officer Mary Thom Adams says about $50,000 … Continue reading

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Holiday hours: interesting downtown dilemma

Should restaurants close on Labor Day? In most parts of the city of Knoxville, the answer to that is no. Almost all the chain restaurants are open as are most of the locally owned places. I remember when one of … Continue reading

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Dad turns 78; thinks Boomsday is his party!

For the second year in a row, we have celebrated my dad’s birthday aboard the Volunteer Princess watching the Boomsday fireworks. Let me tell you, folks, this is the best way to have a front-row seat for the show. But … Continue reading

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Just a normal downtown Knoxville Friday night: bearded dragons, bachelorettes and a hookah

Our friend Stephanie Schell lives within an hour’s drive of New York City and she loves going into the city for entertainment. So the pressure was really on us when she came to Knoxville last week to visit her sister, … Continue reading

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Bracing for the season — and I don’t mean football!

It’s September and, in Knoxville, that means one important thing: the season starts. And I don’t mean the football season. I mean the almost equally competitive charity fundraiser season. This time of year, it seems that not a day goes … Continue reading

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