Monthly Archives: September 2013

Lions and tigers and leaders, oh my! Zoo safari reunites Leadership Knoxville graduates

One of the keys to the success of the Leadership Knoxville program — now in its 28th year — is the continued involvement of the more than 1,000 alumni of the program. To that end, once a year, all past … Continue reading

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Savage Garden: A magical Fountain City treasure

Arthur Savage, an Englishman, moved to America in 1886 when he was 14 years old to work for his older brother, William, who had a machine shop in Knoxville. Seven years later, Arthur formed a partnership and started a company … Continue reading

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Dressed to the nines – for the canines!

Thanks to Lauren Christ of Moxley Carmichael for writing this guest post for the Blue Streak — Cynthia Moxley. Actress Hermione Gingold may have been talking about many of the guests attending a downtown Knoxville gala when she said, “To … Continue reading

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Symphony in the Park: a sublime Sunday

You can’t beat this for a fundraiser. Imagine, if you will, a beautiful park with 500 fun-loving friends eating scrumptious food, sipping wine and then listening to an orchestra perform some of the best music in Western civilization. Pretty sweet, … Continue reading

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Turn on, tune in, pig out!

This has been the year of adults playing dress-up. After a spate of “Gatsby” parties and a “Jetson” party, now this: a trippy “Woodstock” event! But, hey, it was for a good cause, so just pass the magic brownies. Held … Continue reading

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Whiskey time in Tennessee

Some time ago, Alan and I decided that from now on when we attend charity events that include auctions, we will not bid on “things” that are offered. We live in a downtown condo and really don’t have a lot … Continue reading

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