Michael Robinson, who has a beer license for the Brewhouse as well as a catering business that he is affiliated with, is opening a new restaurant Fork and Pie at 811 Market St. That is the former location of Quiznos. The concept of this restaurant will be to serve dinner and lunch pies as well as desert pies. All inspections have not been completed so the request for ... (click for more)

Construction is underway on Chattanooga’s fourth Zaxby’s restaurant. Husband-and-wife licensees Shannon and Julie Brown plan to open the new quick-casual restaurant this summer. Located at 623 Signal Mountain Road, across the street from the Komatsu manufacturing plant, the new restaurant will create an additional 50 to 60 jobs for the area. “We’ve always wanted to bring ... (click for more)

Vision Hospitality is making plans to erect a Fairfield Inn by Marriot at the south end of the Walnut Street Bridge.  The Chattanooga-based hotel group wants to build the hotel at the current site of an office building that formerly housed several dentists. The location is Walnut Street, Riverfront Parkway and Aquarium Way (new name for that section of Second ... (click for more)

A 17-year-old was killed Sunday night when he was thrown from the hood of a vehicle at the old Kmart on Signal Mountain Road. At 8:34 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to 680 Signal Mountain Road where they found the teen suffering from head trauma. He was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.  Traffic investigators said ... (click for more)

Roy Exum has said it all- "The industry is laughable."  The Humane Society's Keith Dane said last week, "The penalties are not sufficient ... jail time is the only sufficient penalty." Absolutely.  It is time for the Walking Horse industry to be treated in the same way that cock fighting and dog fighting are treated by the law.  Remember Michael Vick?  ... (click for more)

Ed Ray, who spent his modest life driving a school bus in the sleepy central California town of Chowchilla, will be laid to rest tomorrow and at least 26 people at the funeral will never ever forget him. Oh, there is a small monument that already bears his name in front of the town hall  but, as far as a busy world is concerned, 40 years behind the wheel of a orange bus in ... (click for more)