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Several Streets Closed For Weekend Events

Friday, October 12, 2012

Riverfront Parkway, from East 2nd Street to Molly Street, Chestnut Street from 2nd Street to Riverfront Parkway and Power Alley from 2nd Street to Riverfront Parkway will be closed from 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 11 through 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 13, for the Chattanooga Head Race.  The south bound Veterans Bridge ramp will be closed during this time period.

  Detours will be posted.

 

Reggie White Boulevard, between West 19th Street and the entrance to the Skate Park will be closed from noon on Friday, October 12, to noon on Monday, October 15, for the Chattanooga Market Oktoberfest.

 

North River Street, from behind Walker Pavilion in Coolidge Park, under the Market Street Bridge and to just south of the lower parking lot for Renaissance Park will be closed from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, October 13, for River Rocks.

 

The southbound curb lane of North Market Street from Kent Street to Peak Street will be closed from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 13, for the Urban Nature 10K Race. The entrance to Renaissance Park from Manufacturers Road, Velma Street, Kent Street from Velma Street to North Market Street will be closed briefly.    Motorists should be aware of runners in this area.

 

Reggie White Boulevard from Main Street to West 20th Street and the inside north and south bound lanes of West 20th Street/Riverfront Parkway from Chestnut Street to Molly Street will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 13, for the OLPH Ram Run.

 

The sidewalks of West 3rd Street from AT & T Field to Power Alley, Power Alley to the Green, Chestnut Street from the Green to Aquarium Way ,and Aquarium Way from Chestnut Street to Power Alley will be congested with pedestrians taking part in the Chattanooga Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk.  The event will take place Saturday, October 13, between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.  Motorists are advised to watch for pedestrians in this area.  

 

Cowart Street, between 17th Street and 18th Street will be closed on Saturday, October 13, from 5:30-10 p.m. for the Between the Sidewalks Potluck Dinner.


May 24, 2013

Creative Discovery Museum Hosts Folklife Summer Music And Dance Series

May 23, 2013

Memorial Day Singing To Be Held At Patten Center

May 23, 2013

President Roosevelt’s Tree Army Presentations Are June 1-2


Creative Discovery Museum will host the Folklife Summer Music and Dance Series to feature the cultural diversity found in the Chattanooga region. Bands and music groups will include Rose Thorn ... (click for more)

There will be a Memorial Day singing at the J. A. Patten Center in Lookout Valley Monday from 12-2 p.m.    There will be live music and family fun.  (click for more)

In celebration of 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a weekend at the Chickamauga ... (click for more)


Happenings

Creative Discovery Museum Hosts Folklife Summer Music And Dance Series

Creative Discovery Museum will host the Folklife Summer Music and Dance Series to feature the cultural diversity found in the Chattanooga region. Bands and music groups will include Rose Thorn and Fiddle Celtic Group, Ogya Band, The Tennessee Schmaltz Klezmer Band and the Indo-Cultural Art Academy. Rose Thorn and Fiddle is a Celtic group comprised of 30 children, ranging in grades ... (click for more)

Memorial Day Singing To Be Held At Patten Center

There will be a Memorial Day singing at the J. A. Patten Center in Lookout Valley Monday from 12-2 p.m.    There will be live music and family fun.  (click for more)

Breaking News

Wade Hinton Named City Attorney

Wade Hinton, who led Mayor Andy Berke's transition team, has been chosen as city attorney. It is a joint appointment with the City Council, and the move was endorsed by a number of council members who appeared with the mayor at a press conference on Friday morning. Mayor Berke did not retain Mike McMahan, the longtime city attorney. He passed over Phil Noblett, a longtime ... (click for more)

Head Of BB&T's Chattanooga Commercial Banking Operations To Plead Guilty To Making Fraudulent Loans

The head of BB&T's Chattanooga commercial banking operations has been charged by federal authorities with making fraudulent loans. Tracy Brown is set to plead guilty to bank fraud on June 4. Authorities said Brown "appropriated the identities of three customers and took out fraudulent loans in their names. In October 2012, a customer of BB&T, D.M., went to the Ooltewah ... (click for more)

Opinion

Immigration Reform - And Response

We do not have to pander to those in our country who were not invited and made their way here on their own. They are here against our laws that are already on the books which are not enforced.  They do not have negotiation rights to dictate to the United States government nor does our government have the right to pick and choose which laws are to be enforced or ignored so ... (click for more)

Roy Exum: So How Am I Really Doing?

I’ve gotten hundreds of jokes since Tuesday when I wrote about feeling a little puny lately and expressing my belief that laughter is the best medicine. After breaking some bones in my arm as I slept last week and having no idea there were already some other fractures, it looked pretty certain I had a case of “The Big C.” I’ve always felt that stands for “courage” but the medical ... (click for more)


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