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Mayor presents students with No Name-Calling Week proclamation 
This week, a group of students visited Mayor Rogero to help draw attention to the damage done by bullying. Led by Roddy Biggs, Pellissippi Pride President and Pellissippi State Safe Zone Student L ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Jan 18, 2017 at 9:53 AM
  
Stonework Laid at Fort Dickerson Gateway Park 
For perhaps the first time since the Civil War era, stone is getting laid this week for a structural wall at Fort Dickerson. (Granted, this time it’s a stone veneer wall). Construction for Fort ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Jan 12, 2017 at 4:56 PM
  
Honeybee Coffee Opens on Sevier Avenue 
Check out the buzz - pun intended - about Honeybee Coffee Co., the latest business to open along Sevier Avenue: http://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/dining/2017/01/11/coffee-and-caring-h ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Jan 12, 2017 at 4:34 PM
  
311 Center for Service Innovation hosts open house 
In May 2005, the City of Knoxville tackled the question: “Who ya gonna call?” The answer was 3-1-1. Today, Mayor Madeline Rogero welcomed Knoxville residents and City employees into the room whe ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Jan 11, 2017 at 5:20 PM
  
Salt Replacements Ordered After Season's First Snow  
An order should arrive next week to replenish the City’s salt inventory as 980 tons, roughly half of the City’s salt inventory, were used during the snow event that began Friday, January 6. The City’s ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Jan 10, 2017 at 5:18 PM
  
Historic Preservation Fund: a mandatory meeting and a status update 
Owners of historic properties who want to apply to receive a grant from the City's Historic Preservation Fund in 2017 are required to attend a pre-proposal meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 10 a.m. in Ro ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Jan 06, 2017 at 3:48 PM
  
City Streets Primed for First Potential Snow of the Season 
Thursday morning, City crews treated Level I and II streets like Merchant Drive (pictured) with brine solution in preparation for the first potential snow of the season. Brine is a solution that r ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Jan 05, 2017 at 2:23 PM
  
Members of New Diversity Business Advisory Committee Roll Up Their Sleeves 
The City's newly appointed Diversity Business Advisory Committee met for the first time today. The 12-member committee will be helping the City increase the volume of business that it does with co ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Jan 05, 2017 at 1:52 PM
  
Market Square Ice Rink Draws More Than 15,000 Skaters; Just 5 Days Left! 
Since the Market Square outdoor ice rink opened Thanksgiving weekend, more than 15,000 ice skaters have taken a whirl with Knoxville's Holidays on Ice. If you haven't skated the downtown rink yet ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Jan 04, 2017 at 2:23 PM
  
Green Bricks, Coming Down: Lanes Closed on Gay Street as Former KUB Building Gets $10 M Restoration 
In case you haven't been in the 600 block of South Gay Street lately, the old green-glazed bricks are coming down. The $10 million conversion of the former KUB Building into the new downtown offices ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Dec 30, 2016 at 3:01 PM
  
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