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First Things First: A different kind of resolution
By now, most of us have made, and quietly broken, our New Year's resolutions. The gym membership we swore we'd use. The sugar we promised to quit. The planner we bought with the best of intentions ... now collecting dust.

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Book Review: In ‘Feller,’ poet Denton Loving explores our lives’ deeper mysteries
In a memorable poem from Denton Loving's collection "Feller," two companions walk together alongside a woodland lake.

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Remember when? Kid Rock spiced up Riverbend 20 years ago
In 2005, Chattanooga's now-defunct Riverbend Festival was at the height of its popularity.

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Chattanooga haunted house attraction to open for two nights of New Year’s Nightmare
Dread Hollow haunted house and escape rooms are opening for the annual New Year's Nightmare celebration.

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How Christian artists are winning over listeners and entering pop’s mainstream
It is one of the most surprising music stories of the year. While streams of new music — releases from the last 18 months — were down from last year, one genre is on the rise: Christian and gospel music, according to industry data and analytics company Luminate’s 2025 Midyear Report.

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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Christmas events, candlelight services
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this weekend.

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Side Orders: Make your morning easy with this make-ahead sausage casserole
Christmas Day should be a day spent with those we love, not spent in the kitchen any longer than necessary.

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Fare Exchange: Tips for simplified charcuterie and other merry recipes
Welcome, friends of 2025's first 51 weeks. The recent discussion of Shapiro's Delicatessen of long-ago fame brought a question from Frank of The Mountain, who wonders if anyone has Shapiro's recipe for chopped liver. (For that matter, I would guess Frank would appreciate any comparable recipe.)

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The Grammys split the country album category into traditional and contemporary. It might be great
Flashback to February. It's the 2025 Grammys, and Beyoncé has made history. Not only was she finally awarded the top prize of album of the year, but she also became the first Black woman to win best country album, for “Cowboy Carter.” Recent changes by the Recording Academy have made it even more monumental: She might be the last person to ever win the award.

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.
