Tag Archives: Chuck Griffin

Artsclamation!: An art market within a party!

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Cynthia Moxley

Artsclamation! is an annual fine arts sale that is the only fundraiser for Covenant Health’s behavioral health unit, Peninsula Hospital. It’s also a heck of a fun party and a great way to kick off the holiday season — and … Continue reading →

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Marblegate Farm perfect site for Tremont event

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Cynthia Moxley

Sometimes an event and its location are a perfect match. That was the case recently when the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont held its annual fundraiser at Marblegate Farm in Friendsville, Tennessee. It’s not the first time this event … Continue reading →

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‘We are going to be dreaming big.’

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

That’s what just-hired UT-Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman announced recently at a community reception held in her honor at the beautiful new Student Union on the University of Tennessee campus. The reception, sponsored by Pilot Flying J, Cherokee Distributing Company, The … Continue reading →

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Company name change is great party excuse!

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

It’s actually been four years since The Christman Company, based in Lansing, Michigan, acquired Knoxville’s Rentenbach Constructors Inc. in a merger of the two privately-held firms. But Rentenbach had continued to operate its offices in Knoxville and Greensboro, North Carolina, … Continue reading →

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‘Great’ Lyle Lovett charms Tocqueville Society

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Country singer Lyle Lovett was in Knoxville the other day providing a concert for a small gathering of Knoxvillians at the Mill & Mine on Depot Avenue. The occasion was the annual Alexis de Tocqueville Society dinner, a “reward” for … Continue reading →

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White Lily Flats: THIS is urban living!

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

When people talk about “urban living,” I always think the condo where Alan and I live in the Cherokee Building on Church Avenue is a good example of that. It has tons of exposed brick and the drop-ceilings have been … Continue reading →

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