Tag Archives: Jim Haslam

Harrowing tale by a homegrown Hanna

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

Jack Hanna was in town earlier this month to be named East Tennessean of the Year by the East Tennessee Historical Society. At $500 per seat, the event, featuring Hanna and several animals from the Columbus Zoo, was a sellout … Continue reading →

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How to launch EventCheck Knox? With a party!

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Maria Cornelius

Thank you to Maria Cornelius of Moxley Carmichael for writing this guest post for the Blue Streak. This also was posted on EventCheck Knox. -Cynthia Moxley  EventCheck Knox officially launched with – what else – a party! Cynthia Moxley, CEO of … Continue reading →

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Cheek and wife partner for perfect green team

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

The good folks at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum believe that a garden can bring joy to anyone — whether a city or a country dweller. To that end, they have organized a series of garden parties in a … Continue reading →

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Knoxville is “Tyndall Town” now

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

More than 200 community and business leaders filled a big tent overlooking World’s Fair Park on a patio at the Knoxville Convention Center last week to welcome Donnie Tyndall, UT’s new men’s basketball coach. The mood was optimistic and the … Continue reading →

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Glittering Glass Ball launches new era at museum

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

When I tell folks the Glass Ball at the Knoxville Museum of Art was one of the best parties I’ve ever attended, many ask what made it so great. I think it was a combination of things. Continue reading →

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Boyds blend pets, politics and business

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

Jenny and Randy Boyd welcomed about 100 Leadership Knoxville alumni to their elegant west Knox County home recently where they participated in a wide-ranging discussion that covered subjects from politics and education to pets, music and sports. The occasion was … Continue reading →

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Sublime evening in splendor of ‘The Barn’

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

A great fringe benefit of living in Knoxville is being so close to the vaunted Blackberry Farm. So it didn’t take much consideration for Alan and me to buy a table for eight at this past Sunday’s fundraiser there for … Continue reading →

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Football, philosophy and the United Way

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

It was a strange mix of opera music, football talk and civic pride one evening last month at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center on the University of Tennessee campus. The occasion? The annual dinner of the Alexis de Tocqueville … Continue reading →

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Secret portrait surprises Natalie Haslam on birthday

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Cynthia Moxley

Benjamin Franklin said the only way three people can keep a secret is if two of them are dead! Somehow a lot more people than that managed to keep a secret and surprise Natalie Haslam with an oil portrait of … Continue reading →

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Pilot Pumpers raise record amount for United Way

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Cynthia Moxley

In just three days last month, “Pilot Celebrity Pumpers” raised a record-breaking $86,200 for the United Way of Greater Knoxville, which surpassed the previous record by $21,250. The record was $64,950 set in 2012. Over two decades, the special event … Continue reading →

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