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Our New York City Easter: three great plays, four fabulous restaurants — and a sobering conclusion

Alan and I love New York City. So, on December 31st last year, when I suddenly realized my chance to redeem some airline points was going to expire within hours, I jumped on the phone and booked two round-trip tickets … Continue reading

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“Snow Day” provides warm nourishment, a low-key Friday, and funds for a good Knoxville cause

After a hellish 10 days of fighting rain, hail, mud and snow on the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” build site in West Knoxville, Alan and I were ready for a little down time when last Friday rolled around. We have … Continue reading

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“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” senior producer gets volunteers fired up at pep rally

Nearly 1,000 folks showed up Wednesday for a pep rally whose purpose was to introduce the senior producer of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and let him tell us what to expect next week when the Emmy-winning TV series rolls into … Continue reading

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Our kind of New Year’s!

For the past 11 years, we have been celebrating News Year’s Eve with two other couples: Richard and Dawn Ford and Jackie and Ray Fisher. Sometimes we go out to eat, sometimes we go to a party, and sometimes we … Continue reading

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Symphony Ball dazzled — even with blackout

“An Evening in Paris” was the theme last Saturday for the Symphony Ball, an annual gala produced by the Knoxville Symphony League to benefit the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. But as Alan and I drove west on Lyons View Pike toward … Continue reading

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Kids get self esteem — as well as footwear — at Urban League’s annual Shoes for School event

School is back in session now and things have settled into a routine. It’s easy to forget how stressful those last few days of summer were when school supplies and clothes were being bought amid anticipation and concern about what … Continue reading

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It simply never occurred to me . . .

I’d like to take a break from all the fun parties and downtown happenings to share with you some information about my family in the hopes it can help you if you are facing a similar situation. My father, James … Continue reading

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Popular Market Mixer gets nixed

The agents from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission were very nice when they called the Market Square Farmers’ Market folks this week to inform them that the popular Market Square Mixer Cocktail Contest was illegal. But they weren’t so pleasant … Continue reading

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They don’t call it the “Redneck Riviera” for nothing!

It started when I was browsing Twitter the other day and realized my friend Randall Brown from the News Sentinel was on a beach somewhere. His tweet: “Exchange at beach bar: What do you have along the line of non-alcoholic … Continue reading

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How to have a great time in Chicago

If you need another short get-away, in the same amount of time it takes you to drive to Chattanooga (click here for a blog post about that), you can fly to Chicago! Of course it may cost a little more. … Continue reading

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