Category Archives: Historic preservation

J.C. Holdway: great first night; horrible second day

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

I awoke this morning to the terrible news of a fire in the building housing J.C. Holdway, the thrilling new restaurant that was opened just last night by James Beard Award-winning chef, Joseph Lenn. J.C. Holdway, located at 501 Union … Continue reading →

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Liquid olives and octopi, oh my!

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Crescent Bluff, the mansion at 3106 Kingston Pike that once was home to the Dulin Gallery of Art, will turn 100 years old next year. As a run-up to that historic event, current owner John Trotter earlier this month hosted … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Hale Barn; harrowing hayride

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Even a confirmed city girl like me can enjoy a visit to the country. Especially if it’s to a beautifully restored barn like the Hale Barn, located in deep southeast Knox County. Rose Byrum loved her visits to her grandparents’ … Continue reading →

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‘Le Diner en Blanc’ — Knoxville style

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

In Paris, the traditional Le Diner en Blanc, also known as the White Picnic, attracts upwards of 10,000 folks. In Knoxville, I thought the 150 or so who gathered at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum last Saturday for our … Continue reading →

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Tour displays dramatic diversity of downtown dwellings

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

If the hundreds of folks on the Urban Home and Garden Tour this past weekend are to be believed, tons of people are “thinking about” moving to downtown Knoxville. That had to have been the most repeated refrain of Friday … Continue reading →

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Packed preview party launches Urban Home Tour

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Wow. There was certainly something for everyone last night at the preview party for the East Tennessee Community Design Center’s Urban Home and Garden Tour, which is set for today and tomorrow. (Moxley Carmichael is honored to be a sponsor.) The … Continue reading →

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Fun, fireworks and fowl to celebrate Fourth

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

It’s summer and that means Knox Heritage’s uber popular Summer Suppers are in full swing. I love these things. They are great little (or big) parties put together by a creative host committee at a private home or interesting setting. … Continue reading →

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Solstice steals spotlight at summer soirees

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

It wasn’t too long ago that you didn’t hear much about the solstice. And when it was discussed, it was just a mention in the weather report about the longest day or something. The only solstice “celebrations” you heard about … Continue reading →

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“You all have a kick-ass town!”

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

That’s what Don Short, the star of the Scripps Networks TV show, West End Salvage, had to say when he made an appearance here recently at a Knox Heritage Summer Supper fundraiser. Short, whose show runs on Scripps’ DIY Network, … Continue reading →

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This Summer Supper soared

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

The Knox Heritage Summer Suppers are in full swing and they are a blast, as usual. Take the one we went to earlier this month at the beautiful mid-century modern home in Westmoreland of City Councilman George Wallace and his … Continue reading →

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