Boyd’s Jig and Reel, the new Scottish pub in the Old City, packed in the crowds on its grand opening night last Friday from the ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. until the wee hours of Saturday morning. How do I know this? I was there at the ribbon cutting and back again with Alan as [...]

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Last weekend more than 600 East Tennesseans gathered to celebrate all things dog — and to raise $48,000 to combat canine cancer. Cancer, you see, is the number one killer of all dogs over the age of 2.
The K9 Walk Against Cancer was last Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Cove at Concord Park. It was [...]

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Before you buy any new art for your home or office, you’ve got the next 10 days to scoop up an original treasure while at the same time benefiting the Knoxville Museum of Art. We are, you see, in the midst of Artscapes 2011.
The event, in its 13th year, has been reworked a bit. Here’s [...]

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School is back in session now and things have settled into a routine. It’s easy to forget how stressful those last few days of summer were when school supplies and clothes were being bought amid anticipation and concern about what the new school year would hold. I remember when I was a child how worried [...]

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It almost doesn’t matter what the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra plays during the annual Symphony in the Park concert at Ijams Nature Center. For 26 years, this event has created magic.
Also, for 26 years, the event has managed to avoid being rained out — although it was close this year! Just an hour prior to start [...]

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Let the good times roll — every year! The Mardi Gras themed Summer Supper fundraiser benefiting Knox Heritage last Friday was such a rousing success that the non-profit preservation group has decided to make it an annual event.
Here’s what happened. About 80 guests and 40 host committee members gathered in the courtyard of Kendrick Place [...]

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We threw a little cocktail party the other day to thank all those patient souls who have been on The Blue Streak the most during the past year. Without the cooperation of all the folks who patiently pose for the photos, this blog would not be possible.

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For many years around here, the basic charity fund-raising event entailed cocktails and a silent auction followed by dinner, a live auction, and dancing to an out-of-town band. Or, as one wag said recently, “You pay to get in and then you pay to get out!”
Today, it seems, the paradigm has shifted and the newest [...]

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