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March 2011 Archives

The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, March 31
The Daily Fact: Betchu wanna go!CIVIXEstablishing a Presidential Library7 p.m., Howard Baker Center, UT campus. Free.Alan Lowe, the former Baker Center director who now heads...Read More Published 03/31/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Sundown in the City 2011 Lineup and Schedule
Despite near-constant speculation about its move to World's Fair Park or its total demise, Sundown in the City goes on. AC Entertainment has just announced...Read More Published 03/30/2011 at 8:37 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, March 30
The Daily Fact: Happy Salus Day!CULTCHAFamily Date Night6 p.m., Latitude 35. Free.A screening of the animated film Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.Econopop7 p.m., Disc...Read More Published 03/30/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, March 29
The Daily Fact: The 23rd Amendment turns 50.CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Emily Lynch with Granville AutomaticNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.A big-voiced Atlantan, and a moody...Read More Published 03/29/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
UT Wants to Fire Cuonzo!
OK, not really. But it is an entertaining sign of the digital times that sometime Sunday before the University of Tennessee announced that it was...Read More Published 03/28/2011 at 10:50 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, March 28
The Daily Fact: The flight of The Duck.CIVIXKnox County Commission2 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingOn the monthly agenda: Redistricting, Pinkston's legal fees, and...Read More Published 03/28/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Jill Andrews' Debut Album Due on June 7
Jill Andrews' solo EP was one of the best local releases of 2009; it expanded on the promise she'd shown in the everybodyfields with a...Read More Published 03/25/2011 at 8:47 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Weekend Edition, March 25-27
The Daily Fact: A crowning at Scone.WEEKEND PICKSCirque du Soleil: AlegríaFriday and Saturday at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 1 and 5 p.m., Thomson-Boling...Read More Published 03/25/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Jan Simek and Cave Art in Slate
For anyone who's gotten used to thinking of UT archaeologist Jan Simek as primarily an administrator over the past few years, a great article in the...Read More Published 03/24/2011 at 11:57 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, March 24
The Daily Fact: Why we have the 3rd Amendment.CIVIXHealthcare Reform Debate7 p.m., Howard H. Baker Center, UT campus. Free.UT's Debate Society will tackle the pros...Read More Published 03/24/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Strangulation Bill Tries to Make it to the Floor Mar. 23
In "Stronger Laws for Strangulation," Metro Pulse reported last week about a bill introduced in early February by state Rep. Ryan Haynes in the House...Read More Published 03/22/2011 at 7:07 PM 0 comments
Surviving Downtown's Convenience-Store Crisis
The General Store, in the old Fidelity Building on Gay near Union, is closing at 5 p.m. Thursday -- temporarily, but for a long time....Read More Published 03/22/2011 at 7:04 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, March 23
The Daily Fact: Patrick Henry heats up the house.CIVIXBrown Bag, Green BookNoon, East Tennessee History Center. Free.Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy...Read More Published 03/22/2011 at 2:47 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, March 22
The Daily Fact: Happy 70th, Bruno Ganz.CIVIXKnoxville City Council7 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingOn the agenda: A pension task force and maybe discussion...Read More Published 03/22/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Photo Galleries: Kelle Jolly, Apocalyptica
Photographer Eric Gebhart captures two extremely different concerts from last weekend. See the full galleries on our Facebook page!Kelle Jolly & the Will Boyd Project at...Read More Published 03/21/2011 at 4:23 PM 0 comments
Is Bruce Pearl Gone? Signs Point to Yes.
The Twittersphere is blowing up right now with the news that Bruce Pearl is leaving his position as the Vols' basketball coach. Depending on who...Read More Published 03/21/2011 at 2:32 PM 0 comments
Royal Bangs Get a Shout-Out
While we're waiting for Matthew Everett to recover from his blitzkrieg tour of SXSW, we're happy to note that the local boys Matthew tagged along...Read More Published 03/21/2011 at 11:34 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, March 21
The Daily Fact: A bad Good Friday.CIVIXKnox County Commission2 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County Building.The work session before next Monday's meeting. On the agenda:...Read More Published 03/21/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
SXSW Diary, Part 3
Running on about three hours of sleep, about an hour north of Dallas: SXSW went out with a bang on Saturday. I couldn't get into...Read More Published 03/20/2011 at 11:13 AM 0 comments
SXSW Diary, Part 2
driving 1,000 miles in two days is not a good way to prepare for something like SXSW. The dirty dog, where kylesa, crowbar, helmet, and...Read More Published 03/19/2011 at 11:52 AM 0 comments
SXSW Diary, Part 1
After two full days in a rental car, I'm in Austin, Texas, for SXSW. The music fest started Wednesday (thanks MP travel budget) but there's...Read More Published 03/18/2011 at 9:40 PM 0 comments
TVA Gets Literary
We meant to blog about this yesterday, but we got distracted by other work, and then there was the sunshine, and then there were all...Read More Published 03/18/2011 at 11:12 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Equinox Weekend, March 18-20
The Daily Fact: Spring!WEEKEND PICKSThe LoneTones with Kevin Abernathy, Jake Winstrom, and Jack Wolf Music9 p.m. Friday, Pilot Light. $5.If you're a traditionalist when it...Read More Published 03/18/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Erin Go Plan-It: Thursday, March 17
The Daily Fact: Thousands are sailing.ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVENTSShamrock Road with Graeme Keys and the Chillbillies11 a.m.-1 a.m., Irish Times Pub & Restaurant. $5-$10.This fifth...Read More Published 03/17/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Listen to Us!
That's the message I'm getting from a new series of stickers that are starting to appear downtown. Someone has taken it upon themselves to market...Read More Published 03/16/2011 at 1:34 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, March 16
The Daily Fact: Happy birthday to the other Harrison Ford.CIVIXHenley Bridge Project Update6 p.m., TDOT building, 220 Blount Ave.Councilman Nick Pavlis hosts a meeting on...Read More Published 03/16/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, March 15
The Daily Fact: omg it's the end!CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: The Suitcase Junket with Oona LoveNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.A one-man band from Massachusetts, and...Read More Published 03/15/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, March 14
The Daily Fact: Eli's patent.CULTCHAThe Fox Hunt with the Whiskey Bent Valley BoysNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.10 p.m., Preservation Pub. $3.The Fox Hunt is an...Read More Published 03/14/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Photo Gallery: Sharon Jones at the Bijou Theatre
Photographer Eric Gebhart captured the scene at an amazing show by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the Bijou Theatre last night. Check out the...Read More Published 03/11/2011 at 3:07 PM 0 comments
The Daily Pulse: Weekend Edition, March 11-13
The Daily Fact: 99 years of cookies!WEEKEND PICKS42nd Annual Jubilee Festival7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Laurel Theater. $6-$12.Jubilee Community Arts' yearly celebration of Appalachian music,...Read More Published 03/11/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Photo Gallery: Marc Broussard at the Bijou
Photographer Eric Gebhart shot Marc Broussard's Tuesday performance at the Bijou Theatre and kindly shared the photos with us. Here's what he has to say...Read More Published 03/10/2011 at 10:01 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, March 10
The Daily Fact: TJ's big real estate deal.CIVIXMetropolitan Planning Commission1:30 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingOn the monthly agenda: updating the city's One-Year Plan,...Read More Published 03/10/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, March 9
The Daily Fact: The moveable fast.CIVIXPeter Gleick: Peak Water 7 p.m., Howard Baker Center, UT campus. Free.Gleick, an environmental scientist and MacArthur Fellow, will discuss how water...Read More Published 03/09/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Marble City Brewing Company Beer to Hit Knoxville Soon!
Last week we brought you the news that Marble City Brewing Company would not have their beer hitting the Knoxville market as soon a planned,...Read More Published 03/08/2011 at 8:41 PM 0 comments
Dang, Stop Shooting the Bald Eagles Already!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reporting today the second shooting in a month of a bald eagle in Tennessee. The dead raptor was...Read More Published 03/08/2011 at 2:27 PM 0 comments
Stacey Watch: The Scaredy-Cat Senator?
There was only one surprising thing in Monday's News Sentinel story about the fuss around Sen. Stacey Campfield's guns-on-campus bill. It wasn't the bill itself,...Read More Published 03/08/2011 at 9:24 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Fat Tuesday, March 8
The Daily Fact: It's not just any old Mardi.MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIESDreamMakers Fat Tuesday6-11 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel. $35 ($60 for two).Fund-raising party for the Alzheimer's...Read More Published 03/08/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, March 7
The Daily Fact: Libya live blog.CULTCHASpirit Family ReunionNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.6 p.m., Preservation Pub. $3.Raucous Brooklyn combo with a Woody Guthrie jones.The Yes Men...Read More Published 03/07/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: March 4-6
WEEKEND PICKSTiny VictoriesPilot Light, March 5, 10 P.M., $5Electronic pop from Brooklyn.2011 Young Classical Musicians ConcertKnoxville Convention CenterSaturday, March 5 • 8 p.m. • $20Winners...Read More Published 03/04/2011 at 10:15 AM 0 comments
School Board Meeting Gets X-Rated
So last night we attended the exhausting, exhaustive Knox County School Board of Education meeting. This reporter is glad she had a completely thorough, uncontroversial,...Read More Published 03/03/2011 at 12:37 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, March 3
The Daily Fact: Citizen journalism gets its first big scoop.CULTCHACloudland Canyon with Mountains of Moss, Big Bad Oven, and the MutationsPilot Light, 10 p.m., $6Cloudland...Read More Published 03/03/2011 at 8:15 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, March 2
CIVIXKnox County Board of EducationMain Assembly Room, City County Building, 5 p.m.The board's monthly meeting will include discussion of the capital plan and sex education....Read More Published 03/02/2011 at 8:01 AM 0 comments
Earn Money With Your Populist Rage
While Jesse Fox Mayshark's MP cover story this week asks, "How did Tennessee's educators become the new public enemy?" the answer may be simple: Because...Read More Published 03/01/2011 at 5:39 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, March 1
The Daily Fact: Peace!CIVIXGreenways CommissionCity County Building, room 309, 4 p.m.Okay, so they're not rife with controversy a la hillsides, but greenways have got their...Read More Published 03/01/2011 at 7:28 AM 0 comments

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