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Southern Festival of Books Lineup Announced, and It's a Doozy
Yeah, we know this is in Nashville, but holy cow! Buzz Bissinger? Gillian Flynn? Junot Diaz? Ta-Nehisi Coates? Margot Livesy? Katherine Paterson? Judith Viorst? And R....Read More Published 07/31/2012 at 12:05 PM 0 comments
Passion Pit Reschedules Canceled Knoxville Concert
Massachusetts synth-pop band Passion Pit has just announced rescheduled tour dates to make up for a string of cancellations earlier this month, including its scheduled...Read More Published 07/25/2012 at 3:50 PM 0 comments
Mea Culpa: Quiz Correction
Be sure to take our annual Trivia Knoxvillia quiz in the issue that will start showing up in boxes around town later today. However, if...Read More Published 07/25/2012 at 2:53 PM 0 comments
Knoxville Featured in Garden & Gun Magazine
You may remember "the couch" incident--the one when writer Allison Glock said people from Knoxville call their city "the couch" in The New York Times'...Read More Published 07/25/2012 at 1:29 PM 0 comments
Q&A: Cannibal Corpse Bassist Alex Webster
The legendary death-metal band Cannibal Corpse is headlining this year's Summer Slaughter tour, which stops in Knoxville on Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Valarium. Read...Read More Published 07/25/2012 at 1:00 PM 0 comments
Rogero Nominates Two Knoxvillians to Planning Commission
Mayor Madeline Rogero nominated Rev. Charles S. Lomax, Jr., and Janice L. Tocher to the Metropolitan Planning Commission, which is comprised of 15 members; eight...Read More Published 07/24/2012 at 3:28 PM 0 comments
County Commission Approves Continuing Pre-Meeting Prayers
There was much discussion and debate among Knox County Commission members today about the resolution formalizing the commission's pre-meeting prayer/devotional policy. The commissioners voted to approve...Read More Published 07/23/2012 at 4:31 PM 0 comments
Mayor Rogero to be Honored by TEP
The Tennessee Equality Project, a gay rights advocate group, will honor Mayor Madeline Rogero as a "champion of equality" at a benefit gala in Nashville...Read More Published 07/23/2012 at 12:32 PM 0 comments
American Cancer Society Looking for Study Participants in Knoxville
Never been diagnosed with cancer? Good, then you can help the American Cancer Society with a massive study they're starting on cancer prevention. The organization...Read More Published 07/19/2012 at 2:46 PM 0 comments
Kitty Wells, 1919-2012
Kitty Wells, the first female recording star of country music, and one of the most successful women in the whole recording industry in the 1950s,...Read More Published 07/17/2012 at 10:58 AM 0 comments
Passion Pit Cancels Knoxville Concert
Cambridge, Mass., electronic pop band Passion Pit have canceled six upcoming shows, including their scheduled stop at the Valarium on Tuesday, July 17. Lead...Read More Published 07/16/2012 at 1:22 PM 0 comments
Fundraising Heats Up for State Legislative Races
Early voting for the Aug. 2 primary starts today, and while you might not know what district you're in, you can at least find...Read More Published 07/13/2012 at 3:04 PM 0 comments
Blighted Building Owner Receives Order From City
The City of Knoxville has filed an order against the owner of the old South High School building on Moody Ave. to protect it from...Read More Published 07/13/2012 at 1:39 PM 0 comments
Q&A With Passion Pit's Ian Hultquist
Passion Pit is playing in Knoxville for the first time on July 17 (more info here) during their tour to promote their new album Gossamer,...Read More Published 07/12/2012 at 2:49 PM 0 comments
Hear: Frank Zappa Lecture at the University of Tennessee, April 28, 1969
A reel-to-reel recording of a Frank Zappa lecture at the University of Tennessee on April 28, 1969 has been passed around over the years, and...Read More Published 07/11/2012 at 1:04 PM 0 comments
More Knox County Kids At-Risk for Hunger
68,299 children were served meals in June through the Summer Child Nutrition Program run by the Knox County Community Action Committee. That's an increase from...Read More Published 07/10/2012 at 1:21 PM 0 comments
Fried Pie Food Truck on the Way?
A friend tipped us off this morning to yet another contender in Knoxville's slowly growing food truck scene, which we wrote about the other week....Read More Published 07/09/2012 at 1:04 PM 0 comments
Bring LCD Soundsystem to Knoxville!
LCD Soundsystem was one of my favorite bands of the last decade. Was there better music to enter your 30s to -- dance music about...Read More Published 07/06/2012 at 1:03 PM 0 comments
Windows Get Decorated for Smart Trips
Smart Trips--the organization that wants you to carpool to work every morning--and some of the businesses they teamed up with for their Commuter Challenge are...Read More Published 07/05/2012 at 12:47 PM 0 comments
Knoxville Woman Memorialized in The New York Times
Doris Sams, 85, died last Thursday of complications of Alzheimer's disease.But Sams wasn't just another Knoxvillian.She'd played in the Women's Baseball League from 1946-1953 for...Read More Published 07/03/2012 at 1:30 PM 0 comments
Hearings on Fracking Regulations Next Week
We know the only gas you're thinking about today is the kind you need to fire up your grill tomorrow, but if you care...Read More Published 07/03/2012 at 1:19 PM 0 comments
New Drinking and Driving Law May Boost Safety, Decrease Rights
It's July 2, which means a bevy of new laws went into effect over the weekend (151 by one count). But there's one new law...Read More Published 07/02/2012 at 12:08 PM 0 comments

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