Category Archives: Travel

New York City: great shows and food, food, food!

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Cynthia Moxley

The Tony Awards were last week and that caused us to remember what a great time we had recently when we joined other supporters of the Clarence Brown Theatre for an annual trip to New York City to see Broadway … Continue reading →

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Windy Hill: An idyllic treasure a few miles to our west

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Cynthia Moxley

Windy Hill Farm and Preserve is a retreat just a few minutes from downtown Knoxville. But it feels a lot farther away! Continue reading →

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Chef Lenn wows with dinner worth traveling for!

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Cynthia Moxley

A chef knows he has a dedicated following when he has a wine dinner in a location 99 miles away from his restaurant and more than a dozen hometown folks make the trek to attend! That was the case this … Continue reading →

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Swell happenings at The Swag and Cataloochee Ranch!

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Cynthia Moxley

On top of the normal relaxing good times that define a visit to The Swag and Cataloochee Ranch, there are a couple of unique — and newsworthy — events on the horizon. Both Relais & Chateaux resorts, located just 90 … Continue reading →

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Clarence Brown boosters: big time in the Big Apple

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Cynthia Moxley

One of the best things about being a supporter of the University of Tennessee’s Clarence Brown Theatre is going on the annual trip to New York City the staff organizes. About 30 supporters made the trek earlier this month, along … Continue reading →

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“You can have 2 wives; but you can’t have a double!”

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Cynthia Moxley

Alan and I and two close friends, Dawn and Richard Ford, have just returned from our first — and likely last — visit to Utah. I wanted to see the proverbial dark skies there and we chose our timing to … Continue reading →

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The Swag: It just keeps getting better

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Cynthia Moxley

Some friends from Knoxville returned recently from a long weekend at The Swag, and we noticed a number of notable improvements to an already wonderful experience. We are told that even more upgrades are on the way. The Swag, a … Continue reading →

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Knoxvillians noshing in New York!

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Cynthia Moxley

We went to New York and we ate like we were in Europe. I swear. Every restaurant we booked was either French or Italian. I’m not complaining, mind you. Just observing. It was all by choice, after all. Normally, when … Continue reading →

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Back to Broadway!

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Cynthia Moxley

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, about 45 die-hard patrons of the Clarence Brown Theatre packed up and headed to New York City earlier this month to see plays, eat at great restaurants and meet with some … Continue reading →

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A ‘Knoxville’ weekend in Sarasota

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Cynthia Moxley

The Roy Cockrum Foundation put Knoxville on the map again this past weekend by underwriting a buzz-generating production of a new play called, “Knoxville,” which had its world premiere on Saturday in Sarasota, Florida. The Knoxville man who claimed $153 … Continue reading →

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