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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
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City Crews Beautify Knoxville Dogwood Trails
Nothing says Spring in Knoxville like Dogwood Arts Trails and Gardens. In 12 neighborhoods across the City, 85 streets framed in Dogwood Trees are primed with pink arrows to guide visitors thro ...
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On Apr 04, 2019 at 9:51 AM
City County Building Renovation is Largest Ever
Ninety-three City employees have been in their new work space only a few months, but the impressive renovation is already starting to transform the way the City does business. It’s the largest ...
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On Apr 04, 2019 at 9:50 AM
Inaugural Diversity Business Expo Meets with Success
The inaugural Diversity Business Expo held on March 14 brought together 287 attendees representing businesses, agencies' purchasing departments and event volunteers at Overcoming Believers Church, 211 ...
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ptravis
On Mar 29, 2019 at 8:46 AM
Volunteers and Public Service Department Complete Tree Plantings Along North Knoxville Street
This winter, 30 volunteers from Trees Knoxville teamed up with City Public Service Department staff to plant 50 trees along Burwell Avenue in just under three hours. This previously relatively barren ...
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On Mar 22, 2019 at 2:02 PM
Black History Month: The Travelers' Green Book
The "Green Book," a travel guide created for African Americans from the 1930s through to 1960s, was brought to the notice of many people this year through a movie by the same name that won Best Pictur ...
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On Mar 01, 2019 at 3:21 PM
Knoxville Welcomes New Citizens at Inspiring Naturalization Ceremony
At a special Naturalization Ceremony, Feb. 26, 2019, Knoxville welcomed 126 new American citizens from 42 countries at the City County Building in Downtown Knoxville. Mayor Madeline Rogero welcomed th ...
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On Mar 01, 2019 at 10:02 AM
Black History Month: Bob Booker Recalls Entertainment Venues in Segregated Knoxville
To say that Robert J. “Bob” Booker is busy in February is an understatement. The author, historian, Knoxville College graduate, military veteran, former state legislator and co-founder of the Beck ...
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ptravis
On Feb 18, 2019 at 1:39 PM
Black History Month: City Continues to Help Preserve Cal Johnson's Legacy
The City of Knoxville has long been involved in preserving the legacy of one of its most notable sons: Caldonia Fackler Johnson. Born into slavery in a room at the Farragut Hotel in 1844, and free ...
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ptravis
On Feb 18, 2019 at 12:21 PM
Black History Month: Restoration of Odd Fellows Cemetery Continues with City Support
It had become a field of weeds and destroyed tombstones. Odd Fellows Cemetery, one of Knoxville’s first African-American cemeteries, was neglected and overgrown. Then, in 2009, a community res ...
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ptravis
On Feb 15, 2019 at 3:14 PM
Chilhowee Park Stakeholders Participate in Planning its Future
East Knoxville residents turned out for an open house Tuesday night at the Jacob Building as City staff and a consulting team heard their dreams of how Chilhowee Park might be used in the future. ...
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On Feb 07, 2019 at 4:21 PM
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