Investing in Community Groups

Using surplus funds, the city’s African American Equity Restoration Task Force is distributing $150,000 in grants to community organizations.

Weekly Watch: June 10-16, 2024

Knoxville City Council and the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission have meetings this week, plus there are two candidate forums.

A joint city-county panel has been charged with developing a sustainable plan for responding to mental health crises.

Knoxville city government is providing nearly a quarter million dollars for upgrades to Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum.

Council OKs spending plan by a comfortable margin, though members clash over police presence at meetings.

Respondents to this month’s survey said they approve of how the University of Tennessee has handled the peaceful demonstrations.

At a hearing on Thursday, City Council members registered few complaints about Mayor Indya Kincannon’s proposed spending plan.

City Council approved the mayor’s proposed budget on first reading, while three pro-Palestinian protesters were expelled for disrupting the meeting.

A property transfer from the city to KCDC sets the stage for a request for proposals for the McClung Warehouses site.

Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.