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That man down at City Hall, lo these many years, leaves at the end of next week for future roles unknown, or at least undisclosed. Joe Sullivan recaps Victor Ashe's career as mayor, many of his accomplishments and a few failures and their impact on the city, with remarks from some of those who served the city during parts of his four terms in office.
Some Deane Hill residents are up in arms over a street-closing test to deter neighborhood drive-throughs, as Betty Bean assesses the situation, and Jack Neely gauges the effect of a new downtown bookstore, Market Square Booksellers, now open, kilt and all.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.
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Joe Sullivan pushes for some less-expensive, high-impact alternatives for the city under its budget restraints in Insights, Brian Conley explains and apologizes for his recent brush with the law and its consequences in Note from the Publisher, Jack Neely wraps up some year-end odds & ends in Secret History, Scott McNutt points his telescope at the Bush universe, and Jack Mauro turns on the tube, only to be turned off by today's salacious programming.
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Why would someone choose to move her husband and kids from New York City to Knoxville? Writer Allison Glock, who left here for the big time, explains her comfort with our town and a bit about her recent, critically praised book while sharing a cheeseburger with Jack Neely.
John Sewell searches for the meaning of ghetto rock with Chicago's US Maple, and Paige M. Travis finds happy and fulfilling orchestrated be-bop in Erin McKeown's Grand.
Paige M. Travis spends an evening with The Actor's Co-op's dizzying production of the ironic The Real Inspector Hound.
Joan Didion falls desperately out of love with her home state of California and chronicles the experience in Where I Was From. Despite the negative vibe, Jeanne McDonald comes away fascinated.
Connie Seuer shakes her pom-poms at Tomato Head for their swell tinkering with a weekend tradition—Sunday brunch.
 Urban Renewal by Matt Edens
Rationally Speaking by Massimo Pigliucci
Sports by Tony Basilio
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