Joe Sullivan recounts some seriously crossed signals, courtesy of a couple of phone companies, in Insights, Jack Neely puts forward an argument for locating the genesis of Francis Hodgson Burnett's secret garden in Knoxville in Secret History, and Barry Henderson takes some suggestions for improving Metro Pulse seriously, others with several grains of salt in Editor's Corner.
Citybeat
The sun may not have set on Sundown in the City, but Joe Tarr reports that its challenges are rising without city funding. Meantime, Joe Sullivan reports that an H-1 Overlay for all eligible downtown structures has been proposed by Mayor Ashe.
Cover * 10th ANNUAL BEST OF KNOXVILLE METRO PULSE READERS' POLL RESULTS!
You know us. Cynical, jaded, too cool to fool with gettin' worked up 'bout most stuff. But then, the Best of Knoxville Readers' Poll comes along! And this time, wow, it's BOK's 10th anniversary! We're giddy as school children on the last day of classes! We're happier than any clam! We're so excited to tell you this year's winners, we're about to wet our pants! So before that happens, check out Knoxville's champ-eens on page 10. And don't forget to come party with us at the BOK celebration tonight at 5:30 at the Foundry. Jojo insists.
Music
Don't let their off-kilter moniker deceive you; John Sewell discovers that Drums & Tuba has electronica and guitars to boot.
Backstage
Theatre Central's The Real Inspector Hound is fun and funny, sure, but Paige M. Travis feels that something is lacking.
Pulp
Jonathan Frey reviews Pattern Recognition, in which cyber-seer William Gibson sets his prognostic sights on a modern-day world where branding is everything.
Restaurant Rover
With Shonos in City, downtown eateries have new competition in the make-fast-keep-it-simple-it'll-be-good category, reports Connie Seuer.
Movie Guru
Holes rests on the rich soil of America's past, but doesn't dig very deeply into it, says Jesse Fox Mayshark. Movie Blurbs, p. 46: The Metro Pulse Movie Blurbs: "Blurbs will be at the BOK party tonight; will you?"ª
Spotlights
The spotlight'll be on you at Metro Pulse's 10th Annual Best of Knoxville Gala tonight at the Foundry. Afterward, hop on down to Blue Cats for the hip hop mastery of Prophetix, and next week catch one of the last shows this year at the venerable Tennessee Theatre, from rock's agent provocateurs, Ween.
Urban Renewal by Matt Edens. The high-stylin' urban life.
Rationally Speaking by Massimo Pigliucci. What's there to be proud of?
Crossword by Montford Manassas
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd
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