Friday, July 28, 2017

July 29th Update

Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association (CAMA) - Monthly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, August 2

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm 

Location: Copper Cellar, 1807 Cumberland Avenue

What: The merchants and other interested stakeholders meet to discuss items of interest or concern and get updates on the City's Cumberland Avenue Corridor Project. 

We are in the final countdown for the Cumberland Avenue Streetscape Project! 

The Two Week look ahead for construction information is available here or at www.cumberlandconnect.com.

Parking: Available parking is located at Copper Cellar. 

Community Events
Friday, July 28, 2017
Shakespeare on the Square – Two Gentleman of Verona
Market Square
7:00pm
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare’s first comedy, and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross-dressing, and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love.

Saturday, July 29, 2017
Market Square Farmer’s Market
Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave.
9:00am – 2:00pm
The Market Square Farmers’ Market is an open-air farmers’ market located on Market Square in the heart of downtown Knoxville. Everything at the MSFM is grown or made by the vendor in the East Tennessee region. Products vary by the seasons and include produce, eggs, honey, herbs, pasture-raised meat, bread, baked goods, salsas, coffee, artisan crafts, and more. With interactive fountains, delicious local food, and surrounded by shops and restaurants, the MSFM is a perfect family destination

Saturday, July 29, 2017
Eating Lean in ‘17
Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park
9:00am-3:00pm

Saturday, July 29, 2017
Shakespeare on the Square - The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
Market Square
7:00pm
Features all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, performed in 97 minutes, by three actors. Fast paced, witty, and physical, this show is full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike!

Sunday, July 30, 2017
Shakespeare on the Square – Two Gentleman of Verona
Market Square
7:00pm
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare’s first comedy, and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross-dressing, and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love.

Friday, July 21, 2017

July 21st Update

CUMBERLAND AVENUE CORRIDOR PAVING SCHEDULED;
TEMPORARY NO-PARKING ZONES ON SIDE STREETS

                The $17 million Cumberland Avenue reconstruction project is drawing to a close, with the next big step starting on Sunday evening, July 23. Milling will begin on Cumberland Avenue and a dozen side streets that connect to Cumberland in preparation for paving.

                The milling and paving will be done by contract crews overnight – 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. – through Sunday, Aug. 6. Cumberland Avenue will be paved from 22nd Street to Henley Street, and side streets will be paved north of Cumberland to White Avenue and south of Cumberland to Lake Avenue.

Motorists should anticipate intermittent night-time detours, depending on where the milling and paving crews are working.

In addition, no-parking zones will be in effect on these side streets from 8PM - 6AM:

North of Cumberland to White Avenue

n  North 22nd Street;
n  North 21st Street;
n  North 20st Street;
n  North 19th Street;
n  North 18th Street; and
n  17st Street.

South of Cumberland to Lake Avenue

n  South 22nd Street;
n  South 21st Street;
n  Mountcastle Street;
n  South 19th Street;
n  South 18th Street; and
n  Melrose Place.


The Cumberland Avenue reconstruction project began with Knoxville Utilities Board infrastructure improvements in April 2015, and it’s scheduled to be completed by next month (August 2017).

Cumberland Avenue has been reconstructed between 22nd and 17th streets into a safer, more pedestrian-friendly corridor with a three-lane cross section, a raised median and left-turn lanes at intersections.

An earlier phase of work on the western end of Cumberland focused on improving traffic flow between the Alcoa Highway ramps and 22nd Street; that phase finished at the end of 2015, on time and under budget.


More information is available at www.CumberlandConnect.com, on the Cumberland Connect Facebook page, facebook.com/CumberlandConnect, and on the Cumberland Connect phone app. Or text VFL to 313131 to get text messages on the most current traffic updates.


Friday, July 7, 2017

July 7th Update

City of Knoxville - Go Vote! Event for the First District

What: First of six Go Vote! Knoxville public meetings (1st City Council District)

When: 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, July 10, 2017

Where: South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike

              Who: Mayor Madeline Rogero, members of City Council, Knox County Election Commission staff, South Knoxville neighborhood leaders, and candidates running for Council seats in the 2017 City elections
  
Voters in the Aug. 29 primary and Nov. 7 general election will be electing five new City Council members – a majority of the seats on the nine-member Council. Mayor Rogero and members of the current City Council are encouraging voters to get to know the candidates and their issues, engage in the election process, and go vote.

Go Vote! Knoxville will include a series of six public meetings, one in each of the six City Council districts. The first of these meetings will be in South Knoxville’s 1st District on Monday, July 10. At these community meetings, Mayor Rogero, current Council members and neighborhood leaders will talk about this year’s elections and how citizens can get involved in shaping Knoxville’s future.

The City and local businesses will provide free pizza and snacks at these public meetings, as well as family-friendly games and activities. The Young at Heart group will bake treats for the July 10 meeting. The Knox County Election Commission will provide voter information, register new voters and demonstrate how to cast a ballot using its voting machines. Candidates will be introduced, and voters will have opportunities to talk one-on-one with them.

To reach the South Knoxville Community Center by KAT, take the Vestal Route 45 bus and get off at Mary Vestal Park.

Anyone needing a disability accommodation should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, Stephanie Cook, at scook@knoxvilletn.gov or 865-215-2034. For an English interpreter, contact the City Law Department at 865-215-2050.

Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association (CAMA) - Monthly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, July 12 (note - meeting was moved to the 2nd Wednesday because of the July 4th holiday)

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm 

Location: Copper Cellar, 1807 Cumberland Avenue

What: The merchants and other interested stakeholders meet to discuss items of interest or concern and get updates on the City's Cumberland Avenue Corridor Project. This month CAMA officers have invited Council Candidates from the First District to attend the meeting - if you're unable to get to the Monday night Go Vote! event this is a great way to meet candidates.

The Two Week look ahead for construction information is available here or at www.cumberlandconnect.com.

Parking: Available parking is located at Copper Cellar. 

Community Events

Saturday, July 8, 2017
Market Square Farmer’s Market
Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave.
9:00am – 2:00pm
The Market Square Farmers’ Market is an open-air farmers’ market located on Market Square in the heart of downtown Knoxville. Everything at the MSFM is grown or made by the vendor in the East Tennessee region. Products vary by the seasons and include produce, eggs, honey, herbs, pasture-raised meat, bread, baked goods, salsas, coffee, artisan crafts, and more. With interactive fountains, delicious local food, and surrounded by shops and restaurants, the MSFM is a perfect family destination

Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Jazz on the Square
Market Square
8:00pm-10:00pm
Marble City 5 will perform a free concert every Tuesday through August 29

Wednesday July 12, 2017
Market Square Farmer’s Market
Market Square
11:00am – 2:00pm
The Market Square Farmers’ Market is an open-air farmers’ market located on Market Square in the heart of downtown Knoxville. Everything at the MSFM is grown or made by the vendor in the East Tennessee region. Products vary by the seasons and include produce, eggs, honey, herbs, pasture-raised meat, bread, baked goods, salsas, coffee, artisan crafts, and more. With interactive fountains, delicious local food, and surrounded by shops and restaurants, the MSFM is a perfect family destination. At the Wednesday market you’ll also find special offers from downtown merchants for market shoppers. Details at downtownknox.org/specials.

Thursday, July 13, 2017
Shakespeare on the Square - The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
Market Square
7:00pm
Features all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, performed in 97 minutes, by three actors. Fast paced, witty, and physical, this show is full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike!

Friday, July 14, 2017
Shakespeare on the Square – Two Gentleman of Verona
Market Square
7:00pm
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare’s first comedy, and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross-dressing, and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love.