Category Archives: Historic preservation

The most elegant, delicious meal in Knoxville

I truly don’t think that headline is an exaggeration. It was the most expensive ($300 per person) of all the Summer Suppers in Knox Heritage‘s series of dinner fundraisers — and it was worth every penny. It was held last … Continue reading →

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Bucolic supper rewards Garden donors

What’s the best way to reward the biggest donors to the Knoxville Botanical Garden? Why a garden party, of course! In one of the best gardens in Knoxville.

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History can be fun: just add food and wine

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 … Continue reading →

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1963 Manhattan, here we come!

Give a bunch of grown-ups some candy cigarettes and a few martinis. Throw in a Playboy bunny and a cigarette girl for good measure. And what do you get? One heck of a great party! The occasion was one of … Continue reading →

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“People like living in old buildings.”

That statement, coming from downtown developer David Dewhirst, seems like the understatement of the century! Dewhirst has made a career of restoring old buildings — and he’s been a major part of transforming downtown Knoxville in the process. For the … Continue reading →

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Great news: Bill Landry has new book coming out based on stories of “The Heartland Series”

If you are like me, you will find the fact that Bill Landry of WBIR‘s “Heartland Series,” has written a book based on “Heartland” stories is very good news indeed. Titled, “Appalachian Tales and Heartland Adventures,” it contains, Landry said, … Continue reading →

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Vince Dooley: “Sometimes I joined the weepers”

As charming as former University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley was at a $250-per-ticket fundraiser in Sequoyah Hills last week (see previous post), he was even more engaging at a much cheaper-ticket event the following evening at the Knoxville … Continue reading →

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Blue Coast Burrito Grille opens on Market Square; The Blue Streak heads there for research purposes

Blue Coast Burrito Grille, the new restaurant in the renovated historic space that used to be Gus’s restaurant (and Perry’s and Peroulas and the Gold Sun, among others, before that) opened last week with just a brief little notice on … Continue reading →

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300 of our closest friends step back to 1947 with us at our client party in the historic Miller’s Building

To celebrate the great time we are having in our new offices in the historic Miller’s Department Store building at 445 S. Gay Street, we made “coming back to Miller’s” the theme of our annual mid-winter client party this year. … Continue reading →

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Business crowd likes what it sees as new UT prez is introduced at a packed downtown gathering

• “He said all the right things.” • “He seems like a good guy. And he’s from UT!” • “He doesn’t seem like a loose cannon!” Those were some of the comments heard in the crowd of nearly 300 business … Continue reading →

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