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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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Crews Install Slide at Coliseum Parking Garage, First of Knoxville Slides Initiative 
What’s more fun than going down a big, yellow, 17-foot slide with an eight-foot drop? How about doing it on the way into work—or while waiting for a trolley—or on the way to a show at the Coliseum ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Feb 08, 2017 at 9:56 AM
  
Ways to Repurpose Your Old Garbage Can 
With new garbage receptacles in (nearly) every household, City residents now have carte blanche regarding their former waste bins: kick them to the curb or give them a new role.  The Office of Soli ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Feb 07, 2017 at 12:50 PM
  
Mayor Rogero Goes Red for Knoxville Women's Heart Health 
Friday, February 3 is Wear Red for Women Day, an annual tradition of the American Heart Association to bring attention to women’s risk of heart disease. In a ceremony held at the City County Building, ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Feb 03, 2017 at 3:37 PM
  
"Holocaust Education Day" Proclamation Anticipates Visit by Anne Frank's Stepsister 
Anne Frank’s stepsister and childhood friend Eva Schloss will travel from London to Knoxville later this month, and her welcoming committee dropped by the Mayor’s Office this week to receive a proclam ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Feb 03, 2017 at 2:04 PM
  
Black History Month: Film Pays Tribute to Civil War Soldiers Interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery 
Be sure and view this video, "The Cemetery of Life," by local filmmaker Siam J. Manuels with the Knoxville Re-Animation Coalition and others. The documentary tells the story of the Odd Fellows Cemeter ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 02, 2017 at 1:18 PM
  
Accelerated Bus Corridor Project to Improve Traffic Flow on Broadway 
Mayor Madeline Rogero today announced the launch of the City's Accelerated Bus Corridor (ABC) project, which will improve traffic flow and enhance the transit experience along North Broadway between d ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 01, 2017 at 1:13 PM
  
New Elm Trees Being Planted in 700 Block of S. Gay Street 
Check out the new lacebark elm trees being planted this week in the 700 block of South Gay Street. The tree plantings are one of the finishing touches of a $1.5 million rebuild of the 700 block ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Jan 31, 2017 at 4:24 PM
  
Black History Month: Knoxville Police Department Integrated Since 1882 
After the Civil War, the Knoxville Police Department made history. It hired the City's first African-American police officer in 1882 - and continued to recruit and hire black officers, even at a time ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Jan 31, 2017 at 12:25 PM
  
Agency Promotes Awareness of Earned Income Tax Credit 
Ready or not, it’s tax season, and volunteers at the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee office are already hard at work preparing returns for residents who want to get a jump on the Ap ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Jan 27, 2017 at 5:13 PM
  
Squareup.com Shines Worldwide Spotlight on Immigrant-Owned Yassin's Falafel 
On Thursday morning, approximately 45,000 viewers watched the online broadcast of the first short film from Square, the digital credit card processing company, as it was happening live before an aud ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Jan 26, 2017 at 2:57 PM
  
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