Mojo Burrito is opening its new Ooltewah site at Cambridge Square with a grand opening on June 28.   The opening of the store adds more than 20 jobs to the existing 82 positions in their Red Bank, East Brainerd and St. Elmo locations, along with seven administrative positions.     To celebrate the grand opening, Mojo Burrito will be giving out ... (click for more)

The former owners of Cheeburger Cheeburger, Charlie and Renee Eich, will be opening River Drifters on July 2. River Drifters was described as "a hip new place with a big personality. Patrons can sit on the deck overlooking the Tennessee River while having a cold beer, a delicious Panini from the kitchen, or simply show up and grab a stand-up paddle board or kayak to head out ... (click for more)

Five people were shot on Cowart Street early Sunday morning.   At approximately 2:55 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the area of 1400 Cowart Street on reports of multiple people shot. The shooting was near Coyote Jack's where one person was killed and another injured in a shooting in December 2017.   Upon arrival, police found several ... (click for more)

The body of Robert Townsend, 60, was found on Friday in a dumpster on Laura Street.   At approximately  11:19 a.m. , Chattanooga Police were dispatched to a deceased party in the 2500 block of Laura Street. Upon arrival, officers located the body inside the bin.     Violent Crimes Bureau responded to the scene. The decedent was transported to the ... (click for more)

Here we go again with the same pitiful news reports about the Cummings Highway Interstate interchange with I-24 - Flooding yet again after a heavy rain.  TDOT is derelict in not having repaired this years ago.  How hard is it to get some excavators out there to dig up the collapsed drainage pipes which TDOT says are the cause of the flooding and replace them with ... (click for more)

I travel to other neat old cities and don't see nearly the graffiti vandalism as in Chattanooga. Why do we allow one or two or three repeat vandals to mar our venerable Walnut Street Bridge, the pillars to the Holmberg Bridge, the remodeled Chief John Ross Market Street Bridge, the walls along our multi-million-dollar Riverwalk, our sidewalks, street signs and our old limestone ... (click for more)