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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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Keeping Up with the South Waterfront Development, Part II
Last month, we looked at development on the western end of the South Waterfront. (Click HERE to view that blog post.) Here’s a quick breakdown of what's going on along the eastern half of the South Wa ...
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On Dec 26, 2018 at 5:11 PM
U.S. Mayors meet in Nashville to Address the Opioid Crisis
A team from Knoxville, led by Mayor Madeline Rogero, joined five other cities from across the U.S. for a Mayors’ Institute on Opioids, which convened in Nashville Dec. 10-12. The meeting included n ...
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On Dec 17, 2018 at 1:38 PM
Winter Work: How Traffic Engineering Decks City Streets with Holiday Decorations
The light poles on Gay Street showcase Christmas wreaths for the holiday season. The Winter Work blog series continues, as we highlight how City employees make the holidays happen. We rarely p ...
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On Dec 11, 2018 at 7:34 PM
Small Aquarium Dumps Result in Truckloads of Invasive Weeds Pulled from Fountain City Lake
Three truckloads of invasive weeds originating from personal aquariums were removed from Fountain City Lake. Weed trimming season may be over for most, but heaps of invasive aquatic weeds were pu ...
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On Dec 07, 2018 at 1:28 PM
Kallet Stays Busy, Engaged as Poet Laureate
Upon her induction as Knoxville’s Poet Laureate, Marilyn Kallet hit the ground running. Just a week after her induction, the recently retired University of Tennessee Professor and Director of Crea ...
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On Dec 07, 2018 at 1:08 PM
Checking in on the North Central Street Project
The $6.15 million North Central Streetscape Project that broke ground nearly a year ago has already met several milestones and is on its way to a spring 2019 completion. Following KUB’s $1.85 mill ...
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ptravis
On Dec 06, 2018 at 11:56 AM
KFD Recruits Get 'Live Burn' Training Prior to Demolition of Vacant Buildings
The Knoxville Fire Department’s new recruits had a rare opportunity - a controlled “live burn” training experience inside buildings at Walter P. Taylor Homes on Tuesday, Dec. 4. In full gear, t ...
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On Dec 05, 2018 at 5:29 PM
Busy Winter Construction At Augusta Quarry Promises Convenient Summer Swimming Access
Construction underway at what will be the terminus loop and parking lot of the quarry access road. Driving along Blount Avenue, you may occasionally be able to see workers transporting materials ...
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On Nov 30, 2018 at 9:15 AM
Public Art to Transform Gay Street Green Space
The City is proceeding with its largest single commission of public art to date – a $500,000 interactive sculpture that aims to transform downtown’s passive Cradle of Country Music Park into a dynamic ...
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On Nov 28, 2018 at 3:42 PM
Keeping Up with South Waterfront Development - Part 1
View of One River Walk from Chapman Highway, looking eastward on Sevier Avenue The South Waterfront area along the Tennessee River has been undergoing tremendous physical changes during the las ...
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On Nov 27, 2018 at 3:33 PM
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Recent Posts
Stadium Halfway Completed: Wooden Roof Installed - Next Up, Light Poles!
Meet Your Neighborhood Firefighters! Hundreds Attend Easter Egg Hunt / Open House at Station 12
City Employee Hard at Work for 50 Years: 'I Love My Job, I Love Keeping Busy'
Residents Weigh in on Future of McClung Redevelopment
Urban Wilderness: 1 week, 2 milestones
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