Champions of Health Care 2023: Dr. Krish Bhadra — Innovation
Imagine throwing darts blindfolded, then throwing again with the blindfold off.
Stories by Bob Gary
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Champions of Health Care 2023: Tim Davis — Lifetime achievement
Tim Davis didn't have a farewell tour as he readied to retire from full-time medical practice, but that's only because he didn't travel.
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Champions of Health Care 2023: James Zellner — Community physician
Jim Zellner probably won show-and-tell the day he brought a cow's heart to his fifth-grade classroom.
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Champions of Health Care 2023: Kristi Perry — Individual community outreach
It's said that one shouldn't make big decisions in an emotional state, but the one Kristi Perry made at 15 worked out pretty well.
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These therapy dogs are bringing much-needed comfort to Chattanooga area hospitals
Deena Swafford left her mother's CHI Memorial Hospital room one late July day to get some wash cloths -- and came back with a therapy dog named Omar.
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Neurosurgeon Mayshan Ghiassi, who journeyed from Iran to Chattanooga, touts importance of brain care
Mayshan Ghiassi's recent move from Jacksonville, Florida to Chattanooga represents only the most recent leg of a remarkable journey.
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Nutrition World in its fourth decade of offering Chattanooga a healthy alternative
* Location: 6201 Lee Highway, Chattanooga
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From East Main to Eastgate: New start for Chattanooga's Miss Griffins Foot Long Hot Dogs
For Josh Hyde, the toughest part of relocating his Miss Griffins Foot Long Hot Dogs restaurant had nothing to do with moving cooking equipment or storing food.
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How Matt Hoover crafted a successful roofing business in the Chattanooga area from the lessons of his troubled past
When the global pandemic hit in early 2020, Matt Hoover was prepared to pause his business.
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Elevating his game: Tim Payne Painting uses drones to take company to new heights
Tim Payne might be a second-generation painting contractor, but that doesn't mean the brush didn't fall some distance from the ladder.
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Vintage cool and eclectic decor are in the house at Chattanooga’s Refindery on McCallie Avenue
Carol Ellis, who owns the shop with her husband, Rick, says The Refindery covers 16,000 square feet and offers merchandise that's a mix of antique ("at least 1…
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Jordan Cornelison gets back to building with the family business after three years at the helm of Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga
For the first time in more than three years, Jordan Cornelison's hands aren't on the wheel as the Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga (HBAGC) prep…
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How Katie Reinsmidt parlayed a Chattanooga weekend into two decades at CBL Properties
When Katie Reinsmidt flew from St. Louis to Chattanooga in 2004 to interview with CBL Properties, she thought it would be an overnight trip, tops.
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Downtown Chattanooga fixture for 50 years, Giorgio Men’s Warehouse now manufacturing, selling online
Every day that he can, Milad Dabit goes to the Market Street store he and his family own.
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Roper Corp.’s LaFayette plant plans future with more workers, robots
Andy Arnold recalled Wednesday how the Northwest Georgia city where he grew up began to recover after its textile industry abandoned it in the early 1970s.
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Signal Mountain’s Taylor joins Medal of Honor roll
Officially, Signal Mountain's Larry Taylor will receive the Medal of Honor for his helicopter rescue of four fellow soldiers in Vietnam in June 1968.
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‘Word of mouth’ spurring fast start for the Puppy Cut in Red Bank
The first thing Sasha Posada did when she was laid off last August was text her best friend, Tiffany Bratton.
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DeJuan Jordan promoted as co-CEO of LAUNCH Chattanooga
Twice in the span of three years, DeJuan Jordan turned down job offers from LAUNCH Chattanooga. Today, she's halfway through her first year as the nonprofit's …
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SoundCorps strikes the right chord with Chattanooga musicians
* Location: 2901 Taylor St., in the R.I.S.E. Chattanooga community hub
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Current events: Chattanooga’s Southern Belle riverboat charts course for a busy July
By the end of July, Chattanooga's Southern Belle riverboat will have had as many people on board as the Memphis suburb of Germantown has residents.
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Chattanooga Electric Bike Co. is on an eco-friendly mission to get people moving
Diana Davies and John Mathna are trying to change the way folks get around the Chattanooga area — and if they sell some product in the process, so much the bet…
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Clean power is essential for fun times at Chattanooga-based Adventure Sports Innovation
When it comes to launching a business, fledgling entrepreneurs have a dizzying array of factors to consider. For Carolina and Patrick Molloy, co-owners of Adve…
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Chattanooga's Lumberjacks Tree Service looking to maintain balance between cost and quality
Eleven years after Lumberjacks Tree Service started chopping wood, the company is in the chips.
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Owners’ diverse interests reflected in the food at three popular Chattanooga restaurants
Lawton and Karen Haygood own three popular Chattanooga restaurants, none of which closely resembles either of its sisters in look, feel or menu. Jason Greer, f…
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Attorney McCracken Poston has had a storied legal career, but it was his successful defense in the 1999 murder trial of Alvin Ridley that set the stage for everything to come
It was election night 1996, and Northwest Georgia voters had just pink-slipped McCracken Poston.
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New Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga topped with first of 36 monoliths
While presiding at Monday's unveiling of the first concrete monolith at the new Chickamauga Lock, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joe Sahl seasoned his history with a dash …
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New owners of Hixson's Valleybrook Golf & Country Club plan upgrade
Figuratively speaking, Jimmy White owned the Valleybrook Golf & Country Club course in 2000, when he won its Red Bud Invitational tournament by a whopping 10 s…
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Lake Winnepesaukah opens 98th season of outdoor family fun
Lake Winnepesaukah shuts down for six months each year, but the women who run the North Georgia amusement park barely slow down.
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‘Game-changers’ on display as Chattanooga Electric Bike Co. opens
Diana Davies remembers well the first time she and her husband, John Mathna, rode electric bicycles in Chattanooga.
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Very amusing: Lake Winnepesaukah opens 98th season of outdoor family fun
Lake Winnepesaukah shuts down for six months each year, but the women who run the North Georgia amusement park barely slow down.
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Chattanooga Whiskey’s new head distiller, Tiana Saul, combines science and art
Here's how much the top leadership at Chattanooga Whiskey Co. thinks of Tiana Saul -- she got promoted to head distiller while she was taking what she called a…
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Work like a dog: Play Dog Excellent likely to sit, stay in Red Bank
The whiteboard inside the front door of Play Dog Excellent (PDX) doesn't actually read, "Abandon all hope ye who enter here," but it might as well.
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Flywheel Brands crafts custom, client-branded merchandise and print products for companies around the world
* Location: 2111 Hamill Road, Hixson
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Former Walker County crematory director loses bid for early termination of probation
Ray Brent Marsh, who was sentenced in 2004 to 12 years in prison and 63 more on probation for improper handling of corpses at the Tri-State Crematory in Noble,…
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Winter work done, WindStone Golf Club is ready to greet spring on the links
Play may ebb and flow with the seasons at most golf clubs, but the work for those who run those clubs is year-round.
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Chattanooga Allergy Clinic’s double-board-certified doctors remedy allergies, asthma and immunology concerns
Dr. Marc Cromie, CAC's president/senior physician, says that when it comes to being an allergist, Chattanooga is a target-rich environment. "We live in a bowl,…
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Huck & Peck Furniture Store a stylish standout in Chattanooga’s diverse home goods market
When Chattanoogan Michael Turner decided to go his own way professionally in 2013, he referred to the First Commandment of Retail.
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Owen Cyclery’s past and present owners mark store’s 50th anniversary
It's been 50 years since Tom Owen took delivery on the first stock he put on display at Owen Cyclery, but he remembers it well.
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Ooltewah personal trainer creates ‘comfortable’ workout space for women at Storm Strength & Conditioning
Having just made a new rule for her business, Stormie Barnes is facing the prospect of breaking it later this year.
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Chattanooga couple wants SocialAniMall.com to become Etsy for pet owners
Taylor and Sean Barclay's roster of pets consists of, in no particular order, a Weimaraner-pit-hound mix named Ziggy, a cockapoo named Piper, a "Heinz 57" mixe…
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New hair salon, 3Eleven Collective, opens in Chattanooga
It was January 2020, and Laura Snakenberg was at the doorstep to her dream.
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Chattanooga-area boutique ramping up bridal registry
It used to be that one would have to check under the radar to find the bridal registry at Bud Floral + Home.
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Chattanooga-based High Point Climbing & Fitness scales heights of fitness community
* LOCATIONS: Two in Chattanooga, at 219 Broad Street and 1007 Appling Street; also locations in Cleveland (2020), Memphis (2018), Birmingham, Alabama (2016) an…
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Chattanooga-area legacy attractions offer experiences that high-tech entertainment cannot
Many of Chattanooga's most popular tourist attractions have been in operation for nearly a century. So, how do they continue to attract and delight visitors wh…
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Pint-sized profit: For Chattanooga’s Hutton & Smith Brewing Co., St. Patrick’s Day green means ‘black’
Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. is always happy to celebrate the green during the month of March.
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Chattanooga businesses could see better Valentine's Day this year compared to 2022
After a dozen years in the jewelry business, Antony Sprason knows what's what when it comes to Valentine's Day.
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See Rock City buys Chanticleer Bed & Breakfast Inn for $4.3 million
See Rock City Inc. has purchased the Chanticleer Inn from Theresa and Michael Turner, bringing the mountaintop bed and breakfast back under the ownership of it…
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Chattanooga's Northside Upholstery closing after 64 years; developer buys building for possible residential development
One day soon, Johnny Welchance will lock up for the last time at Northside Upholstery.
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Heyou founder Ashley Zimmerman markets her gift for giving in Chattanooga
In the process of launching her new business last year, Ashley Zimmerman wrote a 40-page business plan, did a soft opening, undertook market research and recru…
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Chattanooga’s Mountain City Club steeped in tradition, but changing with the times
If you're fortunate enough to land a professional position that includes membership at Chattanooga's Mountain City Club, you'll be joining an institution that …
