August 19, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 34
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COVER STORY
Whites Only?
Downtown is booming in residential development and after-work liveliness, but some suspect whites are enjoying downtown’s rebirth much more than members of other races, many of whom seem to avoid—or feel shut out of—Knoxville’s urban center.
FEATURE
Sweetback’s Revenge
Mike Gibson looks into the inaugural Knoxville African American Film Festival, which kicks off with an appearance by actor-director Mario Van Peebles and the local premiere of Baadassss!, Peebles’ tribute to his filmmaker father.
Citybeat
This week: It’s been about half a century since we’ve had regular live radio broadcasts—and live noontime musical performances—on Gay Street; Molly Kincaid examines how public radio station WDVX is bringing it all back home. And Joe Tarr rounds up some early reactions to the recently appointed police chief, Sterling Owen IV.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.
• EAR TO THE GROUND
• LETTERS •
Opinion
Joe Sullivan
decries the inability of the Election Commission to enforce Knox County’s residency requirements for school-board candidates in
Insights,
Jack Neely
reflects on a new book about Fountain City, Knoxville’s connection to the 1896 Olympics, the slowly gestating history museum, and our brief but telling encounter with the late photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson in
Secret History,
Frank Cagle
fears that referendum fever could stymie recent progress in
Frank Talk,
and an Editorial
laments the current level of public discourse.
A&E
John Sewell chats with Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Jonathan B. Frey investigates two memoirs in Pulp.
• EYE ON THE SCENE
• CALENDAR
• SPOTLIGHTS •
Movie Guru
Clint Casey reviews Little Black Book.
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