Monthly Archives: July 2012

Let’s get the party started: Chuy’s opens today!

If the VIP preview party is any indication, the new Tex Mex restaurant in west Knoxville, Chuy’s, is going to be the go-to place for a good time! Chuy’s, at 9235 Kingston Pike, is in the brightly colored building at … Continue reading

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Feuding editor and mayor bring down the house at 34th annual Front Page Follies show

Lord knows the 34th annual Front Page Follies show had plenty of raw material this year. The annual spoof of news makers produced and performed by the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (and friends) is a series … Continue reading

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Friends welcome Tom Cervone to his new post as executive director of Historic Tennessee Theatre

“I feel like I’ve jumped from AAA baseball into the major leagues,” said an ecstatic Tom Cervone Thursday night at a reception celebrating his new position as executive director of the Historic Tennessee Theatre. Cervone, the former managing director of … Continue reading

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The Tree and Vine is open — and it’s so much fun!

The Tree and Vine, located at 439 Union Avenue in downtown Knoxville, opened this afternoon and when I stopped by around 1:30, it already was serving a steady stream of customers. Proprietor Paul Karlsson was staffing the store along with … Continue reading

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Picnic on “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” offers insights into one of Appalachia’s biggest boosters

Fifty of us were on a bus the other evening on the way to Gibson Station, Virginia, to a picnic at a farmhouse owned by Pete and Cindi DeBusk. It was one of Knox Heritage‘s fun Summer Supper fundraisers. In … Continue reading

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Sweet “Solstice Supper” benefits Beardsley Farm

Alan and I had never been to The Plaid Apron in Sequoyah Hills, but we certainly had heard a lot about it. The so-called “Solstice Supper” benefiting Beardsley Community Farm seemed like a perfect opportunity to check it out. So … Continue reading

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Four centuries; four visionaries; four blocks

In the 18th century, the town of Knoxville was established. In the 19th century, it became a railroad town, among other things. In the 20th century, TVA made its headquarters here, changing the economy forever. And now, in the 21st … Continue reading

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