Posted on January 16th, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley
Last week, the Robinson Road build site of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” was a muddy, cold mess. Heavy machines were slipping and sliding. People were falling down in slippery muck. There really was nowhere to go to get your feet on solid ground — until it froze!
But, starting late Thursday, a little oasis sprang up. [...]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley
For the past 11 years, we have been celebrating News Year’s Eve with two other couples: Richard and Dawn Ford and Jackie and Ray Fisher. Sometimes we go out to eat, sometimes we go to a party, and sometimes we watch the ball drop at Market Square.
This year we did all three. And we saw [...]
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Posted on December 28th, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley
I hope you have heard by now that the Emmy-winning ABC television show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is coming to Knoxville to build a home for a deserving family next month. This is the show that enlists tons of community volunteers and donated materials and — while the selected family is whisked away for a [...]
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Posted on November 14th, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley
One of the hardest things to get used to after being elected Tennessee governor, according to Gov. Bill Haslam, is not being able to ride in a car alone with his wife, Crissy. “Just think about it,” Haslam commented over dinner recently.
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Posted on November 8th, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley
The annual Pilot Pumpers fundraiser for the United Way last month raised a record $63,478. Here’s the deal: during the three-day promotion at all area Pilot convenience stores, Pilot donates to United Way five cents for every gallon of gas sold and 10 percent of all in-store sales. To drum up interest in the event [...]
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Posted on September 12th, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley
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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Posted on September 7th, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley
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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Posted on August 11th, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley
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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Posted on August 1st, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley
Election years always provide the best material for the good folks from the Society of Professional Journalists who are writing and producing the annual Front Page Follies shows. The shows, performed largely by local journalists and PR people, are designed to raise money for journalism scholarships. The strategy: Serve cocktails and dinner. Have an auction. [...]
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Posted on May 31st, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley
There were pizza biscuits, bologna biscuits, orange cranberry streusel biscuits, and biscuits with jalapenos in them. There were celebrity chefs, including Michelle Bernstein and Nathalie Dupree, in addition to our own great chefs from Blackberry Farm. There were cooking demonstrations, bake-offs and a Mr. and Miss Biscuit contest. A $150-per-ticket dinner Friday and a $125-per-ticket [...]
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