Category Archives: Knoxville

Knoxville, the Centeral of Our Universe

Posted on September 29, 2014 by aamontgomery

Yes, Knoxville is the centeral (south centeral, to be exact!) of our universe. And especially at the corner of Gay and Church Streets downtown. We Knoxvillians are gifted spellers as well . . .            

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Best of Knoxville’s Independence Day Street Style

Posted on July 5, 2014 by aamontgomery

  Seeing, being seen, walking the dog, eating on Market Square while the kids screw up their courage to run through the water play fountain, serendipitous art, it’s all happening in downtown Knoxville. This Fourth of July holiday my photographer … Continue reading →

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Stage Left With America’s Finest Character Actress, Dale Dickey

Posted on July 2, 2014 by aamontgomery

“If I got my teeth whitened, I’d probably never get another job,” Dale Dickey laughed when I met her in our shared hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2010. That year brought the level of acclaim so richly deserved by Dale, one … Continue reading →

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My Former Co-worker, the Pedophile

Posted on May 29, 2014 by aamontgomery

When I watch documentaries about the worst evils done during the Holocaust of World War II, or read books about the host of horrors mankind has wrought upon its fellow human beings, I occasionally wonder what it would have been … Continue reading →

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Creating the Future, Saving Our World?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by aamontgomery

Tennessee drivers: did you know you can do something as simple as putting a colorful, creative, and unique license plate on your car to support the arts across the entire state? Yes, for a mere $35 you can support the … Continue reading →

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The Loo Down

Posted on October 10, 2013 by aamontgomery

Eating out is a part of my enduring feng shui, my milieu, my raison d’être, and other delightfully exact and sensorily appealing foreign terms. In other words, eating out as often as possible is how my husband and I live … Continue reading →

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Orange Is the New Film Festival

Posted on September 20, 2013 by aamontgomery

What is home when home is not safe? This seems to be one of the questions posed by the stellar film Short Term 12 which is playing to appreciative audiences in festivals around the country. After seeing Short Term 12, the … Continue reading →

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One Banana Per Monkey, Please!

Posted on September 13, 2013 by aamontgomery

Drama, thriller, fantasy, sci-fi. Easy peasy versus the rarest of masterpieces, the piece de resistance, the coolest high-wire act: a rip-roaringly good comedy. Well, lucky for you, there are some amazingly creative laughs out there this week with your name … Continue reading →

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Support Independent Thinking

Posted on August 23, 2013 by aamontgomery

Union Avenue Books in Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, goes one step further than asking us to support independent bookstores. In addition to offering the best array of books I have ever seen in one small place, Union Avenue suggests we support … Continue reading →

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Best-kept Secrets of Knoxville

Posted on July 24, 2013 by aamontgomery

You may have lived in Knoxville all your life or just arrived, but there are few things you need to know about this small-town city to enlarge your life, have more fun (two ways), pay less for amazing finds, eat … Continue reading →

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