Category Archives: Knoxville

Spring event scores a hat trick

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Lauren Miller

Thank you to Lauren Miller of Moxley Carmichael for writing this guest post for the Blue Streak. -Cynthia Moxley Mother Nature smiled on the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum this week. Yesterday, the historic East Knoxville garden hosted the third … Continue reading →

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Chalk it up as a great weekend!

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Wow, I just hope this coming weekend is as much fun as last weekend was! If you didn’t have a good time in Knoxville last weekend, you just weren’t paying attention. Not only was there the Rhythm and Blooms Festival, … Continue reading →

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Eaters ask: Where will Lenn land?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

The biggest question among Knoxville foodies? Where is Chef Joseph Lenn’s new restaurant going to be? As you may have seen in the News Sentinel (click here), Chef Lenn, who has been at Blackberry Farm for 10 years and has … Continue reading →

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Saluting a circle of sisters

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Melinda Meador turned 60 earlier this year and her friend Sheena McCall offered to have a party for her. Sheena was thinking Melinda would like a cocktail party in Sheena’s stunning Cherokee Boulevard home. But Melinda surprised her. She asked, … Continue reading →

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Sweet P’s Downtown Dive is open!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Last week, after a “friends and family” night on Wednesday, Sweet P’s Barbeque opened its second location — this one downtown at 410 W. Jackson Ave., next door to The Standard. It is, in my opinion, a perfect barbecue joint. … Continue reading →

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Heartache at the Heart Gala

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

We at Moxley Carmichael were not in much of a party mood the other day when we headed to Cherokee Country Club for the 30th annual Heart Gala. Although we did get dressed up (and looked pretty darn good, if … Continue reading →

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Two lagniappes for you foodies

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Lagniappe. In Louisiana, where my mother’s side of the family is from, a “lagniappe” means “a little something extra.” That’s what this short post is. And that’s what it’s about. A couple of little “something extras” we got from Chef … Continue reading →

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The ‘King of Risotto’ comes to town

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Richard and Bette Bryan, along with their friends Sharon and Dr. Bill Laing, have been many times to a fabulous resort called Villa d’Este in Lake Como, Italy. They love the chef there, Luciano Parolari, so much that they just … Continue reading →

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Super supper in Seattle (sorta)

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

After work yesterday, Alan and I had dinner in Seattle. But we were back in our downtown Knoxville home by 9 p.m. Actually, we only went to Bearden. We were at Holly’s in Homberg Place where chef Holly Hambright is … Continue reading →

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Knoxville Mercury hopes to rise

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

The folks at The Knoxville Mercury, the alternative weekly newspaper that will be the successor to Metro Pulse, are getting settled in to their office space in The Walnut Building. Looking at a mid-March launch, they now have office furniture … Continue reading →

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