New book by former Knoxville reporter
Former Metro Pulse reporter Joe Tarr has written a new biography of punk goddess Patti Smith.
Congrats Joe!
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Knoxville Found redux
Resurrecting a well-loved old Metro Pulse feature, the KnoxBlabbers are posting photos of obscure K-town landmarks and inviting folks to guess what they are.
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Benny Smith: unsung hero
There’s a great piece in Metro Pulse this week about WUTK Director Benny Smith and his tireless efforts to keep improving the station with very little support from the University of Tennessee:
…the station is at its highest ebb since Smith, a former WUTK program director as a graduate student from 1988 to to 1991, returned [...]
Randy Nichols should appoint a special prosecutor
Frank Cagle is pulling no punches in calling on Randy Nichols to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Mayor Ragsdale’s office:
It’s about time to give District Attorney Randy Nichols a Profile in Courage award. When seemingly everyone is able to see gross evidence of wrongdoing, with auditors from the county, the state comptroller, and HUD [...]
Read More..>>A quarter century of Knoxville’s music scene
When I landed in Knoxville in 1986, I didn’t know a soul. I was a sophomore in college, having ended up at UT in my second year, after royally annoying my parents during my freshman year (I went through two colleges and a study abroad experience in the first 12 months of my collegiate career). [...]
Read More..>>Knox County political quote o’ the day
Frank Cagle in (the snazzy new online version of ) Metro Pulse: “I suppose it’s progress that the Ragsdale administration no longer steals e-mails, but is instead asking for them.”
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Liquored up
Now how come no one’s ever offered me a gig like this:
Naughty librarian or host of a show for Knoxville Films and the Metro Pulse? Maybe both. Lauren Lazarus will be seeking out the best bars in Knoxville for this hysterical new show.
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Bredesen’s universal pre-K: daycare for the middle class?
Frank Cagle is no fan of Bredesen’s emphasis on pre-K:
It is apparent that Bredesen plans to have universal pre-K in place when he leaves office. It is his signature program and it will be his legacy.
Tennessee’s education system is plagued with low test scores, and it has never been adequately funded. The test scores reveal [...]
Scripps corporate really sinks its hooks into Metro Pulse
And just look at the wacky results!
(My favorite faux headline: “50 is the new 48-an encouraging new study.”)
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New Metro Pulse column debuts
Congrats to Michael Haynes on the launch of his new column on Downtown Knoxville issues: A Shot of Urban
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UPDATED: I extend to you a (bone-crushing) hearty handclasp
I suspect this lawsuit, in which a local woman accuses a restaurant manager of unlawfully restraining her and causing permanent injury via an especially enthusiastic handshake may become as infamous online as the legendary “McDonald’s too-hot coffee lawsuit” of a couple of years back.
Of course, as silly as the handshake lawsuit sounds on its face, [...]
An unhappy goodbye from a really fine Knoxville journalist
Barry Henderson - who is one of Knoxville’s journalistic treasures - offers his farewell to Metro Pulse in a column today. I was very, very sorry to read that it appears Barry is leaving not because he’s ready to retire, but because since Scripps bought MP, he’s getting the axe as a budget-cutting measure:
This is [...]
Read More..>>Metro Pulse’s “Best Of” ballot
Head on over to Metro Pulse and vote in their annual “Best Of” balloting.
(And note that they do have a “Best Blog” category this year…;-) )
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An illustrated guide to free wine in Knoxville
KnoxvilleFilms (along with a little help from Metro Pulse and a scanner) has the info you need to find the good stuff at tonight’s First Friday festivities.
Just print and go!
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Bloggers wanted
Metro Pulse is looking for bloggers “who have a keen interest in tacking certain aspects of Knoxville life.” (Scroll to the bottom of the page for the details)
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Mike Padgett taps campaign team
Metro Pulse by way of Volunteer Voters notes:
We mentioned yesterday that Bob Tuke had tapped Ben Chao to run his embryonic effort for U.S.. Senate. Today we learn that Former Knox County Clerk Mike Padgett has signed a big name operator as well.
Metro Pulse reports that Randy Button and Jed Brewer’s Blue Solutions will [...]
Hindsight is 20-20 when it comes to water rights
Jack Neely on Georgia’s bid to “retake” part of the Tennessee River:
Atlanta, which has never known what it’s like to live with a big crazy river, grew. Knoxvillians watched, with some alarm, the arrogant little toy town come to dominate the region, get the big stores and the big airports and the big rock ’n’ [...]
A bright, shiny new Metro Pulse
As a longtime, reader and fan, I’ve wondered for a while why Metro Pulse’s web site doesn’t reflect the publication very well. No interactivity. No blogs. Very little change except on Thursdays. I figured there would be some positive changes coming with Coury Turczyn recently taking on the lead editorial role (Coury has a long [...]
Read More..>>Frank Cagle takes Lumpy Lambert to the woodshed
Cagle isn’t pulling any punches in his latest Metro Pulse column:
Herewith, some free advice:
Forget getting the media to like you. It ain’t gonna happen. Be content that they will seek you out for quotes. You will continue to see your name in the paper and your face on the evening news. Usually it will not [...]
Honorary Knoxville blogger sells her second book
Big congrats to honorary Knoxville blogger Adrienne Martini (she used to live here and write for Metro Pulse, and her first book is largely set in Knoxville) on the news that she’s sold her second book to The Free Press.
Yay Adrienne!
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