Tag Archives: Doug Leahy

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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Partying (and voting) for Nathan Rowell

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Doctors, lawyers, a college student and even a priest turned out Tuesday at a fun little fundraiser for Nathan Rowell, a Republican candidate for Knox County law director. Rowell brought “awws” from the crowd at Blue Coast Grill & Bar … Continue reading →

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Chalk it up as a great weekend!

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

Wow, I just hope this coming weekend is as much fun as last weekend was! If you didn’t have a good time in Knoxville last weekend, you just weren’t paying attention. Not only was there the Rhythm and Blooms Festival, … Continue reading →

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National leader’s visit spotlights education, science

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Cynthia Moxley

When National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial visited Knoxville recently, the local Urban League CEO, Phyllis Nichols, wanted to impress upon him that East Tennessee is more than just bluegrass music and Appalachian landscapes. (Not that there’s anything … Continue reading →

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Drinking with the dead: Friends share Bloody Marys and a stirring visit to Old Gray Cemetery

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

In my continuing effort to fulfill my New Year’s resolution to redeem the numerous charity auction items we have purchased over the past year, Saturday we gathered some friends and headed to Broadway to collect on our “Bloody Mary Cemetery … Continue reading →

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You really don’t want to miss this boat!

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

This has been a stressful week at Moxley Carmichael. We had an important vote at County Commission on Monday (which we won, thankfully). We had the big Pilot announcement on Wednesday. (Glad that’s over.) Plus a million other things, including … Continue reading →

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