Your Tuesday at a glance:
- Weather: High of 66 with even warmer days ahead.
- Who to read about: For Chattanooga Police Sgt. Ernest Craw, a life of service is a family thing. “A lot of the time, people forget that the officers are human,” he said.
- What’s interesting: Have you ever heard strange, mournful music coming from the Citizen Cemetery near UTC? It was probably UTC employee Chris Johnson playing his bagpipes.
- What’s impressive: Cleveland High School’s wrestling team has won its 10th straight TSSAA team state championship.
Good morning, Chattanooga and welcome to March!
New York-sized laughs have made their way down to Chattanooga, in part due to city transplant Jeff Greenspan.
Since the comedian came to Scenic City by way of the Big Apple in 2020, he’s been inviting his friends to visit, who in turn use Chattanooga as a sort of hub for shows in the South. And occasionally, they find themselves on the Comedy Catch’s stage.
“The reason I come [to Chattanooga] is that he cares so much,” said Eric Neumann, an up-and-coming New York-based comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central, Netflix and just last week on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.” “It all starts with Jeff. It’s cool to start in a smaller market and help build up the comedy scene.
“New York is the major leagues. It’s unbelievably competitive and sometimes extremely daunting. Sometimes you have a better shot of making it somewhere else.”
Now for some recent stories:
PRESERVING HISTORY: A North Georgia town is working to preserve its African American Civic District.
JAMES BROWN: Mick Jagger and Questlove are teaming up for a James Brown documentary series.
GALLERY: Here are pictures from this weekend’s Houston Museum Antique Show and Sale at the Read House Hotel.
-Tierra Hayes, thayes@timesfreepress.com
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