Posted on November 11th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
The old saying, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” could not apply more aptly to anyone than it does to Evelyn Hazen. Born into a wealthy Knoxville family in 1899, Hazen was the first woman to file suit against a former lover for breach of promise to marry. And she won the suit [...]
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Posted on October 26th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
The Fall Festival at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum was an absolute delight Oct. 16. And this is coming from a person who doesn’t have a garden (or even a yard anymore), is not comfortable around large animals (which were there), and not all that crazy about kids! So imagine how much YOU would [...]
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Posted on October 14th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
Guess what’s in my near future! I’m going on a guided tour of Old Gray Cemetery with “spirited” beverages with nine of my favorite people. I’m also going on a walking tour based on historic postcards and a progressive cocktail supper in downtown Knoxville with 11 other folks.
How did I get these fantastic opportunities? I [...]
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Posted on September 17th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
It was last Friday night. Cooler than it had been in a long time. And the good folks at Kendrick Place near Chesapeake’s restaurant in downtown Knoxville had agreed to let Knox Heritage have the private drive behind their condos for a “Dancin’ in the Street” party. It was the last of the organization’s hugely popular [...]
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Posted on August 13th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
Today is the last day for us in the glass tower that has been our home for the past 15 years. It’s moving day and we are taking our toys and moving from First Tennessee Plaza, the tallest building in downtown, to the Miller’s Building, about four blocks north on Gay Street.
I will explain the reasons [...]
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
When this turn-of-the-century church at 800 Luttrell Street was actually used as a church, I bet they never served iced tea like was served there Saturday night. The tea at this very special of Knox Heritage’s “Summer Suppers” series was laced with vodka to make a signature cocktail called an ice pick. Boy did they go down smoothly! (And [...]
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Posted on July 14th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
That’s how one guest described Stuart Worden’s enchanting cottage where 30 folks gathered Sunday evening for one of Knox Heritage’s “Summer Supper” series.
Stuart and his late wife, artist Betsy Worden, saved numerous historic East Tennessee artifacts from the wrecking ball and incorporated them into the home they built 32 years ago on a steep cliff on the [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
He seems like an open book. But downtown developer David Dewhirst is a man with secrets! At least he was until last Friday when he led about 40 Knox Heritage supporters on the 2010 “Downtown Secret Supper” tour — and spilled the beans about some of his latest plans.
Here’s what we found out:
Behind the buildings [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
I knew the Knox Heritage Patrons’ Luncheon at the Lyons View Pike home of Kreis and Sandy Beall on Saturday would be lovely. But I didn’t know it would be quite so interesting! Here’s what I heard in the hour-and-a-half I was there:
Dorothy Stair’s vision is that East Tennessee become known as “the Tuscany of [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley
On the city vs. country continuum, I’m definitely way far on the city side. Although I like dogs and cats, I am suspicious of cows, scared of horses and generally loathe almost all reptiles, amphibians and insects. And I don’t like to get hot or dirty.
So imagine my friends’ surprise last week when I suggested, [...]
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