I just got back from Cape Cod again (via Internet, of course). A couple of weeks ago I found this site, a group of bloggers and small town newspapers around the bay.
I can't stay away. I've discovered that:
For almost 300 years, the town of Chatham, Mass., could rely on a year-round supply of cod. None have been caught there since January.
John Quincy Adams skinny dipped regularly in the Potomac during his administration. Once he had been dodging a reporter who wanted to interview him about the National Bank. She waited outside the White House one morning and watched him as he went to the river and undressed. When he entered the water she sat on his clothes and bargained for an interview as he stood waist deep in the freezing water. Oh, to have GWB in such a waterballing predicament.
Christy's has 1% milk for $2.99 a gallon.
I got a recipe for elderberry pie.
And this from Cheap Eats:
Life is too cheap for short wine...
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- Does Silly Congress care about chaos in cattle market? (4 replies)
- East TN Health Depts. free flu shots today, Oct. 21, 2025 (1 reply)
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- Knoxville SOUP proposals Announced for Sept. 23, 2025 (1 reply)
- No Kings Rally - Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 (1 reply)
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- Republicans shutdown government to avoid healthcare support (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- Report on Blount County, TN, No Kings event (BlountViews)
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- Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
- Chef steals food to serve at restaurant? (BlountViews)
TN Politics
- US Senate in bipartisan vote rejects Trump tariffs on Brazil as coffee prices spike (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Tricks or treats? (TN Lookout)
- Department of Children’s Services faces sharp questions about kids continuing to sleep in offices (TN Lookout)
- Trump backs embattled Ogles in Tennessee race against Hatcher (TN Lookout)
- Democratic AGs, governors sue Trump over SNAP benefits as shutdown hits day 28 (TN Lookout)
- US Senate again rejects bill ending shutdown, as air traffic controllers miss paychecks (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Smoky Mountain Tales: A conversation with Charles Maynard (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer has perfect Halloween read (Knox TN Today)
- Garner on Vol defense: Everybody must do better (Knox TN Today)
- Sylvia McLaurin + Abby Rase + TN Promise + In Memoriam ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Downtown Knoxville has Halloween covered (Knox TN Today)
- Gibbs cements post season play, eliminates Heritage (Knox TN Today)
- Chunk takes the crown: Fat Bear Week 2025 ends with a big winner (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: World news to local Deputy Kirchner facing amputation (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: Harry Potter series (Knox TN Today)
- GCA offers PK-12 & Hybrid Program Open Houses (Knox TN Today)
- BarberMcMurray receives TBR Chancellor’s Award (Knox TN Today)
- It cost a war pension (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- KCSO deputy injured in July crash to undergo amputation surgery (WATE)
- Where to find free food in East Tennessee as SNAP benefits lapse (WATE)
- Second Harvest activates emergency plan during government shutdown (WATE)
- See the orange and white Tennessee-themed bar in Tokyo (WATE)
- Wild Wing Cafe plans return to Farragut after closing Johnson City location (WATE)
- Knoxville pledges up to $10M annually from sales tax proposal for affordable housing (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga man sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder of witness Bianca Horton - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Residents speak against Enterprise South, McDonald Farm plans as Wamp watches - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Senate committee advances Trump TVA nominees on party lines - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Restaurant Scene: Best Chattanooga places to suit your tailgating needs - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Government shutdown live updates as Thune says talks have "ticked up significantly" - CBS News (US News)
- Nvidia Becomes First $5 Trillion Company - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- Paramount Layoffs Hit CBS News: Morning, Evening Streaming Shows Axed - Deadline (Business)
- A massive Microsoft Azure outage is taking down Xbox and 365 - The Verge (Business)
- Fintech company Fiserv slashes guidance, shuffles leadership after big earnings miss - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- US Treasuries Dip With Traders’ Bets on a Fed Rate Cut Locked In - Bloomberg (Business)
- GM lays off more than 1,700 at sites in Michigan, Ohio, citing EV challenges - CNBC (Business)
- Trump scores golden gifts as United States and Seoul advance trade talks - AP News (US News)
- White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings - NPR (US News)
- Boeing takes near $5bn hit due to delays in delivering first 777X jets - The Guardian (Business)
- "I guess I'm not allowed to run": Trump concedes third term won't happen - Axios (US News)
- Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases - The New York Times (US News)
- Character.AI to Bar Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots - The New York Times (Business)
- Trump Elaborates On His New Threat And Jabs At Reporter Who Asks About It - HuffPost (US News)
- Lab Monkeys Escape Overturned Truck Near Heidelberg, Mississippi, But Are Not Infected - Mississippi Free Press (US News)
Local Media
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TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South

For your Cape Cod exploring
For your Cape Cod exploring pleasure, you might want to try this site, too. Not updated since 2005 but still chock full of the kind of stuff that'll inspire the recognition that Southerners and Yankees aren't always as different as we think (I have dual citizenship).
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