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Another garden party! This one toasts the solstice.
Remember when I noted earlier this year that there sure does seem to be an inordinate number of garden parties around here? Well, here’s another one — and it was a doozy! This one, a fundraiser for the Knoxville Botanical … Continue reading
Filed under: Events, Food, Historic preservation, Knoxville
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Middlebrook soiree launches “Summer Suppers”
The wonderful series of events that is Knox Heritage‘s “Summer Suppers” began last Saturday in spectacular style with a Gay Nineties theme at the beautiful Middlebrook plantation. Middlebrook, tucked away at 4001 Middlebrook Pike, was constructed circa 1795 and is … Continue reading
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Crossroads Cafe offers delicious, exotic fare and great excuse for a history-laden road trip
Good news: If you want to experience authentic Singapore cooking, you don’t have to go all the way to Singapore. You only have to take a short jaunt to Sewanee, Tennessee, where Knoxville native Richard Emory (Fulton High Class of … Continue reading
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“Hats in Bloom” kicks off garden party season
In Knoxville, the dawning of spring is starting to mean one thing — garden parties! And what better place to kick off the garden party season than at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, which on Thursday hosted its “Hats … Continue reading
Filed under: Art, Events, Food, Historic preservation, Knoxville
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What I learned at Clayton Sales School
I don’t know about you, but when I get the chance to hear sales tips from one of the most successful men in America right in my own backyard, I do it! So did almost 100 others who attended the … Continue reading
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A moveable feast fit for presidents – and new friends
I’ve got to hand it to our downtown progressive dinner group. Give us a theme and we’ll jump on it. Give us a goal and we’ll accomplish it. Case in point. Last month, we had a downtown progressive dinner scheduled … Continue reading
Filed under: Downtown, Events, Food, Historic preservation, Knoxville
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Downtown Christmas progressive dinner: eight friends celebrating life in the center city
A bunch of downtown buddies usually use our periodic progressive dinners to recruit more fun people to downtown. But this Christmas season, we decided to keep it small and only include the actual participants themselves. We’ll go back to the … Continue reading
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Green Thumb Gala: laid-back and lovely
After three years, the annual Green Thumb Gala held to benefit the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, has become something of an autumn tradition around here. One thing that makes it so much fun is the fact that is is … Continue reading
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Warning: Downtown Knoxville home tour may make you call the movers!
Have you ever toyed with the possibility of moving downtown? If you have, let me warn you about what may tip the scales and have you calling the moving van. Go visit some downtown residences. The options downtown are so … Continue reading
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Hearth Scares Ball: Mary Poppins meets the Pikes
To get you in the mood for Halloween this week, here is some inspiration from an early Halloween party. This one was called the Hearth Scares Ball and it was a benefit for James White’s Fort held last Friday at, … Continue reading
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