Coury Turczyn

• Filmmaker Keith McDaniel Steps in Front of the Camera for New TV Show Published 01/04/2012 at 12:07 p.m.

  This Sunday at 3 p.m. on East Tennessee PBS, Keith McDaniel—the auteur behind Oak Ridge’s annual Secret City Film Festival—will debut his new monthly talk show featuring Tennessee filmmakers.

• New 54-Hour Film Contest Gives Filmmakers Just Enough Time Published 01/04/2012 at 12:02 p.m.

  Have you ever competed in one of the annual Knoxville 24-Hour Film Festivals and thought, “What I really need is 30 more hours.”? Well, your filmmaking contest has arrived.

• 2011's Most Popular Stories at Metropulse.com Published 12/28/2011 at noon

  What do our readers feel are our most interesting stories? Well, that’s easy enough to determine at our website by generating a most-popular pages report for the past year. Here are the individual articles that got the most page views ...

• Fare Thee Well Published 12/14/2011 at 10:51 a.m.

  Some notable departures from our staff.

• Saving Harriman's Princess Theater Published 11/23/2011 at 11:07 a.m.

  Over a decade ago, Harriman electrician Gary Baker teamed up with Hollywood character actor Muse Watson on a project both were passionate about: to save the town’s art deco jewel, the Princess Theater. They bought it with the idea of ...

• 10 REALLY Scary Things About Knoxville Published 10/26/2011 at 11:33 a.m.

  Knoxville can be a terrifying place, and not just during home games. Yes, we have the Body Farm and tides of unbridled coal ash, but those are just the scary things we all know and expect. Meanwhile, there are aspects ...

• Local CD Review: The V-Roys' 'Sooner Or Later' Published 10/12/2011 at 10:41 a.m.

  Were the V-Roys as good as we remember? Yeah. Damn it.

• The Ultimate Battle for Knoxville Musical Dominion Published 10/12/2011 at 10:24 a.m.

  Suddenly, Knoxville’s music scene is swarming with band battles.

• On the Road With Ex-WNFX Morning Jock J LaLonde Published 09/21/2011 at 9:25 a.m.

  Back in July, when popular morning jock J LaLonde was replaced after two-and-a-half years at WNFX 94.3 by the syndicated Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning Show, he didn’t dwell on the reasons why—after all, that’s just the way the ...

• The Aerial Art of Knoxville's Wing Project Published 08/09/2011 at 1:50 p.m.

  It’s pretty safe to say that the Wing Project is unlike any other arts collaboration in town. That’s because it’s a unique fusion of modern dance, live music, and a low-flying trapeze. Yes, that’s right—just like the kind you see ...

• Boxie Pets by Rachel Travis Published 11/24/2010 at 11:20 a.m.

  Here it is: The absolutely perfect gift for anyone who loves their pets. Local artist Rachel Travis’ Boxie Pets are custom, hand-painted portraits on 4-inch square “boxes” that are an inch-and-a-half deep.

• Best Bakery: Magpies Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  In the field of cupcake experimentation, it’s difficult to resist Magpies.

• Best Ribs: Calhoun’s Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  The challengers are multiplying, but Calhoun's stays on top.

• Best Book Store: McKay Used Books, CDs, Movies & More Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  Just try to get a parking space on a Saturday at McKay, then prepare yourself to enter the Old Media Thunderdome as combatants vie for deals on books, CDs, DVDs, and video games.

• Best Use Of Lane Kiffin Memorabilia: Toilet Paper Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  Oh, dear. How the once-slavish fans turn on you once you completely reject them (after one short year) in order to further a dubious career built on acting like a self-entitled dork with few actual results on the playing field.

• Best Hair Salon & Best Nail Salon: Salon Visage Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  f there’s one hair salon that put Knoxville on the beauty map, it’s Frank and Belinda Gambuzza’s Salon Visage and its ever-growing number of locations and services. Innovative without being too chi-chi, it’s the go-to salon for Knoxvillians who want ...

• Best Place To Tie The Knot: Gatlinburg Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  No, Gatlinburg is not in Knoxville. But we just can’t compete!

• Best Yoga Studio: The Glowing Body Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  With its world-class studio, its Round-Rug concert series, and its Glowing Bowl food service, the Glowing Body yoga studio has very quickly become a community fixture, drawing the yoga faithful from all over town to the Happy Holler environs.

• Best Ice Cream/Smoothie Shop: Marble Slab Creamery* Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  There can be no substitute—Marble Slab Creamery is the place.

• Best Chef: Bruce Bogartz Published 05/12/2010 at 5 p.m.

  While his Southern-style flavors are huge, his restaurant location for RouXbarb is what you’d call “intimate.”

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