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Design Center honors Mayor Ashe and Veterans Park

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Cynthia Moxley

It was hot as blazes Wednesday night at Ijams Nature Center. But that didn’t stop 400 folks from showing up to celebrate the East Tennessee Community Design Center as it bestowed awards on a deserving community leader and a deserving … Continue reading →

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Leadership Knox ‘best class ever’ – settled!

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

It’s a running joke among Leadership Knoxville classes. Every class claims that its class is “the best class ever.” But, I’m here to tell you that the matter has been settled. If you can refute this evidence, let me know. … Continue reading →

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Knoxville community welcomes new campus leader

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

Beverly Davenport, UT-Knoxville’s new chancellor, charmed more than 200 Knoxville business and community leaders recently with her enthusiasm and openness at a reception held in her honor at the Knoxville Convention Center. Costs of the reception were paid for entirely … Continue reading →

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Tony Spezia: It’s not a risk if you know the outcome

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Tony Spezia, who recently retired from his position as CEO of Covenant Health, gave a speech at a party in his honor April 1 that truly knocked it out of the ballpark. Spezia’s speech was so powerful that Alan and … Continue reading →

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Potlucks feed friendships — for 23 years

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Leadership Knoxville is an intense 10-month program during which participants get to learn more about our community and its leaders. There are two overnight trips involved — one is orientation and the other is a visit to the state capital … Continue reading →

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I think that I shall never see a beer so lovely in a tree

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Garden party season is in full swing in East Tennessee. And that’s fine with me. The Great Gardens Party, a fundraiser for the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, is held each year in a different great garden. This year, its … Continue reading →

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‘Taste of Greece’ perfect antidote to adversity

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

If ever a church seemed snake-bit (aside from the actual snake-handling churches, of course) it is Saint George Greek Orthodox Church on Kingston Pike in Knoxville. Reeling from the alleged theft of more than $360,000 by its trusted treasurer that … Continue reading →

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Patios, porches and rooftops: another downtown progressive dinner and another pair of targets!

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

Success just makes us bolder! As regular Blue Streak readers know, some of us downtowners are determined to convince all our friends to move here, too! Our strategy is to seduce them by inviting them to join us on one … Continue reading →

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