In the wake of the City’s recent clearing out of a homeless enclave, alongside the tightening availability of affordable housing nationwide, a local nonprofit is leveraging growing community concerns about these issues into informed action by hosting a series of public forums. The third of five town hall meetings – Quiet Conversations about Affordable Housing […]
~ from the City’s Office of Neighborhoods Southside Waterfront Neighborhood Association (SWFT) elected a new 2018-2019 Board of Directors! Three previous officers were elected to serve in new positions, and one new, very qualified board member joined the team. Congratulations to the following neighborhood leaders elected to lead SWFT into a second successful year as […]
Atlanta, GA – South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, is now accepting applications for the inaugural Folk & Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellowships. As part of their new In These Mountains initiative, South Arts will support nine folk and traditional artists with $9,000 each across Appalachia Regional Commission counties in Kentucky, North Carolina, and […]
Celebrating One Step Closer to a Bazillion Dogwood Blooms in Knoxville Dogwood Arts has reached the goal of adding 10,000 Dogwood trees to East Tennessee’s landscape through the Bazillion Blooms program. A significant contribution by the Modern Woodmen of America has pushed tree sales past 10,000! The Bazillion Blooms program began in 2009 with […]
~From the City’s Office of Neighborhoods Fall has finally hit, the leaves are falling, and the weeds are still growing strong. Parkridge Community Organization will take an afternoon to clean up their neighborhood before the holidays and winter weather hit. On Sunday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m., neighbors will gather at Washington Avenue Entrance Garden, […]
~ from the City Office of Neighborhoods The Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) meets on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 4:30 p.m. at the Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St., to continue the discussion of Affordable Housing. Last month, the NAC was briefed on the topic: Affordable Housing Crisis in Knoxville – What is the city […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s economy continues to show significant growth in 2018, according to a report released Monday by the Secretary of State’s office. There were 10,709 new entity filings in the third quarter of 2018, which represents a 14.8 percent increase over the same time period last year. This denotes the 28th consecutive quarter […]
Foreclosure notices NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated September 8, 2014, executed by JOYCE JONES, KYLE E. JONES, conveying certain real property therein described to INDEPENDENCE TITLE & ESCROW SERVICES, as Trustee, as same […]
On Monday, November 12, poet Natalie Diaz will read as part of the University of Tennessee Creative Writing Series. Natalie Diaz was born and raised in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California, on the banks of the Colorado River. She is Mojave and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Tribe. Her first poetry […]
Commission may hire attorney in pension board case By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Commission Chairman Hugh Nystrom told The Focus Friday that he is introducing a discussion in Monday’s Work Session Agenda to consider hiring an outside attorney to represent the county in the pension board suit. Judge John Weaver will hold a hearing […]