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

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

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!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

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

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

“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

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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 . . .

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

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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The easiest little getaway ever: recommend!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

Do you ever want to get away just for a little bit? No big time or money commitment, but just take a little break? That’s what we wanted a couple of weeks ago when my brother and sister-in-law came to … Continue reading →

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Our Scripps Networks pal parties with an Oscar winner following her “May of Madness”

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

Hey, that’s my old buddy Cindy McConkey with whom I worked at The Knoxville Journal many years ago when we were both aggressive young reporters and editors! (The Journal was a daily paper owned by Gannett for most of the … Continue reading →

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