Monthly Archives: June 2011

1963 Manhattan, here we come!

Give a bunch of grown-ups some candy cigarettes and a few martinis. Throw in a Playboy bunny and a cigarette girl for good measure. And what do you get? One heck of a great party! The occasion was one of … Continue reading

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How to have a great time in Chicago

If you need another short get-away, in the same amount of time it takes you to drive to Chattanooga (click here for a blog post about that), you can fly to Chicago! Of course it may cost a little more. … Continue reading

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“People like living in old buildings.”

That statement, coming from downtown developer David Dewhirst, seems like the understatement of the century! Dewhirst has made a career of restoring old buildings — and he’s been a major part of transforming downtown Knoxville in the process. For the … Continue reading

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The easiest little getaway ever: recommend!

Do you ever want to get away just for a little bit? No big time or money commitment, but just take a little break? That’s what we wanted a couple of weeks ago when my brother and sister-in-law came to … Continue reading

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Our Scripps Networks pal parties with an Oscar winner following her “May of Madness”

Hey, that’s my old buddy Cindy McConkey with whom I worked at The Knoxville Journal many years ago when we were both aggressive young reporters and editors! (The Journal was a daily paper owned by Gannett for most of the … Continue reading

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Miranda Lambert, are you kidding me?

When Mike Strickland, the CEO of Knoxville-based Bandit Lites, came to speak recently to the Executive Women’s Association, I knew it would be interesting. But I figured that, since he also is the chairman of the board of the Knoxville … Continue reading

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