Tag Archives: Tennessee

Coming Up Short in a Small-town City

Posted on August 31, 2015 by aamontgomery

When I was growing up here in the South in the valley near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, my hometown of Knoxville seemed organized, adults had rules, my sister and I enjoyed a good many snowfalls, and I could … Continue reading →

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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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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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