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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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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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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Talk about a good idea — and the right folks to bring it to market!
The folks at Food Network want to make wine more accessible to more people. They want to teach Americans how wine and food go together and complement one another. And they want us to feel comfortable selecting wines to go with [...]

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Dog Fancy magazine, the world’s most widely read dog magazine, has named Knoxville the most dog-friendly city in the Southeast. The city’s “Dogtown USA” designation will be included in the next issue of the magazine which hits newsstands Aug. 23.
“We’re so excited for Knoxville’s pet community,” said Randy Boyd, president and CEO of Knoxville-based Radio [...]

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If you don’t have fun on First Friday in downtown Knoxville, you just don’t want to have fun! The sheer diversity of offerings and of visitors is amazing. There truly is something for everyone.
Held the first Friday of every month, this event is when gallery owners and shopkeepers of every stripe literally fling open their [...]

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Alan and I lived in Farragut’s Concord Hills neighborhood for about eight years. Following that, we lived in Sequoyah Hills for another eight years. Both are lovely, charming neighborhoods which we enjoyed immensely. We had a lot of friends in both. But, guess what. Never have we  lived in a more truly neighborly place than [...]

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Last Wednesday was Knoxville author Cormac McCarthy’s 78th birthday. McCarthy, not a Knoxville native but a resident of Knoxville for many years, inserted many Knoxville references in his literature and has developed something of a cult following in these parts.
To celebrate his birthday, the new downtown bookstore Union Ave Books held a reading of his [...]

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We stepped back in time Saturday night and, although the evening was lovely, the experience made us so grateful to live in the modern day rather than in Knoxville circa the late 1700s.
The occasion was part of the Summer Supper series benefiting Knox Heritage and it involved cocktails

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