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The East Tennessee Design Center’s 2022 Community Collaborative Charrette wrapped up this week. Submissions for the redesigning at the corner of MLK, Jr and Ben Hur Avenues (the James Davis Harvest Center at 5 Points) have been submitted by four architecture design firms and will be released later this year. Here is a preview of…
The public is invited to the re-opening of Claude Walker Ball Park at 2945 Wilson Avenue, in East Knoxville. The celebration will be 6:30 pm, Thursday, May 19th at the park and will include free dinner, music and prizes. Off-street parking will be available and also at the nearby E.V. Davidson Community Center, 3124 Wilson…
KNOXVILLE, TN (May 11, 2022) – Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) officially cut the ribbon on May 11 on the first phase of the mixed-income housing at First Creek at Austin. First Creek at Austin (formerly KCDC Austin Homes subsidized housing) is the city’s first mixed-income, affordable housing community. Business, community leaders, stakeholders and…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 2022) – Walking across the graduation stage is a tremendous milestone for KCS students, but they also need to be prepared for what comes next. On May 4, Knox County Schools celebrated the district’s designation as a Ford Next Generation Learning Community, an important step in the ongoing effort to transform the…
OAK RIDGE, TENN. (May 10, 2022) – Spurgeon Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church is celebrating the 1st year of its Pastor Rev. Erica N. Haigler on May 15th. All are welcome to attend the celebration at the church at 100 S. Benedict Avenue in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Rev. Haigler made history in June 2021,…
MAYOR KINCANNON ANNOUNCES PAUL NOEL AS CITY’S NEXT POLICE CHIEF Today, Mayor Indya Kincannon introduced Paul Noel as Knoxville’s next Chief of Police. Noel is a 25-year-plus police veteran and currently serves as Deputy Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department. “This is the most important hire I will make for the people of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2022) -The African American Equity Restoration Task Force is marking notable progress since its inaugural meeting in September 2021. In that time, the Task Force has: Received a $30,000 grant from the National League of Cities Received approval from City Council to hire a grant writer Named Tanisha Fitzgerald-Baker as Task…
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (April 11, 2022) – Kross Fire Wrestling (KFW) Based in Sevierville is presenting “Off Da Hook” wrestling event featuring Shawn Andrews, a native of Jefferson County, who is teamed with JDL in a Tag-team challenge to current Champion Belt holders Hunter Drake and Brayden Toon at 7 p.m. this Friday, April 15, at…
Groups and community members come together to propel TVA into a just, equitable, and fossil-fuel-free energy future by 2030. Caption 1: Tennessee was ‘ground zero’ for coal ash pollution which was magnified by the TVA Kingston, Tennessee coal ash spill. TENNESSEE — Fossil fuels are more expensive every day. TVA could be a leader…
There is much to do and many activities for center-city residents who live in the pockets of like-minded disconnected East Tennesseans in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Maryville, and the Johnson City, Morristown areas. All are within an hours drive of Knoxville. The East Tennessee Enlightener is excited to share family activities, adult events, and more happenings…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 15, 2022) – The Suffrage Coalition will host a historic Suffrage Parade in downtown Knoxville on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 5 PM. This one-time event was planned for 2020, which was the centennial of the ratification of the 19th amendment. A worldwide pandemic delayed the celebration to this year, only to…
Greenwaste, consisting of leaves, brush, logs, tree branches, grass, etc., typically makes up 20-30% of the total municipal solid waste stream. By recycling Christmas trees, Knox County hopes to raise awareness about the advantage of keeping this type of material out of area landfills, and instead utilizing it to produce mulch and other beneficial soil…
Get into the Kwanzaa Spirit with The Bottom Knoxville crew. Celebrate community, culture & creativity during the seven-day observance of Kwanzaa. It kicks off on Sunday, Dec. 26th, with Umoja (Unity) Brown Girl’s Brunch RSVP HERE! New to Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa is an African American & Pan-African holiday celebrating family, community & culture. It is an…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2021) – The African American Equity Restoration Task Force will meet 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, at Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. in Knoxville. The meeting hosts and participants include Vice Mayor Gwen McKenzie, Task Force members, Community Empowerment Director, and key city staff members. The public is welcome…
The community is encouraged to attend a send-off for members of “The Oak Ridge 85” traveling to Washington D.C. to be honored. OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (Nov. 28, 2021) – There are only 30 known remaining members of the Scarboro Oak Ridge 85 who attended Robertsville Middle and Oak Ridge High schools 66 years ago to…
KNOXVILLE, TN (Nov. 1, 2021) – The City of Knoxville is hosting a public ZOOM meeting with City officials and design team representatives to solicit input from East Knoxville residents and the community-at-large for input on the East Knoxville Greenway from downtown through areas of East Knoxville that will connect to the Knoxville Botanical Gardens….
Next meeting of the Sports Authority is scheduled, 9-10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at the City of Knoxville Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave. The full meeting will include Sports Authority board members and City and County staff. The public is invited to attend. The sixth full meeting of the Sports Authority…
By Josh Flory ETEnlightener Communities/Knox KNOXVILLE, Tenn., October 8, 2021 – The Boyd Foundation announced Tuesday that it will provide a $650,000 gift to reimagine the outdoor learning space at Green Magnet Academy. The gift was made in coordination with Knox Education Foundation and will allow several upgrades to the school’s existing 0.75-acre outdoor space,…
Are you cleaning out your closets this fall? The KCS PTA Clothing Center is seeking donations for KCS students in need! The PTA will be collecting items from Oct. 18-22, in sizes from Child 4 through Adult 3X. It is helpful if items are separated by gender, and there is high demand for the following…
The addition of a Head Start center is part of KCDC’s upcoming transformation of the Western Heights site through the Transforming Western initiative, a 15-month planning process for the future of Western Heights housing Beaumont neighborhoods. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (September 2021) – Children in the Western Heights and Beaumont neighborhoods will soon get a head…
Knox County Notables: WWE Superstar Bianca “Belair” Blair, Knoxville native and Austin-East High School graduate KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs interviewed WWE Superstar Bianca Belair as part of his “Knox County Notables” series, which focuses on hometown heroes and local folks who have helped promote and benefit the East Tennessee region. Belair, a…
Austin-East Magnet High School students were surprised with a visit from alum and WWE Champion Bianca Blair at a homecoming weekend pep rally at the school. WWE Superstar and A-E graduate Bianca “Belair” Blair made a surprise visit during a pep rally at her alma mater on Thursday, Sept. 16th, in advance of her appearance…
The mission of the African-American Equity Restoration Task Force is to create pathways to return some of the hard-earned well-established Black wealth that was taken through centuries of urban renewal projects. CAPTION: A 1930s aerial view of Union Street from the bridge looking east from State Street at “The Bottoms” a Black residential community that…
KNOXVILLE, TN (August 6, 2021) Two volunteers, one a former resident of a property owned by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), have started a Little Free Library for residents of Five Points, with a focus on children. Marie Illingworth, who lived near the Five Points area while a young child, and Ngina Blair, a former…
