This week marks the beginning of an exciting month of Force soccer with 15 games in 30 days between the men and women’s teams. This weekend is especially thrilling for Force fans as both teams play at home, a rare occurrence this season. The Knoxville Force women are up first this weekend with their home […]
Continuing on the success of the initial Landlord Summit last November, the City of Knoxville is hosting a second Landlord Summit for property owners and managers from across the city. It will provide resources and information to help landlords make rental units more energy-efficient and affordable for tenants. The summit is from […]
Mayor Madeline Rogero will participate in the second U.S.-China Climate-Smart/Low-Carbon Cities Summit next week in Beijing, where mayors from the two countries will demonstrate commitment to climate action and share experiences in building low-carbon, climate-resilient communities with U.S. and Chinese state and local government, private sector, and civil society leaders. All attending leaders are already […]
Concert tickets, discounted family fun packs on sale at 10:00 a.m. EST Concert and discounted admission tickets for the 97th annual Tennessee Valley Fair go on sale Wednesday, June 1 at 10:00 a.m. Guests can save an average of 20% by purchasing tickets early. Adult Admission ($8.00) – Regularly $10.00 Child Admission ($6.00) […]
A Brown Bag Lecture with Dewaine Speaks and Ray Clift Tennesseans played prominent roles in World War II, from diplomatic efforts on the eve of war to work on the Manhattan Project. Defense-related industries such as the Aluminum Company of America, Rohm & Hass Chemical Company, and the Fulton Sylphon Company were vital to the […]
Knox County Health Department’s (KCHD) TennCare Kids Community Outreach staff is teaming up with regional managed care organizations and the Five Points Up coalition to host Checkup In The City on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Austin East Magnet High School, 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. The event is […]
A short East Knoxville street is getting some long-awaited improvements as Knoxville Area Transit’s east Superstop location – Kirkwood Street – undergoes a significant facelift. Kirkwood Street, which connects Magnolia Avenue with Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue near Chilhowee Park, is getting a new concrete roadway, new sidewalks, security cameras, and new, larger bus shelters […]
Music and fun resonate in the meadow just minutes away from downtown Knoxville at the WDVX Ijams Meadow Lark Music Festival Saturday, June 25, noon to 11 p.m. Dale Watson and His Lone Stars and Southern Culture on the Skids are the headliners. Watson will fire up the crowd with his self-proclaimed “Ameripolitan” honkey tonk, […]
Mayor Madeline Rogero has appointed three new members to the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, to replace commissioners whose terms have expired. The new appointees to the 15-member body are Gayle Bustin, Patrick Phillips and Charles Thomas. They replace former Vice Mayor Jack Sharp, Bart Carey and Michael Kane, who continued to serve […]
The East Tennessee Preservation Alliance is celebrating May as National Preservation Month by issuing a This Place Matters special focus on Morristown College. The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “This Place Matters” campaign encourages people to celebrate the places that are meaningful to them and to their communities. Morristown College, which has been […]