Barry Courter

Putting together a solo career that spans two decades is tough enough, but doing it with a band that features the same personnel is rare indeed.

There have been plenty of successful duos in the history of music. Simon & Garfunkel. Sonny & Cher. The Everly Brothers. The Black Keys. But only one has had Top 40 hits in three decades.

There are many things to love about working at a newspaper, but at or near the top of the list has to be the diversity of the people you meet.

Not that long ago, the Chattanooga area had a relative shortage of options when it came to choosing where to get a pizza if you wanted to stray from the national brands. Relative being the operative term, as Lupi's Pizza has been a staple in the area for almost 25 years. Lupi's longevity might explain why it was chosen among the top three pizzerias in a recent Second Street online poll we conducted.

Joel Wertman spent many years in the music business, including as president of Eureka Records, watching an industry struggle to adapt to the changing landscape brought on by the digital age and the internet.

Like a lot of young people growing up, Hops Pearce first discovered the Harlem Globetrotters via watching Scooby-Doo cartoons.

Many years ago and shortly after my wife and I moved to Missionary Ridge, I was asked to serve on the historical committee of the neighborhood association's board.

The Bonnaroo lineup dropped on Tuesday and while there might have been a few people out there unhappy with it (there's always some fish who doesn't like fun, right?), the majority of the online chatter has been exceedingly positive.

It's doubtful anybody will roll out of bed Wednesday morning giddy that Jan. 8 is National English Toffee Day.

One of the most diverse lineups in the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival's 19-year history was released Tuesday morning, and it features acts such as Australian psychedelic multi-instrumentalist Tame Impala, L.A. rockers Tool, singer/actress Miley Cyrus, and Lizzo, this year's music sensation and the festival's first female headliner.

Chef Charlie Loomis took a taste of Southern brunch to New York and beat one of Food Network's most renowned chefs on Sunday night's episode of "Beat Bobby Flay."

The only thing brighter than Jarun "YM" Collier's vibrant red braids is the smile that seems permanently affixed to his face. Always a happy kid according to his parents, he now has even more reason to smile.

Ever since appearing on the Food Network show "Cooks Vs. Cons" in 2016, Charlie Loomis has wanted to take on reality TV cooking star Bobby Flay. On Sunday night, he gets his chance.

As we welcome the new year, there is a lot to look forward to in the local music scene.

Foodies like to try new things, and they like to think they know where the best things to eat in town can be found.

We all have those moments that remind us just how old we have become. For some of us, of course, there might even be constant reminders, such as crawling out of bed each morning feeling like you've been in a boxing match with a gorilla. How can sleeping cause such pain?

Christmas and the holidays have inspired a veritable cornucopia of music over the years, and this year two local artists have added to the mix.

Earl Freudenberg thought he was getting together with friends for his birthday last week.

LISA DENTON: Barry, I don't know about you, but I've been humming Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" all week, ever since the news broke that it's Spotify's most-streamed Christmas song of all time.

After almost two hours of discussion, the Chattanooga Beer and Wrecker Board suspended Thursday the license of Southside Social for five days beginning Jan. 2.