Mayor
Bill Haslam's goals for the city of Knoxville are: stronger, safer neighborhoods,
city services you can count on at a competitive price, an energized downtown
- everybody's neighborhood, and more and better jobs.
Penguin Discount Days at the Zoo The temperatures are dropping, but there are lots of cool activities going on at the Knoxville Zoo.
Celebrate the cooler weather during the Zoo's Penguin Discount Days. Penguin Discount Days includes half-price admission for all zoo guests through Saturday, February 28, 2009.
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Bijou 100 Year Jubilee Mayor Bill Haslam, Larsen Jay of DoubleJay Creative, Tom Catani of U.S. Cellular, Kim Trent of Knox Heritage, Ashley Capps of AC Entertainment, and Marshal Andy Smalls announced that the Bijou Theatre will present a 100 Year Jubilee on Jan. 28-31. Be a part of the celebration of this Knoxville jewel. [MORE INFO]
Help Make Downtown Green 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] [MAKE DOWNTOWN GREEN NOW!]
Bearden High School at #2 in U.S. Cellular's $1 Million Giveaway Bearden High School rallied community spirit in Knoxville and made the top 20 leader board this week in U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Communities campaign.
The program, which will award $100,000 to 10 schools, challenges towns from across the country to rally together to give the schools of their choice a chance to share $1 million. So far, the 20 leading schools range from communities with populations as large as Chicago with two million residents to towns as small as Cairo, Mo. with slightly more than 300 residents.
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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., Jan. 7: Adam Whipple / Boogertown Gap Thurs., Jan. 8: Nathaniel Seer Fri., Jan. 9: The Kati Penn Band [MORE INFO]
Knoxville Events Coming Soon! Listed below are just a few events coming soon
to Knoxville. To view more events CLICK
HERE.