The Read House hotel, which reopened three weeks ago after an 11-month renovation project, has now opened their new restaurant, Bridgeman’s Chophouse. The restaurant is located inside of The Read House at 107 W M.L.K. Blvd. and is open nightly from 5-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Bridgeman’s is led by manager, Dave Michaelson and executive ... (click for more)

Two new breweries in downtown Chattanooga will be opening tap rooms to serve their beer on location and to sell growlers to go. The Naked River Brewing Company, 1701 Reggie White Blvd., was approved for a distributor license at the Oct. 18 City Beer Board meeting so that production could begin and be ready for the opening of the tap room and restaurant on Nov. 1. At the Beer Board ... (click for more)

Attorneys for former Pilot Travel Centers president Mark Hazelwood are asking Judge Curtis Collier for the lifting of his home confinement after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said he could remain out during his appeal. In the alternative, the attorneys ask that he be able to leave his Knoxville home between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The motion also requests that Hazelwood be ... (click for more)

A Tyner man has been arrested after police said a woman found him at the home of her deceased parents. J.C. Donaldson, 32, of 7239 Tyner Road, is charged with aggravated burglary. The woman said she found a white Buick in her parents' driveway. She said she called her sister to ask if it was her, but she said it was not. She ran into Donaldson, who told her that someone ... (click for more)

Now that prosecutors have dropped charges against Jeff Styles — and he's not been found guilty by a jury of his peers — I hope Bill Lockhart and WGOW will return him to the station. I'm believe his listeners will welcome him back with open arms. After one has been through a ringer like this, I'm not sure how you get your life back unless a good guy like Mr. Lockhart steps up ... (click for more)

We are less than a week away from Thanksgiving so today we are going to take a tiny turn away from regular Saturday Funnies to give way to our 2018 Turkey Edition Special. The idea is for this year’s Turkey edition to help you be the first invited for “seconds” in honor and recognition of your marvelous wit. Actually, this setup is remarkably easy. Early next week you next begin ... (click for more)