In honor of Juneteenth, Alawichous Tea Company will host a Sip and Shop event with Alawichous partner Bawse Market. Taking place at 23 Cherokee Blvd. in the Northshore District on Sunday June 20, from 12-2 p.m. the event will include: An opportunity to sample the Alawichous brand, giveaways, free COVID-19 test kits and an opportunity to shop and support a black-owned Chattanooga ... (click for more)

On Thursday, June 24, 15 local restaurants all across Chattanooga will be joining forces with Cempa Community Care to raise money and awareness for HIV programs in the Tennessee Valley through the organization’s annual Dining Out For Life event. Proceeds will benefit those within our community who are affected by HIV. Participating restaurants include 1885, Big Chill & ... (click for more)

One person died in a crash involving two vehicles on Hixson Pike early Thursday morning. At approximately 6:30 a.m., Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the Hixson Pike and Thrasher Pike intersection for the report of a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, deputies and emergency services personnel located a crash involving two vehicles. There has been ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Historic Zoning Commission, after hours of discussion on Thursday, approved one new home on a steep hillside in St. Elmo, but rejected a similar one that was to have gone in beside it. Watchtower Investments initially wanted three identical large new homes clustered together between Tennessee Avenue and Seneca Avenue near Forest Hill Cemetery. The Community ... (click for more)

As a St. Elmo property owner for many years, I have followed the success of the community's preservation of our historic character. The Historic Zoning Guidelines were crafted back around 1989 with the clear intent to preserve and protect the historic community; a Historic Zoning Commission was established to ensure Guidelines were followed. I have become increasingly aware ... (click for more)

General Motors is at wit’s end. GM needs to hire 450 “part time” workers immediately in Flint, Michigan and another 275 at the Fort Wayne, Ind., assembly plant. Add the fact the United Auto Workers, with its last president just sentenced to over two years in the slammer, is just as desperate for new members. GM is offering $16.67 an hour the first day, free medical care after 90 ... (click for more)