Metro Pulse Online

The plight of Knoxville's homeless—their conditions and attitudes, their treatment, and their affinity for the city—is examined by Joe Tarr, who gets the personal as well as the institutional side of the story and concludes that they will be with us, whether we see them or not, as a part of the urban landscape.

Joe Sullivan describes the inauguration of the conference program of the heralded Howard Baker Center for Public Policy, and Betty Bean gets the straight skinny on that "other" convention/conference/trade show center up on Clinton Highway.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.

Joe Sullivan points out the potential public benefit in a convention center hotel in Insights, Barry Henderson tells how it feels to go through a harrowing head-on car wreck in Editor's Corner, and Jack Neely pulls out his own history and makes his mayoral leanings known in Secret History.

On July 4, 2003, five UT students took up their cameras and headed out on a two-week roadtrip to discover the sights of America that photographer Robert Frank revealed in his own 1955 journey. Paige M. Travis finds out what their lenses captured.

John Sewell shares a few laughs with Bianca of Erase Errata, and Clint Casey chats with an older but wiser Acoustic Syndicate. The cast of Ain't Misbehavin' struts across the Bijou stage to charm Paige M. Travis with Fats Waller's timelessly romantic and witty songs. Jonathan Frey reports that Richard Powers blends the histories of music, the United States and race relations into his lyrically rich latest novel, The Time of Our Singing. Don't go to Edison Park Steakhouse expecting to find a six-meat buffet and a soft-serve ice cream machine. Connie Seuer is happy to report that restaurant owner Randy Burleson gets this steakhouse right.
Urban Renewal by Matt Edens
Sports by Tony Basilio
Minority Report by Loida Velazquez
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