The BLVD is a grassroots organization working under a nonprofit called ELLA Library. The group seeks to improve safety, transportation, aesthetics, and business along Rossville Blvd. The corridor begins at the I-24 overpass and continues 2.2 miles south to the Georgia state line. The corridor has a rich Hispanic culture which The BLVD plans to highlight with a taco tour from Sept, ... (click for more)

Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening its third location in Chattanooga at 5242 Highway 153 in Hixson. The casual, family style, Mexican restaurant was approved for a license to sell beer at this location, by the city beer board on Thursday morning. The other restaurants in Chattanooga are at 2122 Gunbarrel Road and 20 Cherokee Boulevard. The Double Tree Hotel at 407 Chestnut ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department reported three more deaths from the coronavirus and 286 new positive cases on Friday. The case number is up from 245 on Thursday. The total cases in the county now stands at 59,841. The death total is at 597. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is 319 in Hamilton County - down from 344 on Thursday. Nine more are hospitalized with suspected ... (click for more)

A Nashville jury has been selected to hear the trial of the former Soddy Daisy postmaster who is charged in the traffic death of rookie Chattanooga Police officer Nicholas Galinger. The trial of Janet Hinds will be in the courtroom of Judge Don Poole. Police said Officer Galinger was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Ms. Hinds as he was inspecting an overflowing manhole ... (click for more)

Amidst the constant bombardment of vaccination headlines and total blitz our politicians push to have Americans do nothing but fantasize the euphoric paradise that is a 100 percent vaccinated populous constantly – above any alternative priority – I feel obliged to come forward and explain why me, and many of my close friends, are not only choosing not to be vaccinated, but finding ... (click for more)

“Be happy and before long, the Lord will give you a reason why.” * * * As most know, the funnies are not created by me but are shared in the emails that arrive each week. One delightful soul, let’s call him Joe, is unrivaled at the funniest jokes he shares week after week and look at the joy he shared this week. Some one-liners … * -- I was addicted to the hokey pokey... ... (click for more)