The City’s 311 Center for Service Innovation now has a Spanish-language option for its online chatbot. KNOXVILLE, TN (Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021) – When users initiate a chat, they will be…
Affordable Housing Complex Under Construction in East Knoxville
Burlington Commons at 4530 Holston Drive planned to be ready for occupants in the fall of 2021. It is income-based affordable housing with two, three-story buildings with a total of 50 units….
City Employees Bring the Holiday Sparkle
A few things are new with this Christmas in the City: For example, the Downtown Knoxville Alliance kicked in $26,000 to create the Peppermint Grove. Red and white lights have been wrapped…
Chilhowee Park Neighbors Praise Long Awaited Speed Humps
The City of Knoxville budget for 2020 allowed for 6 neighborhood traffic calming projects – with one in East Knoxville. Knoxville, TN (September 2020) – As recently as a few months ago, day…
PARC 2nd Quarter public meeting via Zoom
KNOXVILLE, TN (Sept. 9, 2020) – The City of Knoxville Police Advisory & Review Committee (PARC) will hold its 2nd Quarter meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. via the Zoom…
MANDATED KNOXVILLE CLOSURES: RESTAURANTS, BARS, GYMS, EVENT VENUES
KNOXVILLE MAYOR ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER CLOSING RESTAURANTS, BARS, GYMS AND COMMERCIAL EVENT VENUES An executive order was issued by the city mayor effective Friday, March 20, 2020, to close area restaurants, bars,…
Mechanicsville, East Knoxville Sidewalk and Bus Shelter Projects Underway
SIDEWALK PROJECTS HELP CITY MEET GOALS KNOXVILLE, TN (January 2020) – At its first meeting of the new year, City Council voted to approve $1.6 million to fund a new sidewalk project…
MLK Knoxville 2020 schedule of events
“Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” –…
County Mayor makes case to move KCS to TVA east tower
By Michael Covington KNOXVILLE, TN (Jan 14, 2020) – County Mayor Glenn Jacobs held a special call meeting of Knox County Commission on Monday night. At issue was whether or not Knox…
Kingston Coal Ash Memorial Event Today
KNOXVILLE, TN (Dec. 23, 2019) – On December 23, 12 noon, at the intersection of Keller Bend Road and South Northshore, representatives of the faith community and environmental advocates will memorialize the…
Magnolia Avenue Streetscape Ribbon-Cutting Set
On Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, Mayor Rogero, City Council members, City staff, TDOT staff, representatives of the project team and neighborhood stakeholders will cut a ribbon to celebrate the streetscape improvements near…
Briefing on redevelopment of Standard Knitting Mill site
WRS Inc. has reached an agreement to buy the vacant 435,667 square-foot Standard Knitting Mill building at 1400 Washington Ave. in East Knoxville from another private owner. On Thursday, Dec. 12,…
KCDC to open new affordable housing for seniors
KNOXVILLE (Nov. 19, 2019) Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero will join Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) Executive Director and CEO Ben Bentley to open the initial units at The Cottages at Clifton, which…
Lonsdale Public Lands to Private Investors 2.0
Over a short period of time, nearly $30 million in planned public-private investments in Lonsdale will create new youth- and family-serving amenities and opportunities. KNOXVILLE, TN (Nov. 15, 2019) A larger ADA-accessible…
City Administrators to Celebrate LED Streetlight Upgrade
KNOXVILLE (Nov. 11, 2019) Mayor Rogero will mark the completion of the City’s $15.8 million streetlight retrofit project with an illumination ceremony at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Emory Place in…
Art Work from Beck Center to be art wraps on Magnolia Ave.
The Knoxville History Project has partnered with the City Office of Neighborhoods and Office of Redevelopment to expand its Downtown Art Wraps program by introducing public art along the model block section…
The Future Use of Chilhowee Park Shared at Public Meeting, Wednesday Oct. 16
KNOXVILLE, TN (Oct 15, 2019) A public meeting regarding the future use of Chilhowee Park and Exposition Center will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the park at the Jacob…
Public Meeting, Police Advisory & Review Committee
The Police Advisory & Review Committee members, PARC neighborhood leaders, and residents are invited to attend. The City of Knoxville Police Advisory & Review Committee (PARC) will hold its third-quarter meeting Wednesday,…
NAACP Knoxville Sets Centennial Celebration
Mission The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based…
2020 Leadership Knoxville Class Announced
The Leadership Knoxville Class of 2020 marks 35 years of established community leaders selected to spend ten months in an active learning experience – diving into our community’s history, assets and challenges…
PUBLIC MEETING: Homeless Housing to be built near Battlefield Farm in East Knoxville
A public meeting on a proposed supportive (homeless) housing development on Fifth Avenue will be at 6 p.m. Monday, September 23, 2019, at the Knoxville Area Urban League Community Room, 1514 E….
Groundbreaking for Pond Gap Affordable Housing Units on Friday
A ground-breaking ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at 817 Hollywood Road to kick off the construction of the Flats at Pond Gap, an affordable housing development in Northwest Knoxville. Knoxville Mayor…
9/11 Memorial events in downtown Knoxville
On Wednesday, Sept. 11th two events will be in downtown Knoxville on the 18th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York. Both events, at the 9/11 Memorial, 400…
City of Knoxville Labor Day Schedule
CITY OPERATIONS FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND City offices and recreation centers will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, for the Labor Day holiday, but Waste Connections’ pickup of garbage and recyclables will continue…
CITY’S SUMMER INTERNS LAUNCH #FEEDKNOX CAMPAIGN
One Love Day to be held Thursday, July 25, 7-8:30 p.m. at Christenberry Recreation Center, 931 Oglewood Ave. with refreshments and a performance by Voodoo Cadillac, who are former police officers. The City…