Tag Archives: Kristin Grove

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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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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Picnic lovers share fun to fund Lakeshore Park

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Cynthia Moxley

Lord, this town loves a picnic. And I have to admit that I do, as well. One of the best picnics every year is the annual fundraiser held each June as a benefit for Lakeshore Park. The view from the … Continue reading →

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Cookie exchange celebrates its 19th year!

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Cynthia Moxley

One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is the annual cookie exchange my friends and I have. The only folks who like this event more than we do? Our husbands and children. Margaret Rodgers says her son actually … Continue reading →

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Eating, drinking, dancing and saving animal lives!

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Cynthia Moxley

Talk about a successful — and fun! — charity event. Cause for Paws, the signature fundraiser for Young-Williams Animal Center, had it all: a beautiful venue, creative decorations, great food and drink, music, dancing, a SHORT auction — and animals! … Continue reading →

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Cookies ’21: Even more festive after the COVID break

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Cynthia Moxley

COVID was the Grinch who stole Christmas last year — at least it put the kibosh on our annual cookie exchange. So, last December — after 17 straight years — no cookies! But the cookie exchange was back in full … Continue reading →

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Who lost their thong at the cookie exchange?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

It was almost time to exchange the cookies at the annual cookie swap and I had two important announcements to make. 1. We found a black thong beneath the dining room table. If you’d like to claim it, it will … Continue reading →

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Another year, another million calorie cookie event!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

It was year 16 for the cookie exchange, and this year we moved it to a bigger venue — our new condo in the J.C. Penney Building on Gay Street downtown. Yep, the one we haven’t moved into yet. We … Continue reading →

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A very ‘Veuve’ venture

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

It would be hard to imagine a more appropriate spot in Knoxville than The Tennessean Personal Luxury Hotel to stage a tasting of Veuve Clicquot, everybody’s (it seems) favorite champagne. The hotel, not even a year old, used the event … Continue reading →

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Cookies have been swapped! Let Christmas begin!

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

After 15 years, I guess it is a true tradition! I am speaking, of course, of the annual cookie exchange my friends and I have each December. It has become the unofficial kickoff of the Christmas season for many of … Continue reading →

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