Friday, June 28, 2019

June 28th Update

Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association (CAMA) - Monthly Meeting



Will not meet July 3 due to the holiday and travel schedules.

Date: Wednesday, JULY 10th - NOTE moved to the 2nd Wednesday of the month

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 ways to promote and market this district.

This month's agenda will include information about street cleaning and updates in Fort Sanders and upcoming marketing opportunities with UT.

Parking: Available parking is located at Copper Cellar. 

Hope to see you there. Bring a neighbor or a friend! 


City of Knoxville Events: 

What: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn

When: 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Where: World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn, north of Cumberland Avenue along 11th Street

Who: Mayor Madeline Rogero; staffs from the Public Building Authority, McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects, Christman Co. and the City Special Events Office; additional project contractors and participants

 City officials will mark the official opening of the newly renovated Performance Lawn at the south end of World’s Fair Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Participants include representatives from the project team members: the Public Building Authority; McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects, Inc.; Ross/Fowler; Fulghum, Macindoe, & Associates, Inc.; Vreeland Engineers; and Christman Co.

The $2.5 million project updated water and electric service, improved drainage, and added new sod, pervious paver hardscaping and an enlarged entry area and gates.

The Performance Lawn and the greenway that borders it have been closed to public use since January. The first event to use the lawn will be the City’s Festival on the Fourth on Thursday, July 4.

After Festival on the Fourth, the performance lawn will be closed to complete construction in between scheduled events.

CELEBRATE WITH THE CITY AT FESTIVAL ON THE FOURTH



The City of Knoxville hosts the community-wide Festival on the Fourth celebration at World’s Fair Park on Thursday, July 4, 4-10 p.m. Everyone is invited to enjoy free activities, live music and the City’s largest fireworks display.  

This year’s festival also marks the debut of the park’s improved Performance Lawn. The $2.5 million project updated water and electric service, improved drainage, and added new sod, pervious paver hardscaping and an enlarged entry area and gates.

“We’re excited to host this family-friendly holiday event,” says City Special Events Director Judith Foltz. “The new lawn is a wonderful addition for both the Festival on the Fourth as well as future events in World’s Fair Park.”

Festival on the Fourth features a variety of entertainment, activities and food vendors on the Performance Lawn, Festival Lawn and inside the Tennessee Amphitheater.

Live family entertainment on the Home Federal Bank Family Fun Stage at the Tennessee Amphitheater includes:

n  4:15 - 4:45 p.m.: K-Pop Dancers
n  5 - 5:45 p.m.: Dre Hilton
n  6 - 7 p.m.: The Amazing Magic Show with Tim Pressley

Activities in the Regal Kids Zone on the Festival Lawn include mini-golf, a water balloon game, Legos by Bricks 4 Kids, a climbing wall and a Eurobungy trampoline. Families can also enjoy face painting and a photo booth.

On the park’s Festival Lawn Stage, Bary Jolly performs Jimmy Buffet’s songs from 4:15 - 5:30 p.m., followed by classic rock covers by the Bicho Brothers from 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Music on the Performance Lawn Stage begins at 5 p.m. with a performance by the Stoney Point Bluegrass Band.

At 8 p.m., the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s 35th annual Free Pilot Flying J Independence Day Concert featuring KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian begins its performance. Patriotic favorites from Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa and John Williams will be performed.

The program will showcase tributes to the 75th anniversary of D-Day with selections from "Saving Private Ryan" and the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing with selections from the score of “Apollo 13.”

The City’s largest annual fireworks display begins at 9:35 p.m. The Symphony’s performance and fireworks display will be broadcast live on WBIR-TV Channel 10 and WBIR.com from 8-10 p.m.

Free parking is available in the 11th Street, Locust Street, Walnut Street, State Street and Market Square garages, as well as the City’s Blackstock lots on Grand Avenue. ADA parking is available at the Fort Kid parking lot on World’s Fair Park Drive.

Guests are invited to bring chairs and blankets, but no coolers, alcohol, pop-up tents, canopies or pets will be allowed. In addition, scooter vendors will activate geofencing around the fair site to prohibit scooters from entering.
Be advised of the following festival-related road closures:
n  World’s Fair Park Drive between Clinch and Grand avenues will be closed 2-11 p.m. Thursday;
n  Clinch Avenue between Henley and 11th streets will be closed 2-11 p.m. Thursday; and
n  Henley Bridge between Hill and Blount avenues will be closed 4-11 p.m. Thursday.
This annual event happens rain or shine. Visit KnoxvilleTN.gov/4th for additional information.


Other holiday closures

City offices, Parks and Recreation centers and indoor pools will be closed Thursday, July 4. Outdoor pools will be open 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and resume normal schedules on July 5. Cecil Webb Recreation Center will be closed Friday. West Haven Recreation Center will be closed the full week, July 1-7.

Residential garbage and recycling pick-ups will continue as scheduled; Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only days of the year when residential curbside trash and recycling are not picked up as scheduled. 

City recycling centers will be open July 4, however, Goodwill attendants will not be on site to accept household goods donations. 

The City's Solid Waste Management Facility at 1033 Elm Street will be closed July 4. Free Day for city residents will be held on its normally scheduled day of Saturday, July 6.

Knoxville Area Transit will suspend bus and trolley service on July 4, and the Customer Service Counter will be closed. Regularly scheduled services resume July 5. 

Thursday, June 13, 2019

June 13 Update

Update on Fort Sanders Improvements

We're sharing a new update on the Fort Sanders Neighborhood Street Maintenance Project.
Because of the recent rains, City crews were unable to complete last weekend (June 8-9) all their street cleaning and upgrades for the north-south streets in the Fort Sanders Neighborhood.
City crews will complete the north-south streets in Fort Sanders during the weekend of Friday, June 14, from 4 p.m. through Saturday, June 15, at 9 p.m.
Information signs will be posted once again. Street maintenance on the east-west streets of the neighborhood remain as planned for the weekend of July 20-21.
Please read the blog post for a full description and maps of the Fort Sanders Neighborhood street maintenance project.

Friday, June 7, 2019

June 7th Update


Update on the Fort Sanders Neighborhood Street Maintenance Project

City crews are continuing their current street cleaning and upgrades project in the Fort Sanders Neighborhood this weekend (June 8-9) for the north-south streets in that community.

If work is not completed this weekend because of rainy weather, City crews are reserving a rain date for the weekend of Friday, June 14, from 4 p.m. through Saturday, June 15, at 9 p.m. for the north-south streets.

Information signs will be posted once again if needed. Street maintenance on the east-west streets of the neighborhood will remain as planned for the weekend of July 20-21.

Please read the earlier news release here for a full description and maps of the Fort Sanders Neighborhood street maintenance project.