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Welcome to the City Blog! Here you will find news and notes about City of Knoxville services, updates on ongoing projects, links to community events, and much more. If you have questions or comments about the Blog, please email [email protected]. If you would like to peruse our Blog Archives please click here.

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Coming Down: Jackson Avenue Ramps Replacement Project Off to Quick Start 
Here's the view on West Jackson Avenue this week, looking eastward toward Gay Street. Notice that the Jackson Avenue ramp on the west side of Gay Street has been completely demolished - and the ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Oct 15, 2019 at 4:49 PM
  
Keeping Up with Poet Laureate Marilyn Kallet 
After a busy summer, Knoxville Poet Laureate Marilyn Kallet launched into autumn with gusto.  In September, she helped the University of Tennessee mark its 225th anniversary by reading her original ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Oct 15, 2019 at 4:35 PM
  
Neighbors Don't Sweat National Night Out 
Hundreds of Knoxville residents weathered the unseasonable heat to enjoy time with their neighbors during National Night Out celebrations held across the city on Oct. 1.  Nineteen Knoxville neighbo ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Oct 04, 2019 at 2:23 PM
  
City Workers' Top Skills On Display at Equipment Rodeo 
Hundreds attended the City's annual Equipment Rodeo at Chilhowee Park on Sept. 25, 2019, where Public Service Department employees tested their skills handling backhoes, garbage trucks, wheel load ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Oct 01, 2019 at 1:41 PM
  
PARKing Day 2019 
The second year of PARKing Day in Knoxville coincided with cooler temps, allowing everyone to enjoy the creativity along Gay Street on Friday, Sept. 21. Parking spaces along the street were transfo ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Sep 20, 2019 at 3:09 PM
  
Journey to America: Stories of Hope 
Enjoy these stories of some of Knoxville’s newest American citizens from the Sept. 17, 2019, Naturalization Ceremony at Historic Blount Mansion in downtown Knoxville. Isam Almatra and his wife Su ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Sep 20, 2019 at 1:51 PM
  
Work Underway on Jackson Avenue Ramps Replacement 
There's lots of work going on as part of the $8.2 million project to replace the structurally deficient Jackson Avenue ramps in the Old City. Here are several photos taken this morning. Above,  ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Sep 19, 2019 at 1:48 PM
  
Maker Profile: John Phillips, Phillips Forged 
John Phillips is the owner of Phillips Forged and received national recognition this summer as the winner of a challenge on a Forged by Fire (Season 6, Episode 20) on the History Channel. Phillips ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Sep 11, 2019 at 12:13 PM
  
Maker Profile: Saray Taylor-Roman, Taylor-Roman Portrait 
Saray Taylor-Roman, the owner of  Taylor-Roman Portrait, has been getting her work has been recognized nationally through photography awards and part of the Maker City movement in Knoxville. Taylor ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Sep 11, 2019 at 10:46 AM
  
The Maker City: How Many Little Bangs Equal a Big Bang? 
Knoxville has always had a creative and entrepreneurial spirit. It’s also a reasonably inexpensive place to live. A college town. A city with “potential”. It also turns out to be the great place t ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Sep 09, 2019 at 4:39 PM
  
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