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The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Nov. 30
The Daily Fact: Cities for Life.CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Pellissippi State Bluegrass Band with Kri & HettieNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.The local college's official bluegrass...Read More Published 11/30/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Rogero Announces Communications Staffers (Also: We Lose An Editor)
It is our sad duty to report that another journalist has succumbed to the lure of a stable job with good pay, solid benefits, and...Read More Published 11/29/2011 at 1:30 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Nov. 29
The Daily Fact: The Zong.CIVIXKnoxville City Council7 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County Building.On the agenda (and this time they mean it): Some version of...Read More Published 11/29/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Nov. 28
The Daily Fact: La Ku 'Oko 'a!CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: The McTell Brothers with Adrian KrygowskiNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Teenage blues-guitar bros from Virginia, and...Read More Published 11/28/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: Nov. 25-27
The Daily Fact: The story of Black Friday.HOLIDAY EVENTSFantasy of Trees9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Knoxville Convention Center. $5-$10.The annual gala...Read More Published 11/25/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Turkey Plan-It: Thursday, Nov. 24
The Daily Fact: Happy 70, Mr. Best.THANKSGIVINGFood, Drink, CompanionshipAll day, everywhere.Have a happy one!CULTCHALittle Women: The Musical8 p.m., Oak Ridge Playhouse. $16-$18.Jo sings! An adaptation...Read More Published 11/24/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Nov. 23
The Daily Fact: "[H]e who destroys a good book, kills reason itself."CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: Husky BurnetteNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Unabashedly raw blues. How raw?...Read More Published 11/23/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
When Is a Hillside Plan Not a Hillside Plan?
When Knox County Commission passes it, apparently.At its November meeting Monday night, Commission did, as expected, vote on a revised version of the Hillside and...Read More Published 11/22/2011 at 9:11 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Nov. 22
The Daily Fact: Bad day for Templars.CIVIXWDVX Blue Plate Special: Jay Clark and Jimmy DavisNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.A good-natured Blount County singer-songwriter, and a...Read More Published 11/22/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Nov. 21
The Daily Fact: The other Columbine massacre.CIVIXKnox County Commission1:45 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingOn the monthly agenda: Pain clinics and, yes, that Hillside...Read More Published 11/21/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
CORRECTION: The Almost-Million-Dollar Mayor
Okay, you can insert your own journalists-and-math joke here.In the current issue, we reported that mayoral candidates Madeline Rogero and Mark Padgett had together spent...Read More Published 11/18/2011 at 11:03 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: Nov. 18-20
The Daily Fact: Back to Luna.WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTSLabron Lazenby and LA36 p.m. Friday, Knoxville Museum of Art. $5-$9.Alive After Five with the local bluesmen.Knoxville Symphony Orchestra8...Read More Published 11/18/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
R.I.P., Jim Dykes
Jack Neely reports:Jim Dykes, the singular newspaperman, died Thursday morning at the age of78. He was a reporter whose byline was familiar by the late...Read More Published 11/17/2011 at 4:05 PM 0 comments
Rogero Names Lyons, Mannis to Top Posts
With a month to go until she is sworn in on Dec. 17, Mayor-Elect Madeline Rogero named her top two deputies Thursday afternoon. Bill Lyons,...Read More Published 11/17/2011 at 3:26 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, Nov. 17
The Daily Fact: A farewell to Blaskets.CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special: The Katts with John McAndrewNoon, Knoxville Visitor Center. Free.Local old-timey duo, and a pop-blues piano...Read More Published 11/17/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Nov. 16
The Daily Fact: What a day for an auto-da-fé.CIVIXBrown Bag, Green BookNoon, East Tennessee History Center. Free.Steve Cotham, manager of the McClung Historical Collection, will...Read More Published 11/16/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your National Champions ... the Tennessee School for the Deaf Vikings!
Two weeks ago we brought you the story of the Tennessee School for the Deaf Vikings 8-man football team and their cheerleaders. The team had...Read More Published 11/15/2011 at 8:27 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Nov. 15
The Daily Fact: No mercy for Penda.CIVIXKnoxville City Council7 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingOn the agenda: That ol' Hillside Plan.CULTCHAWDVX Blue Plate Special:...Read More Published 11/15/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Nov. 14
The Daily Fact: Not so wise, guys.CIVIXPlanET Forums11 a.m.-1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center.6-8 p.m., Clayton Center for the Arts (Maryville).Information and brainstorming sessions as...Read More Published 11/14/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: Nov. 11-13
The Daily Fact: The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. WEEKEND PICKSLady Antebellum8 p.m. Friday, Knoxville Coliseum. $49.50Lady Antebellum has topped the...Read More Published 11/11/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, Nov. 10
The Daily Fact: A Swedish bath.CIVIXHillside/Ridgetop Protection Plan Workshop5 p.m., Main Assembly Room, City County BuildingThis joint Council/Commission meeting will review changes to the...Read More Published 11/10/2011 at 5:00 AM 0 comments
Thoughts From a Penn State Alum
UPDATE: This post has obviously been somewhat superseded by events. I'm glad the Trustees at least seem to understand the severity of the situation.Conversation from...Read More Published 11/09/2011 at 1:49 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Nov. 9
The Daily Fact: Alligator vs. the pirates.CIVIX'Freedom Riders'5 p.m., Howard Baker Center (UT campus).Professor Raymond Arsenault (University of South Florida) will talk about "Freedom Riders:...Read More Published 11/09/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Madeline Rogero's Victory Speech
(Madeline Rogero's remarks to her supporters Tuesday night at the Foundry, shortly after Mark Padgett had conceded the Knoxville mayor's race to her.)Wow. Thank you...Read More Published 11/08/2011 at 11:11 PM 0 comments
Campfield: Pets Are "Luxury Items;" Children Are "Bad Life Choices."
On Saturday we got so infuriated at comments made by Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey about unemployment, in which he said $285 was so easy to...Read More Published 11/08/2011 at 9:24 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Nov. 8
The Daily Fact: IV turns 40.CIVIXElection Day8 a.m.-8 p.m., voting precincts across the city. Time's up! Vote today for Knoxville mayor, City Council, and the 6th...Read More Published 11/08/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Stacey Campfield Says He Can Live on $300 a Week ... and Find a Job in One Month.
On Saturday we brought you the news that Lt. Gov Ron Ramsey wants to cut unemployment and state Sen. Stacey Campfield wants to drug test...Read More Published 11/07/2011 at 9:12 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, Nov. 7
The Daily Fact: The GOP gets a trunk.CIVIXMark Harmon: Crashing the Commission4-7 p.m., Time Warp Tea Room. Free.Former county commissioner will discuss (and sign copies of)...Read More Published 11/07/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Ron Ramsey, We Challenge You to Live on $285 a Week. Hell, $300.
Great. We're almost FINALLY done covering the city elections, and we were looking forward to a break from politics, but the legislature is already getting...Read More Published 11/05/2011 at 1:49 AM 0 comments
Now's Your Chance to See "Undergound Knoxville"
Indeed, the mysterious and much whispered-about subterranean empire below the 100 Block of Gay Street will be revealed for all to see in a special...Read More Published 11/04/2011 at 1:13 PM 0 comments
As End Nears, Campaign Spending Heats Up
Early voting ended yesterday, which means the final countdown has begun. (And thank god for that. We are plumb worn out over here from keeping...Read More Published 11/04/2011 at 8:33 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: Nov. 4-6
The Daily Fact: Where all those masks came from.WEEKEND PICKSGreat Smoky Mountain Cluster of Dog Shows7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Chilhowee Park. $3-$5.Presented by the kennel...Read More Published 11/04/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Alive After Five: The Phil Pollard Tribute
Details on Friday night's Alive After Five show at the Knoxville Museum of Art have been hard to come by this week, mostly because the...Read More Published 11/03/2011 at 10:44 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, Nov. 3
The Daily Fact: The end of Olympe.CIVIXEarly VotingVarious locations, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.Last day of early voting for the Nov. 8 city and state Senate elections.Mark...Read More Published 11/03/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Still Undecided in the Mayoral Election? We Can Help!
We know--you've been too busy to read our coverage of the upcoming elections and are still trying to figure out who you want for Knoxville's...Read More Published 11/02/2011 at 3:10 PM 0 comments
Another Day, Another Padgett Mailer
Mayoral candidate Mark Padgett announced Tuesday that he'd raised over $500,000 for his campaign through the end of October. The same day, unknown thousands of...Read More Published 11/02/2011 at 3:10 PM 0 comments
Loretta Lynn Postpones Tennessee Theatre Concert
Just last week, after her release from a Kentucky hospital, where news sources say she was treated for bacterial pneumonia, Loretta Lynn's management said the...Read More Published 11/02/2011 at 12:08 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, Nov. 2
The Daily Fact: What's up in Levelland?CIVIXMaking Sense of the Civil WarNoon, East Tennessee History Center. Free.The first of a five-part series of discussions of...Read More Published 11/02/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, Nov. 1
The Daily Fact: A pile of dead leaves and a moon that's the color of bone.CIVIXEarly VotingVarious locations, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.Early voting for the Nov....Read More Published 11/01/2011 at 8:00 AM 0 comments

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