Eric Johnson will play at Songbirds on the south stage on Friday, March 20, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30-$35 and available here . Review for Eric Johnson The Austin, Tx.-based guitarist, vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist will release a new album Friday titled EJ Vol II. To celebrate his 11th studio album Johnson has set out on a 55-date tour, spanning nearly three-months, ... (click for more)

Americana singer-songwriter Amanda Shires returns to Chattanooga on the evening of March 28 for a performance at the Palace Theatre, 818 Georgia Ave., with special guest Amber Fults. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 8 p.m. General admission tickets are $60 and proceeds will benefit Planned Parenthood Tennessee & North Mississippi. This concert marks Ms. Shires' ... (click for more)

A company is planning a $225 million expansion in Chattanooga, County Commission members were told Wednesday. There will be 87 jobs added by the project, it was stated. However, officials said they could not disclose the name of the company yet. The county is applying for a $870,000 Fasttrack Economic Develop grant to assist with construction costs. (click for more)

The Chattanooga Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be making significant improvements along Shepherd Road and Airport Connector Road as part of the Airport Master Plan, officials said. Upgrades will include traffic calming narrowed lanes, bicycle lanes, curb and gutters, pedestrian ways and sidewalks, and landscape improvements. The new roadway cross section will ... (click for more)

As one of the citizens who crowded into the public opening of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honors Heritage Center adjacent to the Tennessee Aquarium on Saturday, it was a remarkable and memorable occasion. Fifteen Medal of Honor recipients were recognized and honored. Generals and privates who served our country mingled with each other with no one pulling rank. ... (click for more)

Today, and every Ash Wednesday to come in my life, will be the anniversary of the longest one hour I ever spent. And, what’s more, either this year or next will mark the 50th year I attended an early Ash Wednesday service that provided one of my life’s greatest lessons. Back in the day a gaggle of us swells from Ole Miss had descended on what was brazenly called “an adventure” in ... (click for more)