http://metropulse.com/news/stories/features/?partner=RSSMetroPulse Stories: Featuresen-usstories/features/news/stories/features/?partner=RSShttp://metropulse.com/feeds/headlines/stories/features/2008-11-21T16:06:37.741891Copyright MetroPulse, 2008http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/19/lindy-local/?partner=RSS ]]>barrettc@metropulse.com (Chris Barrett)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:41:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/19/lindy-local/?partner=RSSstories/features140092008-11-19T14:41:002008-11-19T14:41:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008In a large community room beneath Church Street United Methodist Church, one hears music from a different hymnal. Dinah Shore pipes, “Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy, makes your eyes light up, and your tummy say ‘Howdy.’”Knoxville, TNChris BarrettThe Lindy LocalMetroPulselindy-localhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/19/tva-21st-century/?partner=RSS ]]>neely@metropulse.com (Jack Neely)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:35:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/19/tva-21st-century/?partner=RSSstories/features140082008-11-19T14:35:002008-11-19T14:35:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008It’s not unusual for newcomers, especially those under, say, 50, to come to town and admit they’ve never heard of TVA, but there was a time when TVA was controversial, even when some considered it dangerous to the American way of life.Knoxville, TNJack NeelyTVA in the 21st CenturyMetroPulsetva-21st-centuryhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/kepner-melt/?partner=RSScoury@metropulse.com (Coury Turczyn)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/kepner-melt/?partner=RSSstories/features139842008-11-12T17:00:002008-11-12T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Coury Turczyn peels back the layers of the one and only Kepner Melt.Knoxville, TNCoury TurczynThe Kepner MeltMetroPulsekepner-melthttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/dessert-kabobs/?partner=RSSkennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/dessert-kabobs/?partner=RSSstories/features139882008-11-12T17:00:002008-11-12T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Desert on a skewer? Only in Knoxville. Find out how it was invented here.Knoxville, TNRose KennedyDessert KabobsMetroPulsedessert-kabobshttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/petros/?partner=RSSkennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/petros/?partner=RSSstories/features139892008-11-12T17:00:002008-11-12T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008How did something named "the Petroleum Belly" become a fast-food success? Click here!Knoxville, TNRose KennedyPetrosMetroPulsepetroshttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/duck-club-sandwich/?partner=RSS ]]>kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/duck-club-sandwich/?partner=RSSstories/features139812008-11-12T17:00:002008-11-12T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Rose Kennedy talks with the inventor of the duck club, chef Bruce Bogartz.Knoxville, TNRose KennedyDuck Club SandwichMetroPulseduck-club-sandwichhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/oysters-bayou-bay/?partner=RSSkennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/oysters-bayou-bay/?partner=RSSstories/features139862008-11-12T17:00:002008-11-12T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Discover the love story behind the creation of Oysters Bayou Bay.Knoxville, TNRose KennedyOysters Bayou BayMetroPulseoysters-bayou-bayhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/soy-joy-sushi-rolls/?partner=RSS ]]>kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/soy-joy-sushi-rolls/?partner=RSSstories/features139822008-11-12T17:00:002008-11-12T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Discover the true story behind the mysterious Soy Joy sushi roll at Nama.Knoxville, TNRose KennedySoy Joy Sushi RollsMetroPulsesoy-joy-sushi-rollshttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/hunting-goobers/?partner=RSS ]]>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/hunting-goobers/?partner=RSSstories/features139722008-11-12T17:00:002008-11-12T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Boiled peanuts are a culinary litmus test. You either love them or they disgust you. Regardless of whether you’re for or against, you’ve no doubt noticed that those soggy sacks of gummy legumes are migrating north with the plantation-country deep Southerners who first cultivated and steamed them. Leslie Wylie shucks nuts with local peddlers and addicts, in a bold attempt to comprehend. Knoxville, TNHunting GoobersMetroPulsehunting-goobershttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/pigburger/?partner=RSS ]]>neely@metropulse.com (Jack Neely)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/12/pigburger/?partner=RSSstories/features139802008-11-12T17:00:002008-11-12T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Jack Neely examines the history and current production of the fabled Pigburger. Knoxville, TNJack NeelyThe PigburgerMetroPulsepigburgerhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/05/dharma-dues/?partner=RSS ]]>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/05/dharma-dues/?partner=RSSstories/features139362008-11-05T17:00:002008-11-05T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Former publishing wonderboy Phillip Moffitt lives in Marin County, California. But he launched his professional comet right here in Knoxville, with 13-30 and a co-pilot named Chris Whittle. Since then he’s gone on to save from ruin and then run Esquire magazine. Not your typical resumé bullets for a Buddhist lay priest. Some would say that’s the point. Hillari Dowdle meditates on the Moffitt path with guidance from the master himself, as a he prepares for a homecoming appearance.Knoxville, TNDharma DuesMetroPulsedharma-dueshttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/05/hiv-homefront/?partner=RSS ]]>kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/nov/05/hiv-homefront/?partner=RSSstories/features139372008-11-05T17:00:002008-11-05T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Coping with HIV/AIDS is an issue that doesn’t get much attention these days as drug treatments have advanced enough that “living with HIV” is not the self-contradiction it once was. But how does the every day for an infected person differ from the grim years of the ’80s and mid-’90s? In Knoxville, life expectancy, institutional help, and demographics have all changed, but much judging and shunning has not. Rose Kennedy gives us a picture of the new face of HIV and AIDS in Knoxville, and tries to answer the question, “Why are so many still so reckless?”Knoxville, TNRose KennedyHIV on the HomefrontMetroPulsehiv-homefronthttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/29/lead-guitarist-needed/?partner=RSSHalloween Fiction Issue: In this short story by Jack Rentfro, a local cover band adds the best guitar player they've ever heard... but why does his old Telecaster smell so bad? ]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/29/lead-guitarist-needed/?partner=RSSstories/features138722008-10-29T17:00:002008-10-29T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008<strong>Halloween Fiction Issue:</strong> In this short story by Jack Rentfro, a local cover band adds the best guitar player they've ever heard... but why does his old Telecaster smell so <em>bad</em>?Knoxville, TNLead Guitarist NeededMetroPulselead-guitarist-neededhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/29/windows-soul/?partner=RSSHalloween Fiction Issue: In this short story by Jennifer Alldredge, some campers in the Smoky Mountains discover a predator of an entirely different sort —and it discovers them. ]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/29/windows-soul/?partner=RSSstories/features138712008-10-29T17:00:002008-10-29T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008<strong>Halloween Fiction Issue:</strong> In this short story by Jennifer Alldredge, some campers in the Smoky Mountains discover a predator of an entirely different sort —and <em>it</em> discovers <em>them</em>. Knoxville, TNWindows of the SoulMetroPulsewindows-soulhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/29/nunyunu-wi-dressed-stone/?partner=RSSHalloween Fiction Issue: In this short story by Alan Gratz, an ancient being yearns to free itself from beneath the earth, held back by the one frail man who knows where it stirs in the Old City. ]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/29/nunyunu-wi-dressed-stone/?partner=RSSstories/features138692008-10-29T17:00:002008-10-29T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008<strong>Halloween Fiction Issue:</strong> In this short story by Alan Gratz, an ancient being yearns to free itself from beneath the earth, held back by the one frail man who knows where it stirs in the Old City. Knoxville, TNNunyunu-wi, Dressed in StoneMetroPulsenunyunu-wi-dressed-stonehttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/29/cookbook/?partner=RSSHalloween Fiction Issue: In this short story by Kali Meister, a frustrated woman creates a surprising meal for her husband in their small Fort Sanders apartment, following the very special recipe left to her by her mother. ]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/29/cookbook/?partner=RSSstories/features138702008-10-29T17:00:002008-10-29T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008<strong>Halloween Fiction Issue:</strong> In this short story by Kali Meister, a frustrated woman creates a surprising meal for her husband in their small Fort Sanders apartment, following the very special recipe left to her by her mother. Knoxville, TNCookbookMetroPulsecookbookhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/22/obama-hq/?partner=RSS ]]>maldonadoc@metropulse.com (Charles Maldonado)Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/22/obama-hq/?partner=RSSstories/features138482008-10-22T17:00:002008-10-22T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Charles Maldonado camps out at the Obama-Palin campaign headquarters in downtown Knoxville and finds cautious optimism amid the waiting.Knoxville, TNCharles MaldonadoObama HQMetroPulseobama-hqhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/22/mccain-hq/?partner=RSS ]]>mconnergibson@gmail.com (Mike Gibson)Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/22/mccain-hq/?partner=RSSstories/features138452008-10-22T17:00:002008-10-22T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Mike Gibson reports from Knoxville's McCain-Palin campaign headquarters and finds a telling sign in the john.Knoxville, TNMike GibsonMcCain HQMetroPulsemccain-hqhttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/22/debunking-spee-lunking/?partner=RSS ]]>mconnergibson@gmail.com (Mike Gibson)Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/22/debunking-spee-lunking/?partner=RSSstories/features138492008-10-22T17:00:002008-10-22T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Mike Gibson shares some important-to-remember dos and don’ts for the next time you get the itch to see what’s down that hole. East Tennessee is home to countless caves that offer countless wonders. Meet the folks who know where they are, and how to see them safely. Knoxville, TNMike GibsonDebunking Spee-lunkingMetroPulsedebunking-spee-lunkinghttp://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/15/our-political-geography/?partner=RSS ]]>neely@metropulse.com (Jack Neely)Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0000http://metropulse.com/news/2008/oct/15/our-political-geography/?partner=RSSstories/features138222008-10-15T17:00:002008-10-15T17:00:00Copyright MetroPulse, 2008Cultural cartographer Jack Neely asks the question, do our neighbors and neighborhoods influence our voting, or does our voting determine our neighbors and neighborhoods? There are no easy answers. But there’s much surprising, illuminating information on the subject if you know where to look. (He does.)Knoxville, TNJack NeelyOur Political GeographyMetroPulseour-political-geography