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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
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92nd Annual Veterans Day Parade Rolls Through Downtown
It was no surprise that about 140 students from Temple Baptist Academy in Powell arrived downtown early today, lined a section of the Gay Street curb, and patiently awaited the start of the 92nd a ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Nov 10, 2017 at 12:33 PM
Sequoyah Elementary Students Help City and State Officials Celebrate Arbor Day
Fourth graders' hands shot up into the air to answer tree-planting questions from City Urban Forester, Kasey Krouse. About 60 kids stood in a circle around a tulip poplar tree that they were about ...
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Posted by
Guest
On Nov 08, 2017 at 3:04 PM
Progress on The Change Center Continues with Donation from First Tennessee Bank
Nicole Chandler loves the sound of construction. “We’re moving dirt and getting ready,” says The Change Center executive director, as earthmovers rev and beep in the background. Chandler (shown ...
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Posted by
ptravis
On Nov 08, 2017 at 11:45 AM
KAT Honored as Outstanding Public Transit System
Congratulations to Knoxville Area Transit, honored this morning as this year's best small transit system in North America! At the American Public Transportation Association's annual meeting i ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Nov 06, 2017 at 5:31 PM
Cumberland Avenue Merchants Donate About $3,000 in Homecoming Prizes
Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association (CAMA) members love a parade as much as anyone. They're putting their money where their mouths are, donating about $3,000 in prizes to be handed out after ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Nov 03, 2017 at 2:26 PM
Gay Street Businesses Like the New Look
The eye-catching improvements at the Gay Street and Cumberland Avenue intersection If this week’s First Friday event or the Veterans Day Parade next Friday, Nov. 10, will be the first time you’ve ...
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Guest
On Nov 02, 2017 at 5:09 PM
Homecoming on Cumberland: What You Need to Know (Parking, Riding KAT, How to Vote for Best Floats)
If you’re attending the 101st University of Tennessee Homecoming Parade at 4 p.m. Friday – the first time in 30 years that the UT Parade has rolled along Cumberland Avenue – here are some log ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Nov 02, 2017 at 4:51 PM
UT Students' Homecoming Parade Floats are Mobile Works of Art
The main event of the University of Tennessee’s Homecoming festivities is almost here! UT’s 101st parade steps off exactly 28 hours from now. However, the hard work of conceiving, designing, constru ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On Nov 02, 2017 at 11:57 AM
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