May 6, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 19

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COVER STORY
Art for Art’s Sake
The essence of artistic variety resides within Knoxville’s Art Underground. Brian Conley and Mike Gibson take a pick and shovel to it, and talk to some of its able, unorthodox practitioners.

FEATURE
How Cosby ’Shines
Intrigued by rumors of the unspeakable fun to be had in the not-so-quiet burg of Cosby, Clint Casey spends time in the company of its locals and discovers a friendly side of the Smokies that tourism hasn’t yet polluted.

Citybeat
Joe Tarr probes the abundance of bars and sandwich shops that mark Cumberland Avenue and the vacant storefronts that plague the UT strip, and Molly Kincaid stumbles on the triumphant return of the New Knoxville Brewing Company and its Left Coast savior.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.
• EAR TO THE GROUND • LETTERS •

Opinion
Barry Henderson recognizes our very respectable employment and population growth rates but stresses the importance of addressing environmental issues in Insights, Jack Neely pays tribute to stonecutter Alberto Milani in conjunction with South Knoxville’s annual Vestival in Secret History, and as city and county tax rates make for Editorial fodder, the advisability of merging the two governments arises again.

A&E
Paige M. Travis checks in with Devil Music Ensemble, and we lend an ear to a whole grab bag of discs in Platters.
• EYE ON THE SCENE • CALENDAR • SPOTLIGHTS •

Movie Guru
Jesse Fox Mayshark reviews Dogville.
• NOW PLAYING • PAST & FUTURE •

Columns
Urban Renewal by Matt Edens
Sports by Tony Basilio
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd

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