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City Crews Work Saturdays to Tackle Litter Eyesores: Expensive Solution, But 'Gratifying'
Last Saturday, Manager Kenny Perry and a crew of 12 City Public Service Department employees battled a misty rain, and traffic, to pick up a heaping pile of roadside litter. They started at 7 a ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Feb 16, 2021 at 2:52 PM
TPO Report: Significantly Fewer Traffic Crashes on Cumberland Avenue Since Streetscape Improvements
The top-to-bottom $25 million public investment in reconstructing a flawed Cumberland Avenue four years ago aimed to stimulate private investment. (It did - worth more than $200 million.) The project ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Feb 12, 2021 at 12:26 PM
Former Black-owned Motel Will Get New Life as Supportive Housing
A former Black-owned motel that provided lodging for Black travelers in Knoxville during the segregation era will soon provide much-needed permanent supportive housing for men with prison records. ...
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Posted by
ptravis
On Feb 10, 2021 at 6:31 PM
Both Jackson Avenue Ramps Now Open; Compare 'Before' and 'After' Photos
The $8.7 million Jackson Avenue Ramps Replacement Project will soon be in the books. The West Ramp opened on New Year's Eve 2020, and the East Ramp just opened this afternoon (Friday, Jan. 22). Som ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Jan 22, 2021 at 4:25 PM
Update: I-275 Business Park Access Improvements Project Making Major Progress
Work is progressing handily on the City's $5.5 million Interstate 275 Business Park Access Improvements Project. It's an underused commercial corridor that's getting a major overhaul. The aim is to ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Jan 15, 2021 at 5:33 PM
New Jackson Avenue West Ramp About to Open; East Ramp to Open by Mid-January
The $8.7 million Jackson Avenue Ramps Replacement Project is coming to a close. One ramp is imminently reopening, with the other to follow in a few weeks. The project began last fall with the demol ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Dec 31, 2020 at 12:35 PM
Neighborhoods Decorate for Holiday Trails
When you're full of holiday treats and ready to get out of the house, one safe, distant activity is a tour of Knoxville's Neighborhood Holiday Trails. The idea was conceived by the City's offices o ...
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ptravis
On Dec 23, 2020 at 1:05 PM
Facade Funding Recipient Likewise Coffee Open on Magnolia
Likewise Coffee at 1209 E. Magnolia Avenue is the first new business to open since the completion of the City’s $7 million Magnolia Avenue Streetscapes project. Its new front door and accessib ...
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Posted by
ptravis
On Dec 21, 2020 at 12:59 PM
Winter Fishing at Fountain City Lake Made Possible by Years of Restoration Work
Earlier today, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency stocked 350 rainbow trout in Fountain City Lake – and dozens of local anglers were enjoying a taste of urban wintertime fishing. Here is a pho ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Dec 18, 2020 at 2:28 PM
Preserving History is Part of City's Role in Redevelopment, Reinvestment
Take a look at these "then" and "now" photos of the St. Mary's Hospital campus. The first photo shows the iconic 1929 Building, the original St. Mary's, shortly after it opened 91 years ago. ...
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Posted by
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On Dec 17, 2020 at 9:09 PM
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