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Attention Ken Burns/Smoky Mountain Fans
This arrived in our in-box too late to include in the current Metro Pulse calendar, but it's a must-see for anyone who: A) goes to...Read More Published 05/28/2009 at 4:19 PM 1 comments -
Here Comes... The Generation Gap!
Who knew that Knoxville once had its own Partridge Family?Why, the archivists at the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, that's who. In their...Read More Published 05/27/2009 at 9:55 AM 0 comments -
Lock Up Your Daughters: Scooter Gang on the Loose
What claims to be Knoxville's very first scooter gang is planning its first meeting next weekend. Details are here. ...Read More Published 05/26/2009 at 10:13 AM 0 comments -
When people were shorter and lived near the water ...
Back when Tomato Head hosted live music and The Laurel hosted, um, more diverse live music, you might have heard an experimental music quintet from...Read More Published 05/21/2009 at 4:49 PM 0 comments -
Social Media Meatspace Meeting
It seems weird that these people would bother to meet IRL, but it looks like they are. The fledgling Knoxville Social Media Association is hosting...Read More Published 05/21/2009 at 3:53 PM 0 comments -
Sundown in the City: Grupo Fantasma
photo by Daniel PerlakyHere's what Coury Turczyn wrote about tonight's headliners at Sundown in the City back in January, when they played at the Bijou...Read More Published 05/21/2009 at 9:46 AM 0 comments -
ACLU Makes Good on LGBT Lawsuit Threat
The American Civil Liberties Union warned Knox County schools twice that a lawsuit would be the consequence if gay education websites continued to be censored at local...Read More Published 05/20/2009 at 1:05 PM 0 comments -
More Awards Glory
Today, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies announced the finalists for its 2009 AltWeekly awards, and Metro Pulse has scored four wins -- the second highest...Read More Published 05/19/2009 at 5:01 PM 0 comments -
SPJ Awards Gala
One night a year, East Tennessee's media people take a break from being criticized by the general public and give each other compliments. It's an...Read More Published 05/16/2009 at 7:18 PM 0 comments -
Extra sauce?
This vid began as my entry for the city's Wheel to Reel contest. The videos are supposed to promote smart commuting, and this one started...Read More Published 05/16/2009 at 1:47 PM 0 comments -
So did Tennessee have a same-sex marriage, or what?
In case you were getting a firm grasp on what's at issue with same-sex marriage legislation in Tennessee, here's a case involving a driver's license,...Read More Published 05/15/2009 at 2:42 PM 0 comments -
Knox Heritage's Fragile 15: released Friday morning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2009 Contact: Kim Trent 523-8008 or 705-1397 kimtrent@knoxheritage.org Becky Hancock 523-8008 bhancock@knoxheritage.org KNOX HERITAGE ANNOUNCES "FRAGILE 15" LIST OF...Read More Published 05/15/2009 at 12:09 PM 2 comments -
Agee Crash Bash 2009
Preparations for the Agee Crash Bash are always, without fail, unavoidedly, last-minute and seat-of-the-pants. The annual commemoration of the death of Hugh James Agee, father...Read More Published 05/14/2009 at 4:18 PM 0 comments -
There's no such thing as a free biscuit ...
But free music we got. Elvis Perkins In Dearland is driving all night to get here from Texas in time to play a Blue Plate...Read More Published 05/14/2009 at 11:46 AM 0 comments -
Fiscal Conservatives Like to Act Out Their Metaphors
Recently, we had the Tea Parties, in which [number of participants depends on your political affiliation] of participants strapped teabags to their heads, harkening back...Read More Published 05/12/2009 at 4:25 PM 2 comments -
21st Century Solar Garbage Technology Hits Market Square!
First, we saw the addition of the Data Dog info kiosk. And now Market Square boldly marches ever forward into the future with this:Yes, the photograph does...Read More Published 05/12/2009 at 1:30 PM 2 comments -
[County Volleyball Tournament] "DAG's Got Nothin'!" Register of Deeds Trounces District Attorney General's Office 25-13
I was shocked today at the noises emanating from the City County Building. For a brief hour in the early afternoon, the cheers of fun...Read More Published 05/12/2009 at 12:52 PM 0 comments -
Marble City Madness
A new blog tackles Knoxville's enigmatic perception of itself and the mysteries of Dolly Parton in its first two posts. ...Read More Published 05/11/2009 at 10:48 AM 0 comments -
Bring Out Your Dead... Electronics
Town and gown can both do the right thing with recyclable electronics at the event hosted by the University of Tennessee Computer Store and UT...Read More Published 05/11/2009 at 10:34 AM 1 comments -
The Sherpa: Monday is Monday
By which I mean to say, Monday is oatmeal, a strong cup of coffee, a review of job duties (in case I've forgotten them over...Read More Published 05/11/2009 at 9:01 AM 0 comments -
Yeah. Who?
You read about it here back in December. But Clayton Homes' iHouse has just been launched nationally. Today it's a centerfold on yahoo.com. Big ups,...Read More Published 05/07/2009 at 11:58 AM 0 comments -
The Sherpa: Let me titillate you
... with a tease to our upcoming content, but with no links ... yet. Because my friends, the Little Metro Pulse Staff That Could can...Read More Published 05/06/2009 at 10:19 AM 0 comments -
Tennessee: This is Why People Make Fun of You
The aforementioned General Assembly Conference Committee backs away from any amount of reason in guns in bars. And the Ain't No Journalism's Business If'n I Gots...Read More Published 05/04/2009 at 7:54 PM 0 comments -
The Sherpa: Back to That Grind
Our Best of Knoxville crazytime has come to an end. The party attracted a crowd (check out some twitpics posted by our art director, Travis...Read More Published 05/04/2009 at 10:13 AM 0 comments -
Highlights of TVA's Second-Quarter Financials
TVA filed it's quarterly financial statement with the SEC today. Here are all 72 boring pages of it if you really want.Or, highlights:Power sales are...Read More Published 05/01/2009 at 3:07 PM 0 comments -
Officially Launched: thinkindie.com
As we wrote in our feature on independent record stores a few weeks ago, The Disc Exchange (along with other members of CIMS) has been planning on launching...Read More Published 05/01/2009 at 2:07 PM 0 comments -
Worries for Knoxville's Collective Mental Health
Or at least its taste. Yowza. From AC Entertainment's Twitter: Most popular item at last night's Sundown? Big Head Todd 2XL muscle tee. Sold out!...Read More Published 05/01/2009 at 11:19 AM 0 comments
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