Audition for the world premier of Giant Steps: An Urbean Musical will be on Sunday and Tuesday at Chattanooga Theatre Centre. With music and lyrics by Chattanoogan Michael Dexter, Giant Steps is a contemporary twist on the classic fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk. Set in the inner city of a major American metropolis, It features music that ranges from gospel to calypso. Roles ... (click for more)

Beginning May 20, Ernest Thompson’s cherished classic On Golden Pond returns to the Adventure Theater. “It’s been almost 15 years since this lovely play has graced the Playhouse stage,” said Producing Director Bryce McDonald. “And we felt the time was perfect to revisit this life-affirming story about mending fractured relationships and living - and aging - with grace.” About ... (click for more)

District Attorney Steve Crump said he has requested detention of two 16-year-old boys facing aggravated animal cruelty charges, though he said under the law they could not be transferred to adult court. One of the youths alleged videoed the other beating a dog to death. They are scheduled for a detention hearing on Thursday in the Juvenile Court of Bradley County. DA Crump ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Five Star Food Service, Inc. officials announced Wednesday the company will expand its headquarters operations in Hamilton County. Through this expansion, Five Star will create 25 new jobs as the company relocates to 412 E. 10th St. in Chattanooga. The new downtown location will allow ... (click for more)

I nearly bit off my tongue trying to restrain myself with regard to the attacks on Sheriff Jim Hammond in recent weeks. For over 25 years I have known Jim. I know him to be a fine Christian gentleman, a patriotic American, a genuinely compassionate leader. For many years, at his church, he taught Sunday School. On behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, he taught constitutional ... (click for more)

On Monday Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to combat bad behavior, which most laws do, but HB 1571 should have never been necessary. It bans angry mobs and profane picketers from going into neighborhoods to protest in front of somebody’s house. We’ve seen the upraised middle fingers and the insidious language spewed out of megaphones in recent weeks in front of some Supreme ... (click for more)