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Aqualera do Knoxville
Pink Martini concerts are never predictable, but the one at the Bijou Theatre Wednesday night seemed to surprise even the offbeat Portland-based band itself. The...Read More Published 03/29/2012 at 4:39 PM 0 comments
Earl Scruggs, 1923-2012
Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs has died, in Nashville, at age 88. It's on all the national news.Knoxville must have a black hole connected to it,...Read More Published 03/29/2012 at 9:25 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: March 23-25 (Late Edition)
FRIDAY, MARCH 23 Knoxville Horror Film Festival: The FP Jason Trost's new post-apocalyptic feature about a grim future where gangs settle their differences through Dance...Read More Published 03/23/2012 at 10:14 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, March 22
The Daily Fact: Angry Birds Space is here. MUSIC: Scruffy City Roots An all-star local lineup (Jill Andrews, Erick Baker, Cruz Contreras, and Robinella, with...Read More Published 03/22/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: March 21
The Daily Fact: It's World Poetry Day. CIVICS Knoxville Downtown Design Review Board Downtown development redux. On the agenda: St. John's buildings still wants to...Read More Published 03/21/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
New Beer Bar Coming to Gay Street
Could Knoxville finally be catching up with Asheville's beer scene? Word came out over the weekend that the empty space next to Downtown Wine and...Read More Published 03/19/2012 at 11:28 AM 0 comments
Intermission Ephemera From the Knoxville Drive-In
At this very moment, there are probably few shoppers at Earth Fare's Bearden location who realize they are treading upon the original site of the...Read More Published 03/16/2012 at 2:57 PM 0 comments
Monkeys, Underwear, and Communist Plots: What Your Legislature Is Up to Now
Back in January, we pondered how serious the legislature would get this year.Rep. Ryan Haynes of Farragut took the press to task for "covering...Read More Published 03/16/2012 at 12:39 PM 0 comments
The Sun Sets on Sundown: Market Square Concert Series Canceled (But Big Ears Might Be Back)
After 15 years, one of downtown Knoxville's biggest events is officially over. AC Entertainment announced this morning that the Sundown in the City series of...Read More Published 03/16/2012 at 9:41 AM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: March 16-18
FRIDAY, MARCH 16 18th Annual Women Today Expo A three-day expo featuring fashion shows, cooking demonstrations, seminars, and celebrity guests, including E!'s Giuliana Rancic and...Read More Published 03/16/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Some "Unknown and Beautiful" Graffiti Art
Our "A Living World" columnist Eleanor Scott follows up on her recent column about local graffiti with some new developments (not that we condone "defacing"...Read More Published 03/15/2012 at 5:10 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Special Ides of March Edition
The Daily Fact: Beware the Ides of March! CIVICS: Knoxville City Council Blighted Properties Workshop Mayor Rogero and her staff will...Read More Published 03/15/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Another Day, Another "Best City" Ranking
Knoxville sure is coming in tops is a lot of things lately. We 're the most romantic city in the country, and we're one...Read More Published 03/13/2012 at 11:21 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Tuesday, March 13
The Daily Fact: It's the 24th anniversary of John Holmes' death. Sierra Club 2012 Outings Preview Members of the Sierra Club's...Read More Published 03/13/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, March 12
The Daily Fact: It's the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. CIVICS CBID Downtown Residential Committee A chance for downtowners to have their voices heard...Read More Published 03/12/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, March 8
The Daily Fact: It's International Women's Day. CIVICS Metropolitan Planning Commission MPC votes on suggested amendments to Knoxville's zoning ordinance to allow and regulate crematoriums. ...Read More Published 03/08/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Santorum's Knox County squeaker, and other ever-more elusive evidence of East Tennessee's political independence
A New Yorker article by Chloe Fox is called "Tennessee: Santorum's Big Chance?" It quotes Santorum supporter and Knoxville state representataive Bill Dunn about the...Read More Published 03/07/2012 at 10:34 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Wednesday, March 7
The Daily Fact: Is the iPad 3 here? CIVICS Knoxville Sign Ordinance Task Force No holds barred: City Council's sign task force takes on the...Read More Published 03/07/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Our New Best of Knoxville App Is Here!
Yes, our benefactors at Apple have smiled upon us and have finally approved our Best of Knoxville 2012 app. That means all of you iPhone...Read More Published 03/06/2012 at 6:25 PM 0 comments
Jane Says: Jane's Addiction at the Tennessee Theatre, May 25
The '90s reunion revival continues: the Pixies never-ending reunion tour finally stopped in Knoxville at the end of 2011, the Lemonheads played It's a Shame...Read More Published 03/06/2012 at 9:13 AM 0 comments
Curbside Recycling Increases Recycling
Who would have thunk it? Provide free curbside recycling to people, and they'll send less trash to the landfill!Full press release below:CITY SOLID WASTE...Read More Published 03/05/2012 at 2:41 PM 0 comments
Want to Reshape KTSC? Here's Your Chance!
According to Victor Ashe in today's Shopper-News, KTSC is looking for new board members:Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation has several seats to fill after...Read More Published 03/05/2012 at 12:33 PM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Monday, March 5
The Daily Fact: Check out Mars. CIVICS Knox County Board of Education Work Session Regular work session before the board's next meeting on Wednesday, March...Read More Published 03/05/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Scenic Vistas Act Gets a Rewrite
The Lundquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship (LEAF), founded in 2005 by two members of Knoxville's Church of the Savior, has been trying to ban mountaintop-removal coal...Read More Published 03/02/2012 at 5:38 PM 0 comments
The Weekend Plan-It: March 2-4
FRIDAY UT Press Scratch-and-Dent and Overstock Sale Get great deals on the UT Press catalog. UT Conference Center (600 Henley St.) • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ...Read More Published 03/02/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
New Best of Knoxville Ballot Launched!
As you may have noticed, we've opened up voting for the Best of Knoxville 2012 -- it's the biggest one ever, with several all-new categories. And...Read More Published 03/01/2012 at 11:07 AM 0 comments
The Daily Plan-It: Thursday, March 1
The Daily Fact: The 51st anniversary of the Peace Corps MUSIC Chuck Meade and His Grassy Knoll Boys with Big Daddy Love Meade, a founding...Read More Published 03/01/2012 at 8:00 AM 0 comments

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