Italian Knoxvillian

There’s a lot more to Italian cuisine than pasta—but there’s also the pasta. Growing up, a night out at a nice restaurant with the family almost always meant Italian. Perhaps it’s just that my parents found that spaghetti was a safe
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More Than a Food Hall

Kern's Food Hall brings iconic Knoxville spot into the 21st century When my dad was a kid, he and his friends had a particular house they'd always stop by during their Halloween trick-or-treating. They knew this house had a special
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A Woman of Inspiration

Ramya Kapadia brings the traditional arts of India to a new home in Knoxville When Ramya Kapadia took the stage this past April at the Women of Inspiration Awards, she did so with decades of work behind her. Kapadia is, among many
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A 3D Way to Help

Dr. Justin Daggett's 3D-Printing is changing the way patients understand their child's diagnoses Yes, Dr. Daggett is holding a child’s skull. Don’t worry, it’s not real; though it’s closer than you might think. It’s a high-fidelity
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Facilitating Healing

“To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we shall not be able to keep the mind strong and clear.” – Buddha Not every medical professional wears a white coat. There are benefits to the white coat, certainly, but they are
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Don’t Tell Henry

Tennessee Stage Company begins its 35th year by presenting new plays by local East Tennessee playwrights Every night from February 2 to February 11, a cast of 10 actors from the University of Tennessee and the wider Knoxville community
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KiMe Fund

Fighting the Good Fight For more than a decade, Steve Hodges’ KiMe Fund has brought hope to people with Parkinson’s disease—in East Tennessee and across the world On January 28, 2009 Steve Hodges was diagnosed with young onset
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A Legacy of Quality

On the afternoon of August 10, 1983, John Lyle watched his business burn to the ground. The warehouses that housed Dale Insulation’s entire inventory - as well as multiple other businesses - had caught fire. The Knoxville News Sentinel
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Destination: Japan

Nihongo-ga wakarimasen. Prefaced, most likely, by "sumimasen" (a cross between "excuse me" and "sorry"), this is a very important phrase for us foreigners to know when abroad in Japan. It simply means, "I do not understand Japanese." If
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