Tag Archives: Joan Cronan

Tremont party raises $325,000 for new “living” campus

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Cynthia Moxley

Talk about a successful event! Between sponsorships, ticket sales and a live auction, the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont raised $325,000 on a beautiful Saturday night at Marblegate Farm in Friendsville. The evening was designed to launch Tremont’s “Keystone … Continue reading →

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Tips from a cancer fighter — and survivor

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Cynthia Moxley

Members of the Moxley Carmichael family had a big reason to celebrate last week. Our colleague Maria Cornelius, the best editor you’ll ever meet, officially hit her 10-year milestone of being cancer-free. Her oncologist officially discharged her into the care … Continue reading →

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Event planners had year to forget but remain thankful

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Cynthia Moxley

Nobody likes events more than The Blue Streak! That’s why we are thankful for the wonderful event planners in our community. Moxley Carmichael’s writer/editor Maria Cornelius handles the EventCheck Knox calendar for us and writes a blog there called “In … Continue reading →

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Harper in the Hall has a nice ring to it!

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

It was a beautiful day in Tampa and Kellie Jolly Harper, there for a meeting, was playing phone tag with University of Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer. She knew he was calling to tell her the results of the … Continue reading →

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Rest in peace, Sid Blalock, a fun Blue Streak fixture

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

We were traveling in Scotland last week when we got the sad news of the passing of East Tennessee businessman Sid Blalock. Sid and Jo, his wife of 58 years, have been frequent attendees at events covered on the Blue … Continue reading →

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Susan Packard’s lessons we need to heed

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

I went to a party last week that was two years in the making. Not because it was so fancy or ornate. Quite the contrary. It was warm and cozy. But, two years ago, when Mary Ellen Brewington heard that … Continue reading →

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Ken Burns: U.S. needs ‘less pluribus; more unum’

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

Historian Ken Burns was in Knoxville recently, appearing on behalf of the East Tennessee Historical Society and Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law. The $300 per seat dinner at the downtown Hilton featuring Gov. Bill Haslam interviewing Burns was … Continue reading →

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Notable night with two of Knoxville’s biggest stars: Chris Blue and the tantalizing Tennessee Theatre

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

Of course, Knoxville’s newest star, Chris Blue, is a great draw for a fundraiser — even at $400 per ticket. But another element that made the Stars on Stage event so successful last Sunday was the unique chance to eat … Continue reading →

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Even Mother Nature loves Ijams and the Symphony

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

In the 32-year history of Symphony in the Park, the fun, fun event where the Knoxville Symphony plays at an outdoor fundraiser for Ijams Nature Center at the nature center, there’s never been a rain plan in place. And, although … Continue reading →

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Betsey Bush: She was “all in”

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

If you had wanted to merge together all the arts organizations in Knoxville, you could have taken a vote on it yesterday at the memorial service for philanthropist and community enthusiast Betsey Bush. Leaders of all the major institutions were … Continue reading →

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