Monthly Archives: December 2010

Goodbye to Regas, a special friend to me

I took a reporter to Regas a while back and was flabbergasted when he said he’d never been there before. I don’t think I could have had a reporting or a business career if it had not been for Regas … Continue reading

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Nothing says “Happy Thanksgiving” like a big purple octopus — or, my holidays in Alabama

We have been driving the highways from Knoxville to Gulf Shores, Ala., for as long as we’ve been married, which is 26 years. And the sights I see along the way — and when we get there — never cease … Continue reading

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These folks really know how to do Christmas — and they share their special home for a good cause!

You haven’t really done Christmas to the max until you have done it at the historic Middlebrook, the beautiful circa 1845 residence owned by Rick Fox at 4001 Middlebrook Pike. Fox and his partner,  Ralph Cianelli, every year transform the … Continue reading

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We felt Robert’s presence at Strollstice

When I downloaded my photos from Tuesday night’s “Strollstice,” I examined them very carefully. I half expected to see the late Robert Loest in some of them. Maybe standing on the skirts of the crowd or something like that. I … Continue reading

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Will Mickey Mallonee run for Knoxville mayor? Nah. She just wants to have fun!

“If drafted, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve!” That’s how Mickey Mallonee paraphrased Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman last night when I asked her if she would really consider running for mayor of Knoxville, a rumor going … Continue reading

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The best corporate Christmas gift EVER!

Sara Hedstrom Pinnell is a long-time friend and client. The owner of Hedstrom Design, a great downtown landscape architecture firm, she obviously is very creative. But this time, she really knocked our socks off!

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It’s cookie time in Tennessee!

I had not planned to write about our eighth annual cookie exchange since I wrote about the one we had last Christmas, but the cookies were just so darned beautiful, that I decided it would be nice to share. (Click here for … Continue reading

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11th year for great holiday tradition

One of my favorite traditions of the Christmas season is the progressive holiday dinner we have with two other couples. For the past 11 years, the Fords, the Fishers and we have traipsed from one house to the next feasting … Continue reading

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Fantastic Italian dinner raises funds for Dogwood Arts Festival and perhaps starts a great new series

We Knoxvillians love to buy unique dining experiences, don’t we? Thus the hugely successful Elegant Dining series, which benefits the Knoxville Symphony League, and the always-sold-out Summer Suppers series, which benefits Knox Heritage. Last  Thursday, 52 of us attended a … Continue reading

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The ice rink is back, everybody’s happy — right?

Well, it’s not unanimous. A lot of people are happy, for sure. Mickey Mallonee, the city’s director of special events, says more than 12,000 folks attended Friday’s Celebration of Lights program which marked the opening of the temporary skating rink … Continue reading

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