“There is no question that the unfunded mandates in this bill violate current law,” Corker said. “As commissioner of finance for the state of Tennessee and mayor of Chattanooga, there was nothing more offensive to me than for the federal government to send down a mandate [...]
In recent months, people have been asking me, "Where do all these Volkswagen families in Chattanooga go to church?"
My standard reply: "I don’t know. And it’s none of my business, either."
Most Germans keep their private lives personal. And it doesn’t get any more personal, or private, than one’s religion. Unlike [...]
From the Chattanoogan:
The Tennessee Education Lottery closed out the fiscal year 2009 with a total return for education of $280.2 million, generating $265.5 million for the Lottery for Education Account and $14.7 million for the After-School Programs special account, according to an audit by the comptroller’s office.
Southern Living magazine published a feature on the South's "best comeback neighborhoods," and North Chattanooga made the list:
"Not long ago most people couldn’t find North Chattanooga,” says Mike Thompson, who grew up in the neighborhood. “They ignored this side of the river and this neighborhood was falling apart.” The'" [...]Andy Sher reports on the expressed concerned:
“Will we give the state of Tennessee due justice here?” said Rep. Tommie Brown, D-Chattanooga, a House Education Committee member. “Will we examine the issue? Will we debate the issue?”
Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, said he believes he and fellow senators can act on [...]
The Chain Gang By chris_schultz@bellsouth.net.
The Southside was the place to be Saturday night as the Chattanooga Roller Girls rolled into the Chattanooga Convention Center for their first hometown exhibition bout to benefit the Humane Educational Society. A standing room crowd of 900 exceeded [...]
Chattanooga Roller Girls By chris_schultz@bellsouth.net.
The Southside was the place to be Saturday night as the Chattanooga Roller Girls rolled into the Chattanooga Convention Center for their first hometown exhibition bout to benefit the Humane Educational Society. A standing room crowd of 900 exceeded [...]
Three Nashville postal stations have been dropped from consideration for closing, according to a list released by the Postal Service on Monday.
Only two Tennessee stations, one in Memphis and one in Chattanooga, remain among the sites being considered. The November list of 241 sites was trimmed to fewer [...]
Sarah Christine Bolton of Memphis Flyer visited Chattanooga this fall for an adventure in agri-tourism. Over the course of one weekend, she toured Crabtree Farms, Williams Island Farm and John Sweet's urban garden, located behind Niedlov's Breadworks.
Bolton sampled some of the city's restaurant fare, along with an unusual snack few' [...]
The Chattanooga Times asks for an income tax:
Gov. Bredesen is about to lead the state further in the hole of deeper cuts because he and unwitting Republican conservatives refuse to be fair about reducing the sales tax and imposing an upper-level income tax that would actually be fairer, more [...]
Many UTC students are Chattanooga residents. And though some students go home for the holidays, others stay in Chattanooga to work.
Whatever the case may be, we all celebrate the holidays in different ways.
What are your plans this year? Do you buy presents for your family? Can you even afford to [...]
On Tuesday, Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga launched Imagine, an education initiative aiming to expose every Hamilton County public elementary student to the arts through activities presented by local organizations. This week, 3,600 second grade students from 47 elementary schools are participating in the inaugural event—the Chattanooga Ballet's performance' [...]
The new Neighborhoods Section of Chattarati is evidence of a growing and vigorous community activism throughout Chattanooga. Our current Chattanooga City Council is further proof. The representatives who make up our city council were elected by very active and involved constituents in those districts.
As a Brainerd resident, I saw first-hand [...]
From the Chattanooga Stand blog:
Using a combination of Google Sketch-up and Google Earth, teams of volunteers have taken hundreds of pictures and are using them to make three-dimensional renderings of Downtown Chattanooga. During our 48-hour long event, over 20 people—by far the largest team at 48Hour Launch—built 3-D models [...]From Newschannel9.com:
They call themselves “Volunteers for Local Hire” and make bold claims suggesting people in our region got fleeced by politicians who helped bring Volkswagen to Chattanooga.
The claims most recently came in the form of a full-page ad that greeted readers of Tuesday morning’s Chattanooga Times Free Press, page [...]
R. Neal reports:
A group called Volunteers for Local Hire charges that VW has taken hundreds of millions in state and local taxpayer incentives but is not hiring local workers.
According to the group, the workforce being hired to construct the new VW plant in Chattanooga “is increasingly being comprised of [...]
Forbes studied eight statistical measures for the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas—including housing affordability, cost of living and commute times—to determine each area's "bang-for-the-buck" ranking. Chattanooga came in eighth.
Chattanooga's rankings for each measure are:
Housing Affordability: 37 Time Travel: 9 Real Estate Taxes: 12 Unemployment: 50 (Housing) Vacancies: 19 Job Forecast: 41 Home Price Forecast: 33 Foreclosures:' [...]
The Distribution is a “New Soul” and funk band from Chattanooga, Tenn. They were featured at The Main Event as the opening act for Mix Master Mike, and they did Chattarati the unique pleasure of stopping by Chattarati Live at Mainx24 for a few words, but mostly laughs before [...]
In a Chattanooga Times Free Press interview, Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey discussed his upcoming campaign, the economy and consolidated services between the city and county:
Let’s do the easy ones — and none of them will be easy — but let’s do the relatively easy ones. ...
David MortonDec. 4, 2009, 3:28 p.m.I can't resist a little pre-game mic test.
David MortonDec. 5, 2009, 7:56 a.m.Good morning to the Southside. 34 degrees right now and the first decent snow Chattanooga's seen in a while. Bundle up.
David MortonDec. 5, 2009, 8:05 [...]The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports:
Council members decided to set up a nine-person “Blue-ribbon” committee comprised of a council member, an attorney, an engineer and other members of the private sector. The move comes almost a month and a half after the council hiked water quality fees from $36 [...]Singing. Dancing. Juggling. Fire eating. Snake Charming. The word may be unfamiliar, but busking, or street performing, likely isn't. And this weekend, the Mountain Music Folk School will present Chattanooga's first-ever busking competition at Mainx24.
According to organizer Christie Burns, Mountain Music wanted to bring something unique to the Mainx24 festival. [...]
Today's Chattanooga Times Free Press examined retention issues at UTC, and we'd like to hear your stories.
Fellow students, what challenges do you face that make it difficult to stay in school?
"CQ: Why Would You Drop Out?" originally appeared on Chattarati.com on Dec. 1, 2009. Unless otherwise noted, [...]
Today's Chattanooga Times Free Press examined retention issues at UTC, and we'd like to hear your stories.
Fellow students, what challenges do you face that make it difficult to stay in school?
"CQ: Why Would You Drop Out?" originally appeared on Chattarati.com on Dec. 1, 2009. Unless otherwise noted, [...]
The Chattanooga Choo has celebrated its 100th anniversary throughout 2009, but the hotel first opened its doors on Dec. 1, 1909 as "Terminal Station."
Choo Choo Centennial Terminal Station on Wikipedia Station to mark 100th Glenn Miller Orchestra performs "Chattanooga Choo Choo""Chattanooga Choo Choo Celebrates Centennial" originally appeared [...]
For the second week in a row, the Chattanooga City Council delayed formal action on a $58.5 million capital improvements budget for the 2010 fiscal year.
The decision followed a long, afternoon session of the Budget, Finance and Personnel Committee where council members went through the budget line by line. The [...]
