oard Connector, in partnership with Venture Forward, Latina Professionals of Chattanooga, and the Chattanooga Urban League Young Professionals will host “Ten Connectors You Need to Meet” on Wednesday, June 27, from 5:30-7 p.m. at The Camp House, 149 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. The event will give the community an opportunity to network and connect with the following 10 community ... (click for more)

The Mainstreet Cruise-In rolls into downtown on Saturday, June 23 from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. and fills the streets surrounding the Courthouse Square.  Car enthusiasts show off their vehicles as all types of cars are displayed from classics to special interest and current models.   Downtown streets will be filled with vehicles and spectators are invited to view the cars, ... (click for more)

Chattanooga voters in November may get to vote on whether City Court should be abolished. City Council members indicated during budget talks on Tuesday that may be an upcoming referendum question. Councilman Jerry Mitchell said he, for one, "would vote to eliminate it." However, he said the court would apparently run through 2021 when the eight-year terms of Judges Sherry ... (click for more)

Development of the former BlueCross property at Lupton City is spurring talk of a Riverwalk on the Northshore. The City Council discussed the topic on Tuesday night in giving final approval for a Planned Unit Development for Riverton on 210 acres. Officials said there are no specific plans for a Northshore Riverwalk, but several groups are actively working to make a connection ... (click for more)

When Claude made his decision not to seek reelection as the 26th District state representative I made my intention known to seek the office following him.  Immediately opponents from both parties began to qualify for that opportunity.  With Bill Bennett as my campaign manager and many of Claude’s supporters going door to door into the community, as Claude had done in his ... (click for more)

You may remember several years back when James Harrison, a linebacker for the Steelers at the time, came home to discover his two sons, who were then ages 8 and 6, had received “participation trophies” on a sports team. Harrison, who earned his way into the NFL (he was not drafted out of Kent State yet played in five Pro Bowls), promptly loaded his sons and the bogus trophies in ... (click for more)