Volume 22, Issue 33 Cover
COVER STORY
Leaving the Projects Behind
Next week, KCDC will begin the first phase of demolishing Walter P. Taylor Homes, the public housing project infamous for violent crime. The agency is mapping out a HOPE VI-style revitalization project, replacing the apartments with houses, just like the Mechanicsville redevelopment in the ’90s. But this time, there are no HOPE VI federal dollars to fund the construction—and once again, current residents do not feel confident they’ll be part of the new neighborhood. Amien Essif and Daniel Snider report, with photos by Shawn Poynter.
KNOX TRIAGE
What Knoxville Needs: A Vol-Downtown Dual Approach
Quote of the Week: "Nobody wants to get to the bottom of it more than I do.”
Knox Found Online: Knoxville Second-Most Sleepless City in U.S.
The Weekly Plan-It: Aug. 16-Aug. 21
Street Talk: Peg Beute, a senior naturalist at Ijams Nature Center and an organizer of its Cicada Festival
NEWS & VIEWS
Citybeat
Pressed For Time
Last June, the Obama Administration announced a new deferred action policy for young immigrants. The policy allows undocumented young adults (ages 15-30) who came to the United States as children to apply to remain in the country for two years without further deportment action. But the process for filing is still unclear, as Paige Huntoon reports.
Ear to the Ground
Heads roll at B&W Y-12 in light of the recent nun invasion, some Democrats are calling anew for party Chair Chip Forrester’s head, and Claiborne County goes back to Duncan.
Secret History
Jack Neely appreciates Asheville’s imports, but wonders if we have any new ideas of our own.
Frank Talk
Frank Cagle just wants to root for the home team without feeling bad about it.
Sideways Glance
Rikki Hall urges progressives to cast off their shackles and find a new political identity.
A Living World
Eleanor Scott discovers a rampant butterfly meadow.
Olive in Wonderville
Olive J. Keith heads to the Riviera.
GAMUT: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Comedy: On Tour
Neil Hamburger
Comedy: On Tour
Todd Barry
Eye on the Scene
The Dirty Guv’nahs and Kevin Abernathy celebrate new releases.
Books: Pulp
Femme noir
Video Games: Digital Hackery
Dragon's Dogma
Movies
The Bourne Legacy
Local Flavors
Dennis Perkins visits Lil' Vinnie's
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