Scenic City Shakespeare in Chattanooga will present William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” May 21, 22 and 23, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Inspired by the style and popularity of “Bridgerton” on Netflix, this comedy is produced entirely online on green screen with a cast from six states and the UK. The play is adapted and directed by Emma ... (click for more)

String Theory, in partnership with Lee University and the Hunter Museum of American Art, will conclude Season 12 with String Theory @ Home, welcoming String Theory veterans Edgar Meyer, double bass, and Tessa Lark, violin. Joining them will be Joshua Roman, cello, making his String Theory debut. String Theory was founded in 2009 by Artistic Director Gloria Chien with the mission ... (click for more)

County Commissioner Tim Boyd has questioned District Attorney Neal Pinkston on the issue of relatives in his office. He released an email he received that was critical of DA Pinkston giving allegedly excessive raises to a top staff member that he married and for hiring her brother. At budget hearings, he asked DA Pinkston whether he had any relatives on the county payroll. ... (click for more)

DeQuan Paris, 25, and LaRome Ridley, 20, were killed and a 29-year-old man was injured in a shooting on Ridgeside Road Wednesday evening. The two men who died are brothers. They have two other brothers. Their mother, Amanda Del “Rat” Paris, died last Dec. 3 at age 39. Chattanooga Police responded to the 3600 block of Ridgeside Road on a report of a person shot at approximately ... (click for more)

We’re asking nicely, because we think the use of the term has been mostly well-intentioned. But let’s start with some numbers: a mere 3 percent of Americans of Latin-American descent use “Latinx” to describe themselves. This is based on a 2020 Pew Research poll of about 3,000 American Latinos. Those who want for “Latinx” to become the default say it’s preferable because it’s ... (click for more)

The worst debacle in our nation’s history, it is beginning to be proven, was when the United States was quarantined during the COVID-19 epidemic. Our economy – from employment to production – was stymied. Our next generation responded with virtually no education for an entire year and a surging teen suicide epidemic and the biggest profits that were made in the second half of 2020 ... (click for more)