Obvious Dad presents the second show of their first season, The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill. Shows will take place at the UTC Fine Arts Center and run from Aug. 6-22, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available on obviousdad.com and it is recommended that tickets are purchased in advance. "Obvious Dad’s adaptation of this classic expressionist ... (click for more)

TheatreQuest, the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s teen interest group, will stage an Original Play Festival on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 6-7. Four imaginative plays by TheatreQuest members Lee Larson (COFFEE FOR MILES), Thatcher Schulmeister (TED’S TRIAL), Sydney Terfloth (MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB), and Emma Tuttle (A HOLE & ITS SHADOW) will be featured. Each play is directed ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly on Friday issued an executive order mandating that employees and visitors who are moving within city buildings wear facial coverings, effective Monday. Mayor Kelly’s executive order also requires that community centers remain closed indefinitely following summer camp, which ended today. The order allows temporary exceptions for vaccine drives held ... (click for more)

Criminal Court Judge Don W. Poole announced on Friday he will retire after serving two eight-year terms. Among those said to be interested in the post are former Criminal Court Judge Rebecca Stern, attorney Amanda Dunn and Boyd Patterson of the Public Defender's Office. In a letter he said, " In my mind, a lawyer can receive no greater honor than to be elected to serve as ... (click for more)

In 1989 when I initiated and coordinated Recycle Signal, the goal wasn’t to move materials around so we could excuse our over-consumptive buying habits. Volunteers for Recycle Signal had parents and grandparents who lived through the Great Depression. We were brought up to appreciate the roof over our head and daily food on the table. We gave thanks before we ate. In designing ... (click for more)

We were gifted with some great jokes on engineers this week and in case you ever wonder what is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers, please know that mechanical engineers build weapons while civil engineers build targets! Welcome to this week’s edition of The Saturday Funnies was our eyes turned towards August. We tried to make the quiz a little ... (click for more)