Residents in the Glass Street area have pooled their resources to host a neighborhood event to celebrate community on Saturday, May 4, at 2523 Glass St. The event will kick off at noon with a community walk in partnership with Healthier Glass Farm and Building a Better Boyce Station. Festivities, including food, friendship, and music provided by Wayne and Scarlett, will be ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Area Food Bank will welcome home its signature fundraiser, HullaBOWLoo, presented by Adman Electric, on Saturday, April 27. This year’s event will be hosted at the Food Bank’s 40,000-square-foot warehouse at 2009 Curtain Pole Road from 7-10 p.m. The evening will feature a live performance from Michel Jons Band, a silent auction of premium items, and food and beverage ... (click for more)

State officials said a portion of Interstate 75 between Chattanooga and Cleveland will be widened. The project will add one lane in each direction. It will take it from two lanes to three from north of U.S. 11/Lee Highway in Hamilton County to near Exit 20 in Bradley County. It was included in this year’s multimodal program to tentatively receive right-of-way funding in FY ... (click for more)

Proposed changes to the city's Short Term Vacation Rentals program were set to go before the City Council next Tuesday, but that now appears to be off the table. Councilman Darrin Ledford said he had been set to discuss the topic brought forth by Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod at the planning and zoning committee Tuesday. However, administration officials said they had their ... (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)

A dear friend sends me a note that his mom, after 40 glorious years of teaching children in public schools, is dying. The death of a mom or dad is among the worst things a child must bear, watching a parent in their final days. But I still marvel at the fact when Helen Exum died four years ago, not once did I cry and I’m a pretty emotional guy. The overwhelming reason I could ... (click for more)