Law Enforcement Memorial Service
The City of Knoxville, Knoxville Police Department, Knox County, Knox County Sheriff's Department, the Fraternal Order of Police and other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies held a joint law enforcement memorial service on Tuesday, May 13 at the World's Fair Park Amphitheater to honor National Peace Officers Memorial Day.
[NEWS RELEASE]
Public Meeting Thursday
The City will hold a public meeting to present and discuss the recommendations of the Public Art Task Force. These recommendations include a proposed ordinance to establish a Public Arts Committee. The meeting starts at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 15 in the Small Assembly Room of the City County Building. Bill Lyons, senior director of City of Knoxville’s Policy & Communications Department will moderate the meeting; members of the Public Art Task Force will attend and City Council members have been invited.
[PUBLIC ARTS TASK FORCE]
[DRAFT ORDINANCE - PDF]
[REPORT TO MAYOR - PDF]
Sundown In The City 2008
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| May 15 - North Mississippi All Stars, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Artvandalay |
Enjoy Knoxville's celebrated free outdoor concert series, Sundown in the City, presented by Regal Entertainment Group, at Market Square in downtown Knoxville every Thursday night thru July 3. NEXT UP: North Mississippi All Stars, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Artvandalay on May 15.
[SUNDOWNINTHECITY.COM]
City's 311 Call Center Celebrates
Three Year Anniversary
 The City of Knoxville’s Call 311 Center celebrates its third anniversary today - more than 600,000 calls after it began operations on the morning of May 5, 2005, by answering calls to a single city department.
Today the office’s seven-member staff handles non-emergency calls for all the city’s departments, something it took nearly 20 people across city government to do before the 311 System was established.
[NEWS RELEASE]
SmartFIX40 Closure Information
A short section of Interstate 40 between James White Parkway (exit 388A) and Hall of Fame Drive (exit 389) are now closed for reconstruction.
Local traffic can use James White Parkway (exit 388A) and Hall of Fame Drive (exit 389) to access the downtown area, the South Knoxville Bridge and Neyland Drive. Traffic that normally passes through downtown on I-40 has to use I-640 or I-275 to bypass the closure.
[MORE INFO]
[I-40 DETOUR MAP - PDF]
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Mayors' Cup Event Set for Wednesday
A team of Knox County Commissioners captained by Mayor Mike Ragsdale will square off against their City of Knoxville counterparts and Mayor Bill Haslam this week to see who really knows their way around downtown.
The Third Annual Mayors’ Cup event – part scavenger hunt and part hand-shaking, proclamation-signing and baby-kissing extravaganza - kicks off at noon Wednesday, May 14th on the stage at Market Square.
The event is designed to promote Smart Trips Month, an ongoing campaign in May that encourages commuters to carpool, take the bus, bike or walk to work and other places.
[NEWS RELEASE]
Make Downtown Green, Block for Block
Downtown residents and businesses: Buy Green Power and help us reach our goal of 400 blocks – one for each of the 400 city blocks in downtown Knoxville, extending from just past Interstate 40 to the north, Blount Avenue to the south, Hall of Fame Drive to the east and 11th Street to the west. Block for block, we’ll have a green downtown.
[NEWS RELEASE]
Lunchtime Tunes
 Enjoy
free live in studio performances weekdays at noon at the WDVX 89.9 FM studio
in Downtown Knoxville at 301 South Gay Street.
Blue Plate Special Offerings:
Wed., May 14: Linda McRae
Thu., May 15: Mad Tea Party / Colin Grant-Adams
Fri., May 16: Chatham County Line
Mon., May 19: Billy Smith / Rocky Alvey / Lani Nash
Tue., May 20: Chris O'Brien and Chuck E. Costa / Jeff and Vida
Wed., May 21: Llama Train / Kelle Jolly and Friends
[MORE INFO]
Knoxville Events Coming Soon!
Listed below are just a few events coming soon
to Knoxville. To view more events CLICK
HERE.
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