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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 [email protected]. If you would like to peruse our older Blog Archives please click here.

Recent Posts
Black History Month: New Mural at Beck Cultural Exchange Center Promotes Local Heritage 
New mural at Beck Cultural Exchange Center “In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.”   This is one of the most famous quotes by American author Alex H ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Feb 27, 2018 at 4:16 PM
  
Black History Month: Cal Johnson, Knoxville’s First African-American Millionaire 
A former Knoxville slave made rags-to-riches history in the early 1900s, becoming Knoxville’s first African-American millionaire. Caldonia “Cal” Fackler Johnson was born a slave on Oct. 14, 18 ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 08, 2017 at 1:17 PM