Longboarding trends rolls into Chattanooga
Watching them carve graceful, intertwining arcs around each other on their boards, you might think Daniel Shartle, 34, and Brent Sanders, 37, are about as close as Chattanooga is going to get to local surfers ... until you look down.
July 23, 2008
Chattanooga: German restaurant should follow VW
AS MOST CHATTANOO-GANS, I was thrilled to hear of Volkswagen’s decision to build its assembly plant in Chattanooga, and it got me thinking.
July 23, 2008
Chattanooga: With ice-cream freezers, family togetherness part of the process
Tossing a half-gallon of ice cream into the shopping cart may be convenient, but readers who remember hand-cranked ice-cream freezers say these nifty machines cranked out more than just ice cream.
July 23, 2008
Matinee Melee: 'Dark Knight' lives up to hype
Casey Phillips: Wow. Since I first saw “The Dark Knight” trailer last year, I assumed it was going to be a phenomenal follow-up to “Batman Begins,” which was arguably the best comic-book movie ever (sorry “Spider-Man” fans, but it’s true).
July 23, 2008
Chattanooga: Town Talk
NEARLY 2,000 people attended the Austin symphonic pipe organ concert at Memorial Auditorium. The event, featuring Robert McDonald of New York City and Fort Worth, was free, thanks to the Chattanooga Music Club.
July 23, 2008
Chattanooga gaming site publisher gets an up-close look at giant gaming summit
The Nintendo Wii may be hard to find, but now there are even better add-ons to improve play on the elusive game system.
July 22, 2008
Taking Sides/Reality Check: ‘Dirty Jobs’ good clean fun
At the request of a reader, this week we watched Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs.”
July 22, 2008
Chattanooga: Aquarium’s tour boat races into unspoiled area
Jan Burger said her family “lives on the water,” spending as much time on their boat as they can. Her house on Elder Mountain overlooks the Tennessee River Gorge, so she regularly gets to take in its beauty.
July 21, 2008
Your Style: Jessica Goins
“I love to dress. Appearance and the way you present yourself are very important."
July 21, 2008
McLeod: Sibling rivalries die hard
“She stole my jeans, and she never gave them back.”
July 21, 2008
Cleveland's Museum Center at Five Points hosts sculpture
Josh Coleman’s sculpture is so personal that it is difficult to separate the man from his art.
July 20, 2008
Chattanooga: 'Fortune' is the theme of AEC's annual fundraiser/art auction
Mirrors, kaleidoscopes, miniature books and cartons of cracked eggs have arrived at artists’ doors in past years to introduce the theme of Artamajig, the Arts & Education Council’s annual art auction and only fundraiser.
July 20, 2008
East Ridge merchants pitch in to welcome Dizzy Dean ballplayers
For the first time in more than a decade, Camp Jordan sports complex in East Ridge is hosting a Dizzy Dean World Series. The week-long tournament, which was to have begun play on Friday, has brought 720 ballplayers and their families (a minimum of 2,500 people) into East Ridge.
July 20, 2008
East Ridge: Sixty teams of 6-year-olds battle for Dizzy Dean World Series title
Sixty teams of 6-year-old ballplayers from five states have converged on Camp Jordan this week to vie for the title of 6-year-old Dizzy Dean World Series champs.
July 20, 2008
Chattanooga: Town Talk
THE HALF CENTURY Club held its annual picnic at Alhambra Shrine Temple. Nearly 250 people attended, said Bob Elmore, club past president.
July 20, 2008
