Category Archives: Downtown

A Big Orange welcome for new athletics director

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

More than 200 community and business leaders gathered at the Knoxville Convention Center last week to be utterly charmed by the University of Tennessee’s new athletics director, John Currie. For his part, Currie seemed equally enamored with Knoxville.

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Dale Dickey does hometown proud

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Actress Dale Dickey is a Knoxville treasure. The Clarence Brown Theatre and her alma mater, the University of Tennessee, recently recognized her as such with the Clarence Brown Theatre Artistic Achievement Award, presented at the theater’s annual gala. Held at … Continue reading →

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Blackberry, Lonesome Dove beckon writers to return

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

It would be foolish not to believe that a huge part of the draw of the annual Southern Food Writing Conference is the chance to have dinner at acclaimed Blackberry Farm in nearby Walland, Tennessee. And this is a mutually … Continue reading →

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Food writing conference whets visitors’ appetites

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

The Southern Food Writing Conference always brings a bevy of heavy hitters in the journalism and cookbook writing world to Knoxville and this year’s conference, held here earlier this month, was no exception. Writers and editors from Better Homes & … Continue reading →

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My three tips for unbeatable Biscuitfest experience

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

The 2017 International Biscuit Festival, i.e., Biscuitfest, has come and gone. Saturday’s weather was beautiful, if steamy, and this year’s event featured more vendors and 50 percent more biscuits than last year, according to festival founder and “biscuit boss,” John … Continue reading →

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Knoxville’s best neighborhood (at least, for me!)

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

No neighborhood in Knoxville has as much variety of residential options as does downtown. That’s why the City People organization has been able to conduct a downtown home tour every year for decades. The 2017 version was this past weekend and … Continue reading →

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Imagination soars at library’s three-ring circus

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

If ever an event took full advantage of a venue, “Under the Big Top,” a recent fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Knox County, did. Held at the Mill & Mine, a new-ish concert and event space at 227 … Continue reading →

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Little bird embarks on a migration

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Gosh, this week I feel like a mother bird whose little chick has all of a sudden flown out of the nest. The little chick is Amanda Shell Jennings who started working at Moxley Carmichael as an intern in 2009 … Continue reading →

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Knoxville community welcomes new campus leader

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Beverly Davenport, UT-Knoxville’s new chancellor, charmed more than 200 Knoxville business and community leaders recently with her enthusiasm and openness at a reception held in her honor at the Knoxville Convention Center. Costs of the reception were paid for entirely … Continue reading →

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That bird didn’t fly, but wine was divine

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

I might not be the most adventurous eater you’ve ever met, but I do try to sample new things from time to time. Thanks to the wonderful Trust Fall dinners (click here and here and here and here), I have … Continue reading →

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