It’s time for another helping of food from downtown Cleveland restaurants during the Downtown Dine Around on Thursday, May 2, from 5-8 p.m. Downtown Cleveland boasts locally owned and operated restaurants of variety and quality ranging from fine dining to a quick bite, from new businesses to historic locations. To showcase these dining options Downtown Dine Around offers an opportunity ... (click for more)

Representatives from Chattanooga Jersey Mike’s locations on Thursday presented the YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga with a $10,605 check as part of the restaurant chain’s annual Month of Giving. The campaign culminated in March of this year, when approximately 1,500 Jersey Mike’s restaurants, including those locally in the Chattanooga area, donated 100 percent of sales, not just ... (click for more)

County School Supt. Dr. Bryan Johnson said Thursday he is submitting a budget that is $34 million above the projected revenue. Asked where the $34 million would come from, Dr. Johnson said it would be "up to the funding body." If approved by the County School Board, the school board would go to the County Commission requiring a sizable tax increase. Dr. Johnson said he ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC will build a state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium in East Ridge as part of a mixed-use development with living, working and entertaining opportunities. On Thursday, team owner Bob Martino presented renderings and the layout for the area, which will include the first-class professional stadium, housing, retail, restaurants, a hotel and significant greenspaces ... (click for more)

A wastewater or service utility is simply a defined service in exchange for a fee. What if I pay a utility fee in exchange for a defined service, and the utility fails to deliver the service as agreed? As an example, I pay a private solid waste collection service to collect, transport, and dispose of garbage. Municipalities also operate waste collection and disposal. ... (click for more)

Every day I get over 100 emails. Add what I find in My Morning Readings and I am a good candidate to be “Mr. Inspiration.” I have tried to figure out a way to pass some of what I believe are “The Wonders of Life” like I now do on weekends with “The Saturday Funnies.” You would have no idea how popular those jokes have become and several readers say they are the best thing I write ... (click for more)