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Chattanooga neighborhood bars are a great place to drink among friends

by Lisa Denton ·May 3, 2024

Not every bar can be as famous as the setting of "Cheers," the NBC sitcom that ran for 11 seasons from September 1982 to May 1993. (Not even the real bar could — the show's inspiration, Boston's Bull & Finch Pub, eventually changed its name to Cheers.)

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How Chattanooga fits into America’s Gilded Age

by Lisa Denton ·April 30, 2024

A new cookbook about America's Gilded Age is not only a collection of recipes but a lesson in history.

Staff File Photo / Minnie d'Erlanger Churchill, the great-granddaughter of Erlanger hospital's first benefactor, is pictured with a bust of the Baroness at Erlanger hospital. Churchill, who was married to Winston Churchill's grandson, has visited Chattanooga several times.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include bluegrass and taco festivals, racing Chihuahuas

by Lisa Denton ·April 27, 2024

Here's what's happening this week in the Chattanooga area.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Red Bank resident Cal Adams, 5, rides through a foam tunnel at the White Oak Bicycle Co-op's pop-up bicycle playground during the 2023 Red Bank Jubilee. Bicycle rodeos will again be part of the fun when this year's Jubilee is held on May 4 at Red Bank City Park.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Chattanooga Market, festivals for seafood, cornbread, ramps

by Lisa Denton ·April 20, 2024

Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.

Staff file photo by Olivia Ross / Robert Colon with Finger Licking shows off his kebabs at the 2023 Chattanooga Seafood Bash on the River. This year's festival returns to Coolidge Park on April 26-28.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Harlem Globetrotters, 4 Bridges Arts Festival, honors for Usher

by Lisa Denton ·April 13, 2024

Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga resident Tonia Durand looks over pottery in a booth during last year's 4 Bridges Arts Festival at First Horizon Pavilion. This year's festival will be held April 20-21.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Lookouts’ home opener, Tunnel Hill Shindig, eclipse promotions

by Lisa Denton ·April 6, 2024

Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.

Staff File Photo by Matt Hamilton / The Ogya World Music Band, fronted by Kofi Mawuko, will close out the first day of the Big 9 Music Festival on April 13 at Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

Where do they find all that stuff? A peek behind the scenes of Chattanooga vintage marketplaces

by Lisa Denton ·April 3, 2024

In the market for a midcentury-modern sofa? A jade coffee mug? A Waterford chandelier?

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Falkor, a prop used in the 1984 fantasy film "The NeverEnding Story," protrudes from an interior wall at The Refindery on McCallie in downtown Chattanooga. Though not for sale, the luck dragon is popular for selfies, especially with customers who have look-alike dogs.

Behind the scenes with Chattanooga’s Jane Henegar, Fare Exchange columnist and Lydia Award honoree

by Lisa Denton ·April 2, 2024

Fare Exchange columnist Jane Henegar talks about food, fellowship, awards

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Fare Exchange columnist and Lydia Award honoree Jane Henegar says the story of food in a home isn't just what happens in the kitchen, but what happens around the table. Her dining table is at its best, she says, "when our children and grands come home to it — none of them live in town."

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Brothers Osborne concert, spring festivals, Scream Break

by Lisa Denton ·March 30, 2024

Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.

Photo by Dan Henry / Rock City's new Flora Luna event includes the chance to cross the Swing-A-Long Bridge at night.

Here’s where Peeps come from and how you can order a charcuterie board with them

by Lisa Denton ·March 26, 2024

Families make marshmallow chicks, bunnies an Easter tradition