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Riverbank Restoration: Creative Landscape Architects and Gritty Planting Crews Create New Ecosystem
For decades, the riverbank of the South Knoxville Waterfront between the Henley and Gay Street bridges looked deceptively healthy. Now, thanks to the creativity of Hedstrom Landscape Architecture ( ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Jun 09, 2022 at 3:19 PM
Lifeguard Training at Inskip Pool Wraps Up
After being closed last weekend, Inskip Pool has officially reopened to the public as of June 4th. The pool briefly opened for Memorial Day, but had to close for lifeguard training. “We had to make su ...
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tmcdonell
On Jun 09, 2022 at 3:17 PM
Public Works Week: Rec Center Leaders Celebrate Seniors
Recreation Specialists Lisa Wilson and Pamela Mitchell went above and beyond to make the seniors in their programs feel special during Older Americans Month. They planned and executed 13 unique eve ...
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ptravis
On May 20, 2022 at 2:59 PM
Public Works Week: Horticulture Foreman 'Proud of the Way These Places Look'
A full day of bending, toting, stretching, weeding, mowing and planting can make anyone's back ache. But for John Hooper's horticulture crew, it's all in a day's work. And besides: City Public Serv ...
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evreeland
On May 19, 2022 at 10:58 AM
Engineering Inspector: 'There Was a Purpose, and a Need'
Every day, Engineering Department Inspector Randy Williams is out on a job site somewhere, doing a lot of measuring, testing and checking. It's exacting and sometimes tedious work. But he says his ...
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evreeland
On May 18, 2022 at 1:05 PM
Public Works Week: Meet Sign-maker Keith Black
There are tens of thousands of people in Knoxville who don't personally know Keith Black, but they see his handiwork every day. Black, a 28-year City of Knoxville employee, is the guy who single-ha ...
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evreeland
On May 17, 2022 at 12:37 PM
Public Works Week: Colorful Paint Job Delights Park Visitors
If you’re seeing rainbows at the World’s Fair Park, no need to adjust your sunglasses! It's merely another #KnoxvilleJobWellDone. Our City of Knoxville Public Service Facilities team worked wi ...
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ptravis
On May 16, 2022 at 3:54 PM
City Invests $1.6 Million to Make Amherst Road Safer
The Amherst Road Slope Stabilization Project was complicated: The slope banking the roadway and shoulder was deteriorating, and the road was slowly getting skinnier as outer pieces of asphalt crum ...
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evreeland
On May 05, 2022 at 6:56 PM
Kincannon Budget Proposes $1.2 M to Support Economic Development Partners
Mayor Indya Kincannon in her State of the City Address last month touted the "power of partnerships." That's especially true when it comes to growing businesses, empowering entrepreneurs and creating ...
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evreeland
On May 05, 2022 at 3:06 PM
Catch a Catfish at Fountain City Park
It's a little bit historic and a whole lotta fun: Fishing for catfish specially stocked at Fountain City Lake! The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency last night (April 12, 2022) stocked 300 ch ...
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evreeland
On Apr 13, 2022 at 3:41 PM
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