Tag Archives: Deanene Catani

Secret garden steeped in Knoxville ‘her-story’

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

The folks at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum put together a touching and creative tribute to two special Knoxville women recently. During its popular annual Green Thumb Gala fundraiser, the garden unveiled a real “secret garden” created in honor … Continue reading →

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A party for the posies

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Knoxville-based nonprofit Random Acts of Flowers specializes in bringing smiles to the faces of people in health care facilities. On a recent scorcher of a Friday evening, benefactors Hash and Nazzy Hashemian brought smiles to faces of Random Acts of … Continue reading →

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Canine cuteness conquers downtown

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

Downtown Knoxville went to the dogs this past Saturday. In a good way. It was the ninth annual Mardi Growl dog parade and festival presented by Radio Systems Corporation, the parent company of PetSafe, Invisible Fence and Sport Dog, for … Continue reading →

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A lesson in tailgating from our Catholic friends

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Hannah Parker

Thank you to Hannah Parker of Moxley Carmichael for writing this guest post for the Blue Streak. -Cynthia Moxley A former boss of mine used to say, “Rooms have feels to them, you know? They can either give life or … Continue reading →

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“It’s dogwood time in Tennessee”

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

With those signature words of his, beloved radio legend Bobby Denton — also “the voice of Neyland Stadium” during football season — on Wednesday officially opened the 2010 Dogwood Arts Festival’s trails and gardens. The setting couldn’t have been more … Continue reading →

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Women “wine” down as Expo heats up

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

You can always count on seeing fun, quirky items and opportunities at the News Sentinel’s Women Today Expo. Normally, this is experienced in a frenetic crowd of laughing, noisy women of all ages. Which is nice, if exhausting. But this … Continue reading →

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