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A light goes out in Knoxville, but look for the signs
I was at a Knox County Commission meeting last week when I began receiving worried text messages and, ultimately, a phone call with the news about the incomparable Mickey Mallonee’s passing. Mickey has been a wonderful part of my and … Continue reading
Filed under: Events, Knoxville, Public Relations
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The Pat Summitt Suite: beautiful and beneficial
When the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team comes to Knoxville in February to play the Lady Vols, the Gamecocks’ head coach, Dawn Staley, will stay in the new Pat Summitt Suite at The Tennessean Personal Luxury Hotel downtown. … Continue reading
Filed under: Downtown, Events, Travel
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Coach Pruitt scores with Knox leaders
With the University of Tennessee football season starting in about a month, you can feel the excitement growing in the Knoxville air with each passing day. I see more people wearing orange. And I definitely hear more discussion of the … Continue reading
Wine in the Woods: a delicious mystery
A bunch of friends signed up late last month for an exciting culinary excursion organized by Chef Robert Allen and his cohorts at Citico’s restaurant and WindRiver resort in Lenoir City. Called “Wine in the Woods Mystery Dinner,” here was … Continue reading
Filed under: Events, Food
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‘Knockouts of Knoxville’ = provocative provisions
What’s a good gourmet meal without a few gonads? In this case, sea urchin gonads, which also are known as uni. The occasion for this innovation was this past Monday when the “Knockouts of Knoxville” — arguably our town’s four … Continue reading
Filed under: Downtown, Events, Food, Knoxville
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Symphony ShowHouse goes uptown. (You should, too!)
Every year, the Knoxville Symphony League typically selects a brand new 5,500-square-foot home, usually on the water, and invites an assortment of interior designers to decorate its various rooms. Called the Symphony Designer ShowHouse, tours of the home are one … Continue reading
Filed under: Downtown, Knoxville, Music
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A very ‘Veuve’ venture
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
Urban League Gala — still one of year’s best parties
Playing catch-up here! The Urban League Gala happened during a flurry of other great events toward the end of last year, and I wanted to be sure it got the attention it deserved. It’s actually called the Knoxville Area Urban … Continue reading
Filed under: Downtown, Events, Knoxville, Music
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Michelle Henry: ‘She finished well.’
We at Moxley Carmichael said goodbye to a special friend and colleague this past weekend. Michelle Henry, who worked with us as a writer for more than 12 years, finally succumbed to the beast that is cancer after a valiant … Continue reading
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Company name change is great party excuse!
It’s actually been four years since The Christman Company, based in Lansing, Michigan, acquired Knoxville’s Rentenbach Constructors Inc. in a merger of the two privately-held firms. But Rentenbach had continued to operate its offices in Knoxville and Greensboro, North Carolina, … Continue reading
Filed under: Business, Downtown, Events, Knoxville
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