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1. Early Voting is Open – Take Advantage!
2. Police Advisory Review Committee Meeting Postponed
3. Walk with Elected Officials Highlights Vision Zero
4. Growing a Greener Knoxville: Arbor Day Approaches
5. Leaf Collection Begins Nov. 3
6. Register Now for Free Breast Cancer Screening Event
7. Head to the Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade and Pet Expo
8. Knoxville Botanical Garden Hosts Fall Festival and Plant Sale
9. Local Option Sales Tax Supports Healthy and Connected Neighborhoods
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1. Early Voting is Open – Take Advantage!
Early voting for the City of Knoxville’s General Election is open now through Thursday, Oct. 30, with Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Absentee ballot requests must be received by Saturday, Oct. 25.
What to Bring: Tennessee law requires valid photo ID. Common examples include a Tennessee driver's license or U.S. passport.
Early Voting Locations:
- Downtown: City County Building, 400 Main St.
- West: Downtown West, 1645 Downtown West Blvd., Unit 40
- East: Eternal Life Harvest Center at Five Points, 2410 MLK Jr. Ave.
- South: Meridian Baptist Church, 6513 Chapman Hwy
- Northeast: New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Ln.
- Northwest: Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Hwy, now open!
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2. Police Advisory Review Committee Meeting Has Been Postponed
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3. Walk with Elected Officials Highlights Vision Zero
Bike Walk Knoxville will host its next Walk with Elected Officials event this evening at 6 p.m., beginning at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St.
This community walk offers neighbors the chance to explore the Magnolia Avenue corridor, a key area for Vision Zero safety improvements focused on eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries. The route is about a mile long and highlights walkability, infrastructure investments, and public safety enhancements.
Following the walk, participants are invited to Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 808 E. Magnolia Ave., for a Pint Night fundraiser, where $1 from every pint sold will support Bike Walk Knoxville’s advocacy efforts.
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4. Growing a Greener Knoxville: Arbor Day Approaches
The City of Knoxville will celebrate Arbor Day on Monday, Nov. 3, at 1:30 p.m. at Malcolm Martin Park, 2247 Western Ave.
Arbor Day in Knoxville marks the start of tree-planting season, a time to recognize how trees sustain our city, from providing shade and improving walkability to supporting biodiversity and cleaner air. Through urban forestry and reforestation efforts, trees make our neighborhoods healthier, more livable, and more beautiful.
Next year, we will look for a new springtime Arbor Day celebration as we continue to grow our urban canopy together. Help us honor the trees that make Knoxville thrive!
For more information, visit Trees Knoxville’s website.
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5. Leaf Collection Begins Nov. 3
The City of Knoxville’s Public Service crews will officially begin leaf collection on Monday, Nov. 3.
If you aren’t able to “leave the leaves”, you may rake them to the curb for collection.
Here are helpful hints for neighbors:
- When you start placing your leaves out, they should be placed in windows, or linear piles next to the street. Leaves should not be piled in the street as it causes safety hazards for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
- Please place only leaves in the piles – brush, litter, construction materials, and other contamination can plug the vacuum truck and also cause issues at the composting facility.
- Avoid piling leaves around mailboxes, parked cars, or on top of flower beds/landscaping, if you want them picked up. The truck drivers might not know that it is a flower bet you are trying to mulch. It is best to do that away from the street.
- Leaf trucks will visit each neighborhood four times throughout leaf season – refer to the online schedule to plan accordingly.
- Questions? 311 is always happy to help! Call 311 or 865-215-4311
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6. Register Now for Free Breast Cancer Screening Event
Register now for a free, breast cancer screening event on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Pellissippi State Community College: East Campus, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave.
This event is free, and the first 22 women to register will receive a $25 gift card. Registration is required, and time slots are limited.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you don’t know anyone that has been affected by this disease, know that you are blessed. Men and women alike can get breast cancer, so all should do monthly self-breast exams and see their doctor if there are any concerns or questions.
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7. Head to the Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade and Pet Expo
Get ready for wagging tails and spooky costumes at the 12th Annual Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade & Pet Expo, presented by UT Gardens and the UT College of Veterinary Medicine on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 1–5 p.m.
This event will promote the invaluable resource of the UT Gardens and the College of Veterinary Medicine as well as many other dog-related nonprofits and businesses in the Knoxville area.
This fun event with a spooky twist will include a judged costume parade, an expo of educational booths, pet businesses and rescue groups, food trucks, and more. They will be hosting a pet food drive to benefit Companion Animal Initiative of Tennessee (CAIT), which works to improve the lives of companion animals and reduce the homeless pet population in Tennessee by promoting humane education and spay/neuter initiatives.
This event will be held rain or shine, and they are looking forward to admiring your pet’s costume creativity!
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8. Knoxville Botanical Garden Hosts Fall Festival and Plant Sale
The Annual Fall Festival celebrates the harvest season with music, hands-on crafts and activities, lawn games, hayrides, face painting, food, and many local artists and nonprofits. It’s their largest outreach event of the season, and they welcome hundreds of local families to the grounds to honor their year of growing together.
The Garden’s Fall Plant Sale is a special part of the event. Add fall favorite perennials, trees, and shrubs to your yard this fall while supporting the work of our nonprofit Garden. Every purchase directly benefits the Knoxville Botanical Garden’s ongoing efforts to keep the beautiful landscape thriving and accessible to the community.
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9. Local Option Sales Tax Supports Healthy and Connected Neighborhoods
Last week, we highlighted a critical safety issue that the Local Option Sales Tax could help address—sidewalk infrastructure. This week, our focus shifts to connectivity and the vision of having healthy and connected neighborhoods.
Knoxville already has a strong foundation with our greenway system. In 2018, a comprehensive greenway study was conducted with the long-term goal of connecting the entire city through an integrated network of greenways. Connecting greenways links parks and facilities in a pedestrian and bike friendly manner. With support from the Local Option Sales Tax, we could accelerate this effort by adding 12 new miles of connective greenways within just five years, dramatically advancing the City’s progress toward citywide connectivity.
In addition to greenways, Knoxville is home to numerous community facilities that serve residents daily. Many of these buildings are aging and in need of major renovations. This funding would allow the City to upgrade six key facilities, including Fire Station 15 on Jacksboro Pike, all within a five-year timeframe.
Finally, Knoxville boasts 94 parks across the city. Several of these parks require updated playground equipment and ongoing maintenance to ensure they continue to support outdoor recreation and foster community engagement.
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10. Knoxville Neighborhoods Calendar (click link for online calendar)
To add your neighborhood event or meeting to the Google calendar, call 865-215-3232.
Other Calendars
Additional online calendars that cover events outside the neighborhood realm include:
The City of Knoxville requires a permit to operate a short-term rental property. Details and a list of short-term rental permits are located on the City’s website here.
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