City of Knoxville

The Office of the Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness would like to invite the public to a public conversation at the Cansler Family YMCA on Wednesday, August 25 from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Cansler Family YMCA is located at 616 Jessamine Street.

One lane of Henley Street traveling south (toward the bridge) will be closed beginning Tuesday, August 24, near the Clinch Avenue intersection for the installation of part of a 28.5 kW solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the Knoxville Convention Center.

The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) hosts a Halloween event each year to provide a safe alternative for families on Halloween.

It's movie time in Tennessee, and you get to pick the flicks.

A Solar Hot Water Installation Training workshop will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Modern Supply located at 525 Lovell Road.

The City of Knoxville's Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications for its 2010/11 Challenge Grant Program, which offers grants to nonprofit projects associated with public parks or recreation facilities within the city limits.

PDF Calendar list of events maintained by the Special Events Department.

08/24 - Joint City-County Task Force on Ridge, Slope and Hillside Development and Protection; 08/24 - City Council and Beer Board; 08/26 - Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee; 08/26 - Knoxville's Community Development Corporation; 08/26 - KAT Community Advisory Committee; 08/26 - Knoxville Transportation Authority; 08/26 - Better Building Board; 08/30 - Central Business Improvement District (CBID); 09/02 - City Tree Board; 09/02 - Solicitations Board; 09/02 - Joint City-County Task Force on Ridge, Slope and Hillside Development and Protection; 09/07 - City Council; 09/08 - Civil Service Merit Board; 09/08 - Mayor's Council on Disability Issues; 09/09 - Board of Environmental Appeals; 09/14 - Knoxville-Knox County Animal Welfare Board; 09/15 - John. T. O'Connor Senior Center Advisory Board; 09/15 - Downtown Design Review Board; 09/15 - Metro Knoxville Airport Authority Board of Commissioners; 09/16 - Local Emergency Planning Committee; 09/16 - Historic Zoning Commission; 09/16 - KUB Board meeting; 09/16 - Board of Zoning Appeals; 09/17 - Board of Adjustments and Appeals; 09/21 - Community Television

Daily updated list of vehicles located at the citys Vehicle Impoundment Lot on Vice Mayor Jack Sharp Rd. in East Knoxville.

Located at 3301 Magnolia Avenue, Chilhowee Park is an 80 acre venue that accomodates numerous events on it's grounds outside or in the two-story Jacob Building exhibition hall.

Enjoy free live in studio performances weekdays at noon at the WDVX 89.9 FM studio in Downtown Knoxville at 301 South Gay Street.

See where road closures and road construction issues are in the Knoxville area.

Automotive Technician I 08/30; Equipment Technician I 08/30; Crime Analyst 08/31; Police Cadet; Crossing Guard; Intern I; Intern II.

Christmas Lights 08/24; Firefighter Helmets 08/25; Golf Carts 08/25; THERMOPLASTIC and GLASS BEADS 08/26; Abatement, Demolition, and Salvage Removal of Patent Plastics 08/26; FORD CROWN VICTORIA 08/31; Letters of Interest: North Central Street Streetscapes Improvements Project 08/31; Downtown Sidewalk Replacement Project 09/01; MID-SIZE SEDANS 09/03; Letters of Interest - Cityview Riverwalk Extension 09/03.

Spraying is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 22 from 9 p.m. to midnight.

The City of Knoxville will begin charging for parking in the Jackson Avenue Parking Lot beginning on or around September 10 - though parking will still be free there at night and on weekends.

Smart Trips first annual Clean Commute Day is Friday, August 20, 2010.

Effective September 1, 2010, the tipping fee at the Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) will be raised from $25 per ton/prorated to $35 per ton/prorated.