Category Archives: Historic preservation

History can be fun: just add food and wine

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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.”

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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”

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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”

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

• “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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These folks really know how to do Christmas — and they share their special home for a good cause!

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

You haven’t really done Christmas to the max until you have done it at the historic Middlebrook, the beautiful circa 1845 residence owned by Rick Fox at 4001 Middlebrook Pike. Fox and his partner,  Ralph Cianelli, every year transform the … Continue reading →

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Downtown’s magic lures us to a major life change

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

Alan and I have put our house where our mouth is! On Monday we sold our home on Cherokee Boulevard in Sequoyah Hills and became full-time residents of downtown Knoxville. This was the culmination of a process that included a … Continue reading →

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