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February 2021 - Posts
Exhibit Explores 'Black & White' Knoxville History
During the past 12 months, an exhibit titled “Black & White: Knoxville in the Jim Crow Era” has been on display at the Museum of East Tennessee History. It closes this Sunday, Feb. 28, on the last day ...
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Posted by
ptravis
On Feb 26, 2021 at 5:08 PM
Students Enlighten Empower Knox During Youth Forum
Community Engagement Manager Kathy Mack believes that young people are our future -- the changemakers on whom we depend to point the way toward long-term opportunities and success. With that senti ...
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Posted by
ptravis
On Feb 25, 2021 at 11:14 AM
Saturday Extra Duty: City Crews Pick Up 542 Bags of Litter Across Knoxville
On a single Saturday (Feb. 20), 54 Public Service Department employees worked a sixth day and fanned out across the city to bag roadside debris. The totals were impressive: They filled 542 bags of ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Feb 25, 2021 at 8:58 AM
Local Business Owner Horace Andrews: ‘You Have to be Ready to Compete’
Decades before he owned Andrews Electric Services, Horace Andrews got started in the electricity business at the ground level – literally. He was 12 years old, and his Uncle David, the founder of t ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Feb 22, 2021 at 2:56 PM
$4.9 M Investment: Rollout of KPD Cameras Nearing Completion
Within weeks of taking office, one of the first decisions made by Mayor Indya Kincannon was to invest in upgrading the Police Department’s in-car patrol cruiser cameras and outfitting all uniformed pe ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Feb 18, 2021 at 9:29 PM
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
Recent Posts
Fort Sanders, Looking Sharp! Upgrades Being Done During Summer Break to Minimize Inconvenience
Business Opportunities Breakfast Helps Small Companies, Local Entrepreneurs
Augusta Quarry is Reopening Soon: Nature Lovers, Beat the Summer Sizzle!
Quick Progress on Stadium Plazas, Old City Streetscapes
Will Stadium Prompt Private Investment? Yes - It Already Has; Experts Predict Much More to Come
Nimble City Crew Fixes 1,000 Potholes in 3 Months
Mayor Kincannon: Key Riverwalk Connection is 'Critically Important'
Wide, Tree-lined Sidewalks Will Connect to Stadium - and So Will Future Greenways
Stadium Update: Concrete Poured for Plazas, First Trees Planted, Streetscapes Improvements Under Way
Crime in Knoxville is Down - and 2/3 of Residents in East Knoxville TLC Zone See Positive Change
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