Ten local businesses will pitch products at the Bi-Local dinner in hopes of being added to area store shelves. If successful, they will join 19 other Bi-Local Chattanooga businesses that, last year, added 92 products to 30 Bi-Lo stores in Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. It will be Friday from 3 to 4:15 p.m. at Blue Orleans Seafood Restaurant, 1463 Market St. A Taste ... (click for more)

Old Chicago will be hosting a grand opening event for its Hixson restaurant on Saturday from 11 a.m.- Sunday at 2 a.m.  There will also be $10 individual pizza and pint combos available throughout the day, giveaways and more.  Old Chicago offers a menu ranging from shareable appetizers and salads to taproom classics including burgers and pizzas.  Old Chicago’s ... (click for more)

An investigator said a trail of blood and beer bottles was near where the lifeless body of 46-year-old Donald Rogers was found in an aluminum fishing boat on April 24, 2012. Detective Robin Langford said when he arrived at the site by boat docks off Johnson Road the body was still in the boat. He said the victim's head and arms were over the side of the boat. Chance Loftis, ... (click for more)

A man was stabbed Saturday morning on Sunrise Lane.   At approximately  11:41  a.m., the Chattanooga Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at 309 Sunrise Lane.  Officers located a 45-year-old black male suffering from a non life-threatening stab wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital for his injury.   The ... (click for more)

Over the past few decades, federal aid for post-secondary education has decreased and transitioned largely from grants to guaranteed student loans.   At the same time, the cost of college has far exceeded the cost of inflation creating a situation in which college has become less affordable and causing students to pile up debt that is at an all-time high.   This debt ... (click for more)

There is a serious rift between our state legislators and Erlanger Hospital that has me worried. If I worry about something, it doubles the power of the worry. My problem? I am convinced we have the best collection of people at the State Legislature in Nashville we’ve ever had – I adore each of them. I am also blessed to believe Erlanger is back on track and, after a sensational ... (click for more)