December 23, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 52
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COVER STORY
Year in Review
Every December, Metro Pulse looks back at the year that was—what was spectacular and what we’ll be more than happy to forget. The year of 2004 found Knoxville with new leadership in the forms of Mayor Bill Haslam and new UT President John Petersen. Historic preservation issues catapulted to the forefront; residency and renovation projects took the downtown by storm; and lots and lots more....
Citybeat
This week:
The Beck Cultural Exchange Center has moved into the Gateway Building on Volunteer Landing; Molly Kincaid tells how the center will continue utilizing the original Dandridge Avenue location once its upgrading and expansion is complete.
Plus: Seven Days and Street Talk.
• EAR TO THE GROUND
• LETTERS •
Opinion
An Editorial
announces the creation of the Metro Pulse New Main Library Fund,
Joe Sullivan
recaps Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale’s year
in Insights,
Jack Neely
lays out 13 ways of looking at the Smith House debacle
in Secret History,
Stephanie Piper
assesses her changed career
in Midpoint,
Matt Edens
finds a possible silver lining in the destruction of the J. Allen Smith House
in Commentary,
Steve Dupree
puts automotive fatalities in perspective relative to some better-known tragedies
in Guest Column,
and Frank Cagle
asks whether corporate incentives are a dwindling trend
in Frank Talk.
A&E
We check out a number of new discs in Platters.
• CALENDAR
• SPOTLIGHTS •
Movie Guru
Mike Gibson reviews The Aviator.
• NOW PLAYING
• PAST & FUTURE •
Columns
Snarls by Scott McNutt
New Health by Wendy Smith
Frank Talk by Frank Cagle
Sports by Tony Basilio
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd
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