http://www.metropulse.com/news/stories/features/?partner=RSSMetroPulse Stories: Featuresen-usstories/featureshttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/feb/08/dear-pink-lady-advice-knoxvilles-lovers-our-solubl/?partner=RSSBecause all advice goes down easier with a drink (even a nonalcoholic one). Especially when it’s picked at random from our columnist’s extensive collection of community cookbooks. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24224-734541columns/knoxville-culture/soluble-solutionsStaff WriterKnoxville, TNDear Pink Lady: Advice for Knoxville’s Lovers From Our Soluble Solutions ColumnistMetroPulsedear-pink-lady-advice-knoxvilles-lovers-our-solublurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24224-734541Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/feb/01/local-color-knoxville-north-central-neighbhorhood/?partner=RSSCentral Street is Knoxville’s defining axis. All addresses in the county from here to Farragut are numbered from it. Few blocks suggest its role as the spine of a metropolitan county of more than 400,000 people. It seems altogether too easy to cross on foot. But it’s also one of Knoxville’s most colorful neighborhoods. Starting a new series of photo essays, Shawn Poynter takes his camera to Happy Holler and beyond to capture a district in transition. neely@metropulse.com (Jack Neely)Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24199-734534stories/featuresJack NeelyKnoxville, TNLocal Color: Knoxville's North Central NeighborhoodMetroPulselocal-color-knoxville-north-central-neighbhorhoodurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24199-734534Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/jan/25/our-gang-will-those-little-rascals-tennessee-legis/?partner=RSSLast year’s session of the state Legislature was a morass of bills urging schools to “Don’t Say Gay” and students to engage in “critical thinking.” Were these the most important issues facing the state? Eh, not so much. But they did earn us lots of national ridicule. So surely our legislators have learned their lessons and will get serious about tackling real problems this year? Well... Cari Wade Gervin gives us her take on what to expect from our elected representatives in 2012. gervinc@metropulse.com (Cari Wade Gervin)Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:06:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24178-734527stories/featuresCari Wade GervinKnoxville, TNOur Gang: Will Those Little Rascals of the Tennessee Legislature Finally Get Serious?MetroPulseour-gang-will-those-little-rascals-tennessee-legisurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24178-734527Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/jan/25/crazy-or-important-bills-look-out-2012-tennessee-l/?partner=RSSHere's our list of bills in the Legislature that will either get the most attention (crazy) or demand close attention (important). gervinc@metropulse.com (Cari Wade Gervin)Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:53:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24176-734527stories/featuresCari Wade GervinKnoxville, TNCrazy or Important? Bills to Look Out For in the 2012 Tennessee LegislatureMetroPulsecrazy-or-important-bills-look-out-2012-tennessee-lurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24176-734527Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/jan/18/yung-life-plunders-80s-pop-and-makes-it-sound-new/?partner=RSSYung Life plays fuzzy, dreamy synth pop, the kind that hints of M83 and New Order and Suicide, the kind that sounds like it was made in 1982 instead of 2012, the kind where shadowy vocals are muted behind swirls of hazy keyboards and throbbing beats. gervinc@metropulse.com (Cari Wade Gervin)Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24157-734520stories/featuresCari Wade GervinKnoxville, TNYung Life Plunders '80s Pop and Makes It Sound New AgainMetroPulseyung-life-plunders-80s-pop-and-makes-it-sound-newurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24157-734520Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/jan/18/dumb-lunchs-contrarian-hip-hop-noisemaking-may-wor/?partner=RSSIn performance, Dumb Lunch’s stumbling beats take on a darker aspect, as the music collapses into a vortex of noise, volume, and 21st-century underground shock theater. everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24158-734520stories/featuresMatthew EverettKnoxville, TNDumb Lunch's Contrarian Hip Hop Noisemaking May Work To Their advantageMetroPulsedumb-lunchs-contrarian-hip-hop-noisemaking-may-worurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24158-734520Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/jan/18/fine-peduncle-fuses-bugs-underwear-and-left-field/?partner=RSSBy early 2011 Fine Peduncle’s sound had solidified into a suggestive, hooky blend of hip-hop and left-field electronica, brought together by Cole Murphy’s Timberlake-on-bad-acid falsetto. What really brought the project to maturity, though, was the incorporation of his lifelong fascination with bugs. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24159-734520stories/featuresNick HuinkerKnoxville, TNFine Peduncle Fuses Bugs, Underwear, and Left-Field Electronica to Become Knoxville’s Unlikeliest CelebrityMetroPulsefine-peduncle-fuses-bugs-underwear-and-left-fieldurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24159-734520Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/jan/11/can-bowling-be-saved/?partner=RSSThe kitschy sport of swirly colored balls, stinky shoes, and lots of Pabst Blue Ribbon can still draw in bowlers, but the glory days of league bowling are in the gutter. Potential players today are lured away by more modern online entertainment or just can’t afford it. However, there are still some true believers in Knoxville who are trying to keep the game alive, as Rose Kennedy discovers. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24125-734513stories/featuresRose KennedyKnoxville, TNCan Bowling Be Saved?MetroPulsecan-bowling-be-savedurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24125-734513Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/jan/04/meet-new-boss-mayor-madeline-rogero/?partner=RSSKnoxville is starting the new year with a new mayor, so we thought we’d ask Madeline Rogero what she has planned for the first year of her administration. Jack Neely chats with her about south-side development, city-county consolidation, and—shhhh!—Agenda 21. neely@metropulse.com (Jack Neely)Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:03:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24099-734506stories/featuresJack NeelyKnoxville, TNMeet the New Boss: Mayor Madeline RogeroMetroPulsemeet-new-boss-mayor-madeline-rogerourn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24099-734506Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/jan/04/mayor-rogeros--do-list/?partner=RSSHere are Mayor Rogero’s off-the-cuff thoughts on some perennial questions facing Knoxville. neely@metropulse.com (Jack Neely)Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24097-734506stories/featuresJack NeelyKnoxville, TNMayor Rogero's To-Do ListMetroPulsemayor-rogeros--do-listurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24097-734506Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/28/2011-metro-pulses-best-stories/?partner=RSSWe take a look back at the year that was with some of our favorite stories. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24081-734499stories/featuresStaff WriterKnoxville, TN2011: Metro Pulse's Best StoriesMetroPulse2011-metro-pulses-best-storiesurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24081-734499Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/28/10-fascinating-knoxvillians-2011/?partner=RSSHere are the most interesting figures we wrote about in the past year. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24080-734499stories/featuresStaff WriterKnoxville, TN10 Fascinating Knoxvillians of 2011MetroPulse10-fascinating-knoxvillians-2011urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24080-734499Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/21/jyotindra-shukla-knowledge-and-faith-are-complemen/?partner=RSSSince its founding in 1991, the Hindu Community Center, which also houses a Hindu temple, has served many functions to the community of local Indian expatriates who frequent it. It is a social gathering place for people with shared culture, heritage, values; a retreat for those who would honor its millennia-old religious traditions; and a spiritual/educational resource for those who would learn them afresh. mconnergibson@gmail.com (Mike Gibson)Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24062-734492stories/featuresMike GibsonKnoxville, TNJyotindra Shukla: "Knowledge and Faith Are Complementary."MetroPulsejyotindra-shukla-knowledge-and-faith-are-complemenurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24062-734492Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/21/john-mark-wiggers-it-about-trust/?partner=RSSJohn Mark Wiggers, who is 40, has shaggy hair, a trim beard, and an amiable manner that helps explain why many of his parishioners know him as Father Dude. Sitting at Java in the Old City, which he calls his second office, he could seem like a certain kind of stereotype of the laid-back, hip priest. But there’s nothing blasé or glib about his thinking on faith and its manifestations. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24061-734492stories/featuresJesse Fox MaysharkKnoxville, TNJohn Mark Wiggers: "It Is About Trust.”MetroPulsejohn-mark-wiggers-it-about-trusturn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24061-734492Change734492Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/21/kally-elliot-my-faith-me-hope/?partner=RSSKally Elliot is 35 and petite, trim, and athletic; she looks like the runner she is. She’s friendly, but she can be bluntly honest and is often sarcastic. She’s not a preacher who tells corny jokes; she’s not old-fashioned. gervinc@metropulse.com (Cari Wade Gervin)Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24063-734492stories/featuresCari Wade GervinKnoxville, TNKally Elliot: "My Faith, to Me, Is Hope."MetroPulsekally-elliot-my-faith-me-hopeurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24063-734492Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/14/9-reasons-knoxville-love-cheese/?partner=RSSWhile it’s usually tough to put into words such a heartfelt admiration and affection, to explain how one came to be bowled over by a product that’s simple milk, salt, cultures, rennet, and artistry, that is not the case here. There are nine clear-cut reasons cheese has soared in local estimates, and many, many disciples and artisans willing to speak on the record about why fromage is so fabulous. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24032-734485stories/featuresRose KennedyKnoxville, TN9 Reasons for Knoxville to Love CheeseMetroPulse9-reasons-knoxville-love-cheeseurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24032-734485Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/14/ode-pimento-cheese/?partner=RSSOver the past few years, pimento cheese has become omnipresent on menus of all the best restaurants in the South, and I’ve become obsessed with eating it. Not eating pimento cheese fritters or pimento mac and cheese, just the pure unadulterated orangey paste. I knew my love of pimento cheese was not abnormal, but I didn’t realize how much my journey from nonchalant liking to fixation paralleled the history of the spread itself. gervinc@metropulse.com (Cari Wade Gervin)Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:46:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24031-734485stories/featuresCari Wade GervinKnoxville, TNAn Ode to Pimento CheeseMetroPulseode-pimento-cheeseurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24031-734485Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/14/knoxvilles-best-pimento-places/?partner=RSSToo lazy to make your own? Here are our readers’ suggestions on where to find the best pimento cheese in Knoxville (and nearby). gervinc@metropulse.com (Cari Wade Gervin)Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:39:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24030-734485stories/featuresCari Wade GervinKnoxville, TNKnoxville's Best Pimento PlacesMetroPulseknoxvilles-best-pimento-placesurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24030-734485Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/14/fabulous-pimento-cheese-recipes/?partner=RSSEveryone has his or her own recipe for pimento cheese, and everyone knows that his or her recipe is the best one ever. Nonetheless, we thought we’d share these tried and true recipes with you. gervinc@metropulse.com (Cari Wade Gervin)Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:33:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24029-734485stories/featuresCari Wade GervinKnoxville, TNFabulous Pimento Cheese RecipesMetroPulsefabulous-pimento-cheese-recipesurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24029-734485Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/dec/14/east-tennessees-pimento-cheese-connection/?partner=RSSIt turns out the Johnson City company Moody Dunbar is now the king of pimentos (and canned red peppers too). Some of those pimentos end up stuffed in olives, sure, but a whole lot end up in pimento cheese—especially in restaurants and the prepackaged spreads in grocery stores. gervinc@metropulse.com (Cari Wade Gervin)Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24028-734485stories/featuresCari Wade GervinKnoxville, TNEast Tennessee's Pimento Cheese ConnectionMetroPulseeast-tennessees-pimento-cheese-connectionurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24028-734485Change0Usable