The Mad Priest, a new coffee and cocktail bar on Cherry Street downtown, is trying to create something different for the city….something where people from all different cultures, religions and countries can feel welcome and celebrated. Ever since its “Great Triduum of Allhallowtide” grand opening celebration a few weeks ago, owners have been showing folks that they know how ... (click for more)

Lodge Cast Iron and Martha White are searching the nation for the best original main dish cornbread recipes in the 23rd Annual Lodge National Cornbread Cook-Off. Now through Jan. 31, 2019, Cook-Off applicants can submit an original main dish/entree recipe that includes at least one cup of Martha White Cornmeal prepared in Lodge Cast Iron cookware. Ten finalists will be selected ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority board on Monday gave approval for construction of an approximately 520-space economy parking lot with shuttle service to the terminal. For the first time in more than six years, the board also passed a parking rate adjustment that officials said more closely aligns with comparable airports in neighboring cities. “The Chattanooga ... (click for more)

Senator Lamar Alexander announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2020. Afterward, Governor Bill Haslam said he would seriously consider seeking the seat. Senator Alexander, 78, said, " I will not be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate in 2020. The people of Tennessee have been very generous, electing me to serve more combined years as Governor and ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority and County Commissioner Tim Boyd want to build a sewage treatment plant in my backyard. I bought my house in Ooltewah in 1994, raised my children here and worked hard to pay it off. My home has been my small piece of the American Dream. Now, the WWTA and Commissioner Boyd want to reward my hard work by taking away about ... (click for more)

For a great part of my life that I spent with my family at the former Chattanooga News-Free Press, we were in a lockjaw fight with the family who owned the Chattanooga Times. Up until the 1970s the two newspapers existed under the same roof, splitting expenses, but that got sour when the Times had a lot more “expenses” than we were duty-bound to share. So then my grandfather ... (click for more)