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Call us cynical. But we think that there's nothing better to ponder on this Valentine's Day than the age-old question, "Is my spouse cheating on me?" Several Knoxville residents are worrying just that these days—enough of them to keep busy at least two local private investigators who specialize in such cases. Adrienne Martini caught up with Knoxville's two "love dicks" and found that there's more to the trade than meets the eye.

Alexia Campbell profiles Knoxville entrepreneur Carlos Nichos, the owner of a newspaper called Mundo Hispano that targets Knoxville's growing Hispanic population.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.

The Metropolitan Planning Commission's new General Plan is ambitious, but Joe Sullivan wonders whether people will pay much attention to it in Insights. Stephanie Piper pines for the wonderful tradition of storytelling in Midpoint. Jack Neely reviews complaints and compliments from his cover story on Knoxville structures that should be torn down in Secret History.

Talk about making a grand exit. Local band Dixie Dirt will perform a rock opera as its swan song. Joe Tarr reports on the making ofThe Unending Perils of a Predestined Destiny

The Crackpots ought to be good; their leader is renowned recording engineer and producer, Mitch Easter. Their opening act this week, Tim Lee, fills us in in the Music Feature. Keeping up with all the great art associated with UT's African Semester can be exhausting. But Heather Joyner explains why you shouldn't miss the Ewing Gallery's "Many Splendored: African Art in Regional Collections," in Artbeat. Jonathan Frey reviews after the quake, a collection of short stories that reveals the sober and personal side of Japan, in Pulp. Puléo's Grille may look like a stop on the side of the Interstate. Connie Seuer says it's a stop on the way to taste-bud ecstasy, in Restaurant Rover. Matt Edens asks, "Why isn't the 5th Ave. Motel part of the downtown plan?" in Urban Renewal. CALENDAR * MOVIES

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