Nightfall, Chattanooga’s longest-running outdoor summer concert series, will feature Jessy Wilson as its headline performer on Friday, with local opener, FBI Reloaded. The Nightfall Concert Series is held free each Friday for 17 weeks at Miller Plaza and Miller Park. This Friday night will be First Volunteer Bank night. FVB is one of Nightfall’s sponsors and will be providing ... (click for more)

CoPAC, Secret Weave and the Shaking Ray Levi Society will present Longmont Potion Castle: Documentary and Live Prank Phone Call on Friday, June 28, at 8 p.m. at Barking Legs Theater. The theater is at 1307 Dodds Ave. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door and available here . Review for Longmont Potion Castle: Documentary and Live Prank Phone Call: Called "America's Underground ... (click for more)

City Council members are eyeing changes in the popular short term vacation rental business, including some likely expansion of district boundaries. Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod said one change she is seeking soon is to allow the rentals on the opposite side of Pinewood Lane. She also said at one section of Eastdale there are four residents interested in setting up the rentals. ... (click for more)

City Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod said Tuesday she is tired of some individuals saying that creation of a Business Improvement District (BID) means black people can't come downtown. She said, "I'm tired of the fact that the plight of black people is being used when it comes to those type conversations." She said, "We can come downtown. There are black people walking downtown ... (click for more)

Dear Commissioners of Hamilton County, I attended the District 3 community meeting with Commissioner Greg Martin and School Board Chairman Joe Wingate, who was filling in for District 3 Rep. Joe Smith. Commissioner Martin stated he had not made up his mind on how to vote for the tax increase at that time. He requested thoughtful input on why the citizens of his district wanted ... (click for more)

The banner headline on Monday morning read, “Gov. Lee, top Republicans celebrate failed UAW bid to unionize Volkswagen,” and that’s the second-worst thing that the headline could have said. The worst, of course, is if the UAW had won, and the Detroit-based union that lost 35,000 members last year would be revived -- breaking a hole into the tight wall of foreign-owned auto assembly ... (click for more)