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Marshall Stair Is Spending Some Dough, Too
So Marshall Stair has some campaign ads too! In them, he walks around downtown, talks to people downtown, and rides his bike. Marshall Stair likes...Read More Published 08/31/2011 at 5:50 PM 0 comments
And the Winning Titles for Movies on Market Square Are...
The online voting results are in, and here are the winning titles for this fall's Movies on Market Square via Knox County Public Library press...Read More Published 08/31/2011 at 4:00 PM 0 comments
Padgett Spending Some Cash
Last week we brought you the news that some Mark Padgett donors were grumbling because the mayoral candidate had yet to roll out a big...Read More Published 08/31/2011 at 11:19 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Aug. 31
The Daily Fact: The Ripper strikes.CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Sam Lewis with Glenn SpaythNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Singer-songwriters of the Nashville and Kingsport persuasions.Star Wars...Read More Published 08/31/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Damn the Mementoes? Admiral Farragut's Marker Disappears
Jack Neely files this report:At the center of a years-long controversy concerning possible private development of the old Lowes Ferry site, also known as Stoney...Read More Published 08/30/2011 at 5:47 PM 0 comments
Name a STEM School!
Despite our skepticism, Knox County Schools actually managed to get a new magnet school up and running in the old L&N building for the start...Read More Published 08/30/2011 at 12:17 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Aug. 30
The Daily Fact: Eid ul-Fitr: Let the feasting commence!CIVIXYoung Professionals Mayoral Forum6:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art. The under-40 crowd gathers to learn about city government...Read More Published 08/30/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Is Victoria DeFreese Equating Herself with the American Flag?
We don't really know what to say about this, but a savvy tipster alerted us to check out Victoria DeFreese's campaign Facebook page. On it...Read More Published 08/29/2011 at 5:01 PM 0 comments
Redistricting Starts with an "R"
So a supposedly likely (but still tentative) redistricting plan has been leaked. And boy, are Nashville Democrats unhappy about it.Here's what it looks like:Compare that...Read More Published 08/29/2011 at 4:14 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Aug. 29
The Daily Fact: A brilliant induction.CIVIXKnox County Board of Education5 p.m., Andrew Johnson Building, 1st FloorThe board's formal, annual evaluation of Superintendent Jim McIntyre is...Read More Published 08/29/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
New Life for the White Lily Factory
Dewhirst Properties has purchased the White Lily Flour factory, for a reported sale price of $340,000. Built in the 1880s by J. Allen Smith, the tall, broad,...Read More Published 08/26/2011 at 3:31 PM 0 comments
Tennessee: The Mistreat Walking Horses (and All Other Animals) State
Do you love animals? Do you live in state Rep. Frank Nicely's district? According to this article in today's Tennessean, you might want to start...Read More Published 08/26/2011 at 11:19 AM 0 comments
He Never Tells Us These Things: Another Honor For Neely
Or maybe he just scoops up so many of these awards that he can't keep track of them. Fresh off of being the guest of...Read More Published 08/26/2011 at 9:24 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: Aug. 26-28
The Daily Fact: Happy birthday, Hannibal!WEEKEND PICKSWomen's Equality DayFriday, Market Square.The League of Women Voters is encouraging people to lay flowers at the suffrage statue...Read More Published 08/26/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Free Music! Today! Hey OK Fantastic @ Pilot Light!
Metro Pulse continues its series of free happy hour concerts this afternoon with local quirky indie band Hey OK Fantastic. Here's what Ryan Reed wrote...Read More Published 08/25/2011 at 11:34 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, Aug. 25
The Daily Fact: Moon bats!CIVIXTennessee Oil & Gas Board8:30-11:30 a.m., 3711 Middlebrook Pike.The board is reviewing and voting on new regulations governing oil and gas...Read More Published 08/25/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Women's Equality Day on Market Square
From Metro Pulse contributor Rikki Hall:This Friday is Women's Equality Day, commemorating adoption in 1920 of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote....Read More Published 08/24/2011 at 11:07 AM 0 comments
State Gave FACT $10k to Host Anti-Porn Workshop
When we last left David Fowler, the head of the Focus-on-the-Family-affiliated Family Action Council of Tennessee, he was busy not returning our calls about his...Read More Published 08/24/2011 at 10:35 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Aug. 24
The Daily Fact: Panic!CIVIXBrown Bag, Green BookNoon, East Tennessee History Center. Free.UT veterinary professor Marcy Souza will lead a discussion of Forbidden Creatures: Inside the world...Read More Published 08/24/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Earthquake Reaches Into Knox County
We didn't feel anything here at Metro Pulse World Headquarters on Gay Street, but friends around town say that the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that shook the...Read More Published 08/23/2011 at 2:53 PM 0 comments
Reports: Pat Summitt Diagnosed With Alzheimer's
The News Sentinel and national sports media are reporting that Lady Vols Coach Pat Summitt has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type. An...Read More Published 08/23/2011 at 1:32 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Aug. 23
The Daily Fact: Freedom!CIVIXKnoxville City Council7 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingOn the agenda: Trolleys.CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Scott Miller and R.B. Morris with the...Read More Published 08/23/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Vols Already Resigned to Failure
This was all over Twitter late this afternoon, and now has been picked up by all the national sports blogs. (We think. We haven't actually checked...Read More Published 08/22/2011 at 9:10 PM 0 comments
20Fest Recap: 20 Years of Metro Pulse, 20 Years of Local Music, and the Future
As much as we like to think all the people who came out for last weekend's 20Fest were there just to congratulate Metro Pulse on...Read More Published 08/22/2011 at 3:20 PM 0 comments
Photo Galleries: Metro Pulse 20Fest
That was a great night.No matter where I turned last Friday evening at 20Fest, I found vibrant performances, rapt audiences, and good times. It was...Read More Published 08/22/2011 at 2:08 PM 0 comments
Wallace and ... Wallace?
So, you may have noticed that there is a City Council candidate for At-Large Seat A named George Wallace. (If you haven't, you can read...Read More Published 08/22/2011 at 10:22 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Aug. 22
The Daily Fact: Teddy rides an electric car.CIVIXKnox County Commission2 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingRegular monthly meeting. On the agenda: What's to become...Read More Published 08/22/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Ron Peabody Hates Compassion Knoxville
(UPDATED at bottom with Compassion Knoxville response.)As we told you yesterday, Ron Peabody, former co-chair of Compassion Knoxville and current candidate for City Council At-Large...Read More Published 08/19/2011 at 11:38 AM 0 comments
Bill Haslam, Children's Book Author
We wish we could say we were making this up, but we just aren't that creative. Your governor (ours, too), Bill Haslam, has written the...Read More Published 08/19/2011 at 10:27 AM 0 comments
The 20Fest Weekend Plan-It: Aug. 19-21
The Daily Fact: Ah ... ah ... Achelous!WEEKEND PICKS20Fest!6 p.m. til late Friday, all over downtown. $10.Come celebrate Metro Pulse's 20th anniversary! A measly tenner...Read More Published 08/18/2011 at 8:45 PM 0 comments
Compassion Knoxville: "This Is Not a Plan"
Here's what you need to know about last night's "final" Compassion Knoxville meeting, at which the task force presented its findings and recommendations on how...Read More Published 08/18/2011 at 2:11 PM 0 comments
Developer Pulls Out of Carter School Project
In a surprise move with unclear ramifications for County Mayor Tim Burchett's efforts to get a new elementary school built in the Carter community, the...Read More Published 08/18/2011 at 1:00 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, Aug. 18
The Daily Fact: He's a witch!CIVIXSouth Knoxville Mayoral Forum7 p.m., Woodlawn Christian Church.SoKno merchants and residents will grill the mayoral candidates on issues dear to...Read More Published 08/18/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Aug. 17
The Daily Fact: North River Steamboat ahoy!CIVIXCompassion Knoxville Report6:30 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingThe citizens task force on homelessness is scheduled to discuss...Read More Published 08/17/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Aug. 16
The Daily Fact: Time to protest the weak Lokpal Bill!CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Josh Oliver with Hey OK FantasticNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Folk from an...Read More Published 08/16/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Aug. 15
The Daily Fact: Wow!CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Adam Burrows and the 1861 Project with Thomm JutzNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Nashville folkie and ... a Nashville...Read More Published 08/15/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: Aug. 12-14
The Daily Fact: A very PC birthday.WEEKEND PICKSBlue Mother Tupelo6 p.m. Friday, Knoxville Museum of Art. $4 - $8.Longtime local roots-soul rockers, Alive After Five.Shakespeare...Read More Published 08/12/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, Aug. 11
The Daily Fact: It all begins.CIVIXMetropolitan Planning Commission1:30 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingOn the agenda: Chickens! And, South Knoxville!CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Matt...Read More Published 08/11/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
A few important missing words in our cover story
Awww, nuts.That's all you can say when discovering a big layout error in the print edition. There's no fixing it and hitting "save."The last two...Read More Published 08/10/2011 at 5:22 PM 0 comments
City Council At-Large Seat C Candidate Ron Peabody Wouldn't Talk to Us. Here's the Story.
Politicians and reporters often get along like oil and water. But when you're running for office, you generally suck it up for an hour and...Read More Published 08/10/2011 at 12:33 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Aug. 10
The Daily Fact: You're on, Candid Camera.CIVIXMayoral Debate on Homeless Issues10 a.m., Redeember Church, 1642 Highland Ave.The publishers of the Amplifier street paper are sponsoring...Read More Published 08/10/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Local Legislators in ALEC
If you've been following the dust-up over ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council), then it will come as no surprise that a good chunk of...Read More Published 08/09/2011 at 11:58 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Aug. 9
The Daily Fact: Happy 30, Li Jiawei!CIVIXKnox County Board of Education5 p.m., 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson BuildingWork session before Wednesday's monthly meeting.Knoxville City Council7...Read More Published 08/09/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
A Haslam House Divided!
We've just started leafing through the latest round of campaign finance reports from city candidates, which are due today, but one gossipy little item jumps...Read More Published 08/08/2011 at 3:46 PM 0 comments
Even More Mayoral Forums
Last week we told you about four upcoming mayoral forums. Well, here are two more happening this week for you to add to your list.Mayoral...Read More Published 08/08/2011 at 11:05 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Aug. 8
The Daily Fact: 8888.CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Up the Chain with Matt Bauer and Dana FalconberryNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Roots-rockers from Philly, and sweet-tempered indie-folk...Read More Published 08/08/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Marshall Stair's Very Good July
Back when downtown lawyer Marshall Stair announced his candidacy for City Council's At-Large Seat B, we wrote that he would "be able to raise plenty...Read More Published 08/05/2011 at 4:07 PM 0 comments
More More MORE Candidate Forums!
Holy cats! The dog days of summer are turning into a hamster wheel of endless local political debate. Uh. Or something like that. The point...Read More Published 08/05/2011 at 11:18 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: Aug. 5-7
The Daily Fact: Happy 50, Tawny.WEEKEND PICKSFirst Friday5-9 p.m. Friday, in and around downtown.The monthly evening of art openings, wine, snacks, and shopping specials.Community Theatre...Read More Published 08/05/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Star Chamber
Whooo! They did it! According to late-breaking mass e-mail, the Knoxville Chamber has been named "Chamber of the Year" by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives,...Read More Published 08/05/2011 at 12:55 AM 0 comments
'Amplifier' Publishers to Host Mayoral Forum on Aug. 10
Redeeming Hope Ministries, the Fort Sanders-based religious group that publishes Knoxville's street paper The Amplifier, announced this week that it will sponsor a mayoral candidates...Read More Published 08/04/2011 at 12:47 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, Aug. 4
The Daily Fact: Lizzie Borden had crazy eyes.CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Homesick Elephant with Josh LavenderNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Indie-folk duo from L.A., and ......Read More Published 08/04/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Knoxville Goes to the Dogs
According to Dog Fancy, Knoxville is the most dog-friendly town in the Southeast! (We can only assume this bodes well when UGA rolls into town...Read More Published 08/03/2011 at 2:29 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Aug. 3
The Daily Fact: A good day for Jesse.CIVIXState Senate Candidates Forum5-6 p.m., Emporium Center for Arts and Culture. Free.The Knoxville Tourism Alliance and Arts and...Read More Published 08/03/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Dolly's Done Apologized...
For the incident at her Dollywood Splash Country July 9 where lesbian Olivier Odom, at the park with her spouse Jennifer Tipton, was asked to...Read More Published 08/02/2011 at 10:48 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Aug. 2
The Daily Fact: A big day for two Hudsons.CULTCHA(Note: the Bob Weir show scheduled for tonight at the Bijou Theatre has been postponed. It will...Read More Published 08/02/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Is Our Chamber the Prettiest?
News comes from the Knoxville Chamber that it has been short-listed for the National Chamber of the Year award from the American Chambers of Commerce. We're...Read More Published 08/01/2011 at 4:52 PM 0 comments
"The 'Don't Say Gay' bill ... probably is never going to pass"
We bet state Sen. Stacey Campfield's having a crummy Monday, as Gov. Bill Haslam has finally said what we've been saying for months - all...Read More Published 08/01/2011 at 11:02 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Aug. 1
The Daily Fact: Hail Augustus!CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Hoots and Hellmouth with the Barstool RomeosNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Indie-folk from Philly, and local honky-tonk heroes.Lydia...Read More Published 08/01/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments

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