Knoxville food robot ban advances with unanimous city council vote | #citycouncil
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Since the University of Tennessee at Knoxville launched a fleet of food delivery robots in 2022, locals have called them everything from cute and convenient to annoying and weird, but the city is likely to give the little automatons a new label: banned. The Knoxville City Council voted unanimously and speedily in favor of prohibiting […]
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Knoxville City Council to vote on proposal to build nontraditional homes | #citycouncil
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- January 22, 2024
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The Knoxville City Council will vote Jan. 23 on the missing middle housing plan that could bring more housing to a city facing a housing crunch. Amid rising prices, not enough affordable housing, a growing population and challenging interest rates, these proposed changes would make it easier to build nontraditional homes that take up less […]
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Memphis mayor Paul Young sworn in, emphasizes unity, hope
About 20 years ago, Pastor Dianne Young dreamt that her son Paul would one day become mayor of Memphis. At the time, he was an engineering student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and he said, “Mama, I’m not going into politics.” But his heart didn’t lie with engineering. With a desire to rebuild neighborhoods, […]
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