Category Archives: Travel

Clarence Brown Theatre annual trip to New York City: octopus pastrami, chocolate soup (oh, and plays!)

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Going to New York is always fun, but you can have a particularly good experience if you go with like-minded people. That’s why the Clarence Brown Theater’s annual New York excursion is so special. (That and the food, of course!) … Continue reading →

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Air travel needs to be fixed from the ground up

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

NOTE: This guest post was written by Alan Carmichael, president of Moxley Carmichael. The world was shocked when they saw United Airlines forcibly remove a passenger from a recent flight, precipitating a public relations crisis of the worst order, compounded … Continue reading →

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Plays, food and jazz make perfect trip: our tips

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Thanks to Scripps Networks Interactive for the awesome long weekend in New York City. Alan and I purchased at a charity auction a while back a trip package donated by the Knoxville-based company, and we just redeemed it. We bought … Continue reading →

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Take this trip: shop, sightsee and stuff yourself!

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

It all started with our friend Dawn Ford telling us during a dinner party about some great knives she had found at Yoder’s Country Market in Bulls Gap, Tennessee. She also raved about other items at the (ostensibly) Amish store. … Continue reading →

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Showing ‘big love’ to our mountain neighbors

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Every year, Moxley Carmichael’s staff celebrates the holidays (and our year-end bonuses!) with a festive dinner in downtown Knoxville. This year, we had reserved the new private dining room at Babalu on Gay Street, a fun client of ours. But, … Continue reading →

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See the art of Chicago – and what’s on the way here!

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

If you see 16 people walking the streets of K-town looking dazed and disoriented, it will be the group who just returned from the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Collectors Circle trip to Chicago. We saw so much art in such … Continue reading →

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Hungry in Chicago? Go here!

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Sixteen hardy Knoxvillians have just returned from an action-packed trip to Chicago. The purpose of the trip, organized by the Knoxville Museum of Art for members of its Collectors Circle, was to take in a wide variety of art, some … Continue reading →

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Harboring thoughts of Baltimore — and crab cakes

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

When Alan and I decided with our friends Dawn and Richard Ford to visit Baltimore Labor Day weekend, we had a serious goal in mind: Eat the best crab cake we could find. And we did. Of course the trip … Continue reading →

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Shreveport a Go-Go

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

My mother loved Johnny Rivers, the rock and roll singer famous for such hits as “Secret Agent Man,” “Summer Rain,” “Memphis,” “Baby, I Need Your Loving” and “Poor Side of Town.” We lived in Rome, Georgia, until I was in … Continue reading →

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Oceana was the catch of the trip

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

For Alan and me, going to New York is mainly about two things: going to plays and going to restaurants. With a museum and gallery or two thrown in for good measure. Of course we have our favorite restaurants. Alan’s … Continue reading →

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