Monthly Archives: January 2014

Football, philosophy and the United Way

It was a strange mix of opera music, football talk and civic pride one evening last month at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center on the University of Tennessee campus. The occasion? The annual dinner of the Alexis de Tocqueville … Continue reading

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Uncorked – wine policy fees flow in Knoxville

One evening last month, Alan and I were meeting another downtown couple for dinner. I recommended we go to Stock and Barrel, the hamburger place located on Market Square. It had become a new favorite place of mine because you … Continue reading

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Venerable Coffee Club starts 2014 with new tradition

There wasn’t a big announcement or a news release. Very few people even know about it. But, in our little part of the social universe here in East Tennessee, the tectonic plates quietly shifted a little as 2013 came to … Continue reading

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Exquisite New Year’s Eve in East Tennessee

When the invitation to the New Year’s party arrived in the middle of summer, I knew it would not be an average evening. With the offer of hired drivers to pick up and return all the invited guests, I also … Continue reading

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Shop ’til you drop? How about shop while you stroll!

Not too many years ago, it would have been unthinkable to do all of your Christmas shopping in downtown Knoxville. But not now. That’s what Alan and I decided to do this past Christmas – in order to support the … Continue reading

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