A colorful glass display, seminars, and a building full of American-made glass and pottery will highlight the 14 th  annual Elegant and Depression Glass Show and Sale in Nashville. The show will be July 20-21 in the Exhibitor Building at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.  Show hours are 10 am. to 5 pm. on Saturday, and 11 am. to 3 pm. on Sunday.  Admission is $5 and ... (click for more)

A few weeks back I saw an opportunity to purchase a yearlong pass to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., for just a little more than a single-visit ticket. As a result, I bought one for me and one for my wife, Laura. I have visited Biltmore probably eight to 10 times since not long after I graduated from college in 1983. And each time, I have enjoyed seeing the lavish ... (click for more)

Doctors’ best efforts couldn't save 35-year-old Kima Evans’ life after he was ambushed and shot repeatedly on Jan. 13, 2012, prosecutors said Tuesday in Hamilton County Criminal Court.   But Evans hung on long enough to identify his killer, assistant district attorney Jason Demastus said.   The result, he said: Kaylon Sebron Bailey, 35, is on trial ... (click for more)

Police said a Highland Park woman helped crack a mystery about a rash of recent gasoline thefts involving the cutting of expensive gas lines. Thomas Bouch was arrested after Bridgitte Brody told of looking out a window of her house last Thursday and seeing a white male standing by a 24-seat van at Tennessee Temple University. She said the man had a rubber tube near ... (click for more)

The public needs to intervene on the absolutely absurd Wilson Air Waste (WWW) at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.  What this all comes down to is our elected officials have appointed board members to oversee the budget and decision making at the airport, and they clearly do not respect public resources.   Contrary to the Airport Authority CEO’s statement ... (click for more)

In the Broadway play, “The Civil War,” there is an emotional song called “Tell My Father,” the words that a dying Union soldier on a distant battlefield asked to be delivered when the other troops got back home. The reason Lt. Col. Mark Weber sang that very song with his oldest son Matt was because the highly-decorated officer was fighting Stage IV intestinal cancer at the ... (click for more)