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A ground-breaking ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at 817 Hollywood Road to kick off the construction of the Flats at Pond Gap, an affordable housing development in Northwest Knoxville. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, City of Knoxville Director of Community Development Becky Wade, Elmington Capital Group Vice President John Shepard, KCDC staff, City officials and…
Knoxville Children’s Theatre will present a live stage adaptation of the classic children’s novel Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White. The play will be performed September 13 through October 6: Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM, and Sundays at 3 pm at 109 E. Churchwell Avenue. For tickets…
The NAACP of Oak Ridge, branch 5607, is hosting the 73rd Annual Tennessee State convention. For additional information, or to purchase tickets to events call branch Pres. Dave Anderson, at 865-705-4712.
On Wednesday, Sept. 11th two events will be in downtown Knoxville on the 18th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York. Both events, at the 9/11 Memorial, 400 Main St., in front of the City/County Building, and World’s Fair Park, will simultaneously have a moment of silence at 8:46 am. Representatives…
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Knoxville’s race riot in August 1919, Knoxville’s own Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. will be performing an adaptation of “The Red Summer” at the Bijou Theatre. (KNOXVILLE – Sept. 2019) – Knoxville’s own world-renowned Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. under the direction of Linda Parris-Bailey, founder and playwright, will perform an accounting…
CITY OPERATIONS FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND City offices and recreation centers will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, for the Labor Day holiday, but Waste Connections’ pickup of garbage and recyclables will continue as regularly scheduled. Contractor Waste Connections picks up garbage and recyclables in the City of Knoxville on all holidays except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Collection of downtown trash and recyclables…
Watch out Kane! Menace: the Blackanese Assassin is coming to your town for a wrestling showdown. Is the Arnstein Jewish Center okay? An evening with homegrown artists will be Sunday, Aug 25th, 5-7pm, at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center at 6800 Deane Hill Dr. in Knoxville. The event features professional wrestler Menace aka The Blackanese…
By Rose Weaver (OAK RIDGE, TN) The Scarboro Community Alumni Association (SCAA) held a reception to honor their 2019 Scholarship recipients on August 4, 2019 at Spurgeon Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. The recipients were selected by their essay submissions on how these funds would assist them financially. “It was difficult as essays were well written…
ONE PENNY admits school-aged children (up to age 18) in Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union counties to arts and culture events/activities. (08/14/2019/Knoxville) – The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, in cooperation with the local arts and culture community, is proud to announce the tenth year of…
You may be eligible for free record expungement license reinstatement! Is a criminal history holding you back? Is your Tennessee driver’s license suspended or revoked, and you need to get it back? You may be eligible for free record expungement if: You had charges against you dismissed A “no true bill” was returned by the…
(OAK RIDGE, TN) The Scarboro Community Alumni Association held its election of officers on June 27, 2019, 7 p.m. at Spurgeon Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. Executive Officers for 2019/20 were President, Tina Henderson-Porter; Vice-President, John Spratling; Secretary, Rose Weaver; and Treasurer, Deborah Booker. The Association plans the biennial Scarboro Reunion weekend activities which will take…
One Love Day to be held Thursday, July 25, 7-8:30 p.m. at Christenberry Recreation Center, 931 Oglewood Ave. with refreshments and a performance by Voodoo Cadillac, who are former police officers. The City of Knoxville’s Summer in the City interns have made the focus of their group project one of the essentials of life: food. Through…
USCIS celebrates Independence Day by welcoming nearly 7,500 new citizens (KNOXVILLE, TN) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) presented 129 citizenship candidates to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee during a special naturalization ceremony on July 3. Chief U.S. District Judge Pamela L. Reeves administered the Oath of Allegiance. The 129…
Join us for Tomato Jam 2019! Tickets are on sale now for our 3rd annual Tomato Jam: a drinks competition featuring Knoxville’s best bartenders and East Tennessee’s finest tomatoes! This fundraiser for Nourish Knoxville challenges local bartenders to create a cocktail using local tomatoes and compete for the titles of Audience Favorite and Judges’ Favorite. Don’t miss this…
(KNOXVILLE, TN) Scouting is a family tradition in the Berry family. Mike Berry is dedicated to scouting, and so is his son Max Keomalu Berry who is a member of Smoky Mountain Boy Scout Council Troop 40. Max is a 15-year old student at Hardin Valley Middle School who has worked through the ranks…
Make your own detour from the detours and garage parking carousel. Ride a KAT – Knoxville Area Transit bus! Activities and events in downtown Knoxville will temporarily close some streets and on-street parking on Saturday, June 22. Downtown guests and event attendees should consider optional travel routes and parking destinations. To bypass all of the…
Inner-city Organizers providing a platform for residents’ to share their concerns through the Community Voices Survey, and methods of resolve at planned Community Concerns gatherings. A diverse group of local inner-city organizers is taking the pulse of those who live in the Heart of Knoxville. Their “stethoscope” is a survey that asks inner-city residents what…
CHURCH WITH DAD Danish and Doughnuts for Dads 9:15 am, Mount Zion Baptist Church – Knoxville. Father’s Day Service, 9 and 10:45 am, Life Church Knoxville · Knoxville. Father’s Day Service, 9 and 10:45am, Life Church Knoxville, 1015 Cedar Ln. Worship and a gift for all men. lifechurchknoxville.com/welcome . MEAL DEALS WITH DAD Chef Mo’s Cafe,…
By Patricia Williams If you were at a loss for things to do this weekend, you were not in Knoxville. With the exception of one event, I didn’t get beyond East Knoxville. On Saturday, I stopped by the Parkridge Porchfest in East Knoxville that was hosted on the grounds of a home on the west…
KNOXVILLE, TN (June 2019) The Knox County Commission will be voting on decreasing funding to indigent health-care, from a budget that has a surplus, in a special call meeting 4 pm, Thursday, June 6, at the City-County Building. Participants under the indigent care program are mostly single adults 64 and younger, with a household income…
The Knoxville Police Department is conducting enhanced enforcement along Chapman Highway. Officers are focusing on citing motorists who speed, do not wear seat belts or are distracted. Following an in-depth City Traffic Engineering study of portions of Chapman Highway, the speed limit has been reduced on a stretch of the road that is inside the…
U.S. Weather Bureau Kiosk in downtown Knoxville was installed in 1912 and is the last of 100 across the country. (Knoxville, TN) The East Tennessee Historical Society will host the spring meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Smoky Mountain Chapter, with a guest lecture on the historic weather kiosk located outside of the East Tennessee History…
Op-Ed By Felicia Outsey As A parent of A Project Grad Scholar, I must say that Project Grad Knoxville Really Achieves Dreams. They kept their promise to assist Lanyah in her education endeavors throughout her Journey from Austin East High School to Pellissippi State Community College and on to Aveda! This program, along with its…
April, 2019 To submit an event email to Info@ETELight.com Dogwood Arts Festival, Apr 26 at 11 AM – Apr 28 at 9 pm, 58th Annual Dogwood Arts Festival will be in the heart of downtown Knoxville. This spring celebration features a fine art market, live music, artist demonstrations, and hands-on activities for kids and…
By P. Williams The Crutcher Memorial Youth Foundation will host its milestone 25th Anniversary Celebration and Student Awards Banquet at 6 pm, on Friday, May 24th at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1807 Dandridge Ave., in East Knoxville. The guest speaker Darrell S. Freeman Sr. is an entrepreneur and businessman, a Chattanooga native and graduate of Middle…