I was shocked this week when the usual weekly delivery of rubbish was not delivered on the eve of trash day. You know, that yellow wrapped pile of trash that I never subscribed to that gets thrown in yards across the city every week. Sadly the majority usually get thrown directly into the trash or recycle can and even worse the citizens that are truly frustrated just leave it ... (click for more)

It is time to replace my cellphone - what a dreaded task. My cellphone company has so many loopholes not to help in any way it is ridiculous. All I want to do is get a new phone since the battery is weak in my old one. My company advertises if you get a new line, etc., we will almost give you everything. But if you are a 30-year customer like me it's all a la carte, you pay ... (click for more)

The board of the new downtown Business Improvement District voted on Wednesday to have its three-member finance committee take another look at providing help to four non-profits that are asking to be exempted from assessments. The board, acting on the recommendation of the finance panel, earlier rejected any reductions in amounts charged to the non-profits that filed appeals. ... (click for more)

An official of the Boston Business Improvement District has been chosen to be executive director of the new Chattanooga BID. The local BID board on Wednesday approved the selection of Steve Brookes, who joined the Downtown Boston BID in March of 2011. He serves as the Boston BID's Clean & Hospitality Operations Director. In that role, he oversees the team of the BID's ... (click for more)

Tennessee (18-9, 8-6 SEC) is back at Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday night for the final regular season home game. Ole Miss (7-20, 0-14 SEC) comes to town for a 7:02 p.m. ET contest vs. the Lady Vols. UT and the Rebels met in Oxford, Miss., on Jan. 9, with the Big Orange cruising to an 84-28 victory in the Pavilion at Ole Miss. This will mark the 56th contest in a rivalry that ... (click for more)

Now that Major League Baseball's spring training is officially underway it is becoming more and more evident that the Houston Astros are completely despised by other MLB teams. Yesterday when Houston played a spring training game at Detroit, Jose Altuve was booed loudly every time he came to the plate, and was cheered when he was hit by a pitch. How long this disdain for the Astros ... (click for more)