During his closing remarks at the Hamilton County Democratic Party's annual Estes Kefauver Dinner, Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester exhorted the gathered party members to support Paula Flowers in her bid for the Third District congressional seat Monday evening.
This likely came as a surprise to Brent Benedict, who was [...]
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 [...]
As a lifelong Chattanooga resident, I have a vested interested in keeping our neighborhoods alive and well. I live in St. Elmo with my husband, Kevin Osteen, owner and CEO of RKO Properties. His passion for renovating and restoring historic homes has furthered my own interest in historic neighborhood revitalization [...]
What struck me first when moving into the Southside neighborhood was how eager people are to engage, learn and contribute. It’s rare to have an opportunity to build a community from the ground up, where people from various walks of life join with longtime residents to create a new community—a [...]
Gov. Phil Bredesen visited Chattanooga State on Tuesday for an hour-long, roundtable discussion with a diverse 12-student panel, including myself. The panel included student government representatives, transfer students, medical and media students, non-traditional students and three students who have moved here from other countries—namely, Honduras, Colombia and Taiwan—to attend college.
The [...]
Written by Jim Drexler.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press ran a front page story on Nov. 15, The roarin' 20, profiling “a group of emerging leaders who already are showing the gumption, community engagement, and work ethic of professionals well beyond them in years.” My wife noticed that of those' [...]
After Volkswagen debunked rumors about its alleged, delayed arrival in Chattanooga, I thought local media had learned a lesson about German planning.
Apparently not.
A few months ago, speculation grew in connection with the rapidly deflating automotive business: Will VW still be coming here? Won't they just scrap their plans for a' [...]
Rock bands have a penchant for redundancy. They often recycle the jargon of their peers, exaggerate the over-driven chorus, or try to rehash the Eddie Vedder playbook. At worst, they end up sounding like a navel-gazing cross-breed of late-nineties dad rock [...]
In 2009, Chattanooga was ranked the second top arts destination of mid-sized, American cities by an American Style user survey. The magazine just started a survey for 2010, and, needless to say, we want to be No. 1 this coming year.
Vote for Chattanooga in the 2010 survey. Make sure [...]
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released October unemployment figures for the state of Tennessee and Hamilton County on Monday.
In Hamilton County, unemployment rose slightly by 0.1% between September and October to 8.8%. 14,450 workers filed for unemployment in the month of October out of a labor [...]
Welcome to the new UTC blog on Chattarati.
As your UTC neighborhood blogger, I hope to serve as a connection between the UTC community and the metro area at large.
I have four main objectives for this blog:
To inform readers of current events at UTC. To create conversations about the things that happen—good [...]
Welcome to the all-new Chattarati.com
Obviously, the web site you see today is very different. It's the culmination of months of planning and hard work, and it represents more than simply a fresh look and great color scheme.
Rather than simply one chronological series of posts, Chattarati has become a collection of [...]
Welcome to the Signal Mountain neighborhood blog on Chattarati.
I have been a resident of this area for most of my life. With this blog, I am looking forward to learning more about the community, bringing hyperlocal news to Chattarati readers and engaging our neighborhoods in thoughtful discussion.
Signal Mountain is a [...]
Robin Smith issued the following statement on Paula Flowers’ withdrawal from the campaign trail:
“During our encounters on the campaign trail this year, I have been impressed with Paula Flowers’ commitment to the people of the Third District and her desire to work for a better Tennessee. While we do [...]
I’ll never forget the day I first saw my house in Brainerd. The realtor drove me and my husband down a quiet, shady street and we slowed down in front of an older, white house with a giant oak tree in the front yard. I wanted the house before I [...]
Paula Flowers announced today that she is ending her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives. Flowers issued the following statement:
“As I have traveled around this district in the last six months, I have met hundreds of wonderful people whose needs are real, whose concerns are [...]
Today's photo is courtesy of Cameron Adams. Add your Chattanooga photos to our Flickr group to be considered for photo of the day.
"Photo of the Day: Autumn Colors" originally appeared on Chattarati.com on Nov. 30, 2009. Unless otherwise noted, this article is ©2009 Chattatari and may [...]
Democratic candidate Paula Flowers is bowing out of the third district congressional race to replace Rep. Zach Wamp, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports:
Ms. Flowers, a Democrat, said she had been looking forward to serving the district, but the needs of her husband and three sons had to come [...]As a new year looms closer, officials are turning a new leaf on the school system's $26.3 million budget deficit. Many old problems remain, but a new challenge to school finance is developing: overcrowded schools.
In the past, the school system's chronic budget deficit has been the result of too many [...]
Shortly after announcing her departure from the third district race, Paula Flowers answered a few questions about the Democratic nomination.
Q: Do you know of any other Democrats who might have been considering this race, and will give it a lot more thought now that you have dropped out?
Flowers: I think [...]
Gov. Phil Bredesen visited Chattanooga State on Tuesday for an hour-long, roundtable discussion with a diverse 12-student panel, including myself. The panel included student government representatives, transfer students, medical and media students, non-traditional students and three students who have moved here from other countries—namely, Honduras, Colombia and Taiwan—to attend college.
The [...]
Written by Jim Drexler.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press ran a front page story on Nov. 15, The roarin’ 20, profiling “a group of emerging leaders who already are showing the gumption, community engagement, and work ethic of professionals well beyond them in years.” My wife noticed that of those [...]
After Volkswagen debunked rumors about its alleged, delayed arrival in Chattanooga, I thought local media had learned a lesson about German planning.
Apparently not.
A few months ago, speculation grew in connection with the rapidly deflating automotive business: Will VW still be coming here? Won’t they just scrap their plans for a [...]
Like its namesake, Patten Towers invokes a lot of local flavor, and part of its success stems from the Chattanooga references scattered throughout the album’s 11 tracks.
Rock bands have a penchant for redundancy. They often recycle the jargon of their peers, [...]
During his closing remarks at the Hamilton County Democratic Party’s annual Estes Kefauver Dinner, Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester exhorted the gathered party members to support Paula Flowers in her bid for the Third District congressional seat Monday evening.
This likely came as a surprise to Brent Benedict, who was [...]
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 [...]
Helping newcomers find everything they need for a successful relocation to the Chattanooga area is a big part of my job. And the two top questions I usually receive go hand in hand: “where are we going to live?” and “where will our children go to school?” In the United [...]
Columnist David Brooks at a 2009 forum. Photograph courtesy of the Center for American Progress.
The 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series comes to a close Tuesday with guest speaker David Brooks, conservative op-ed columnist for The New York Times. [...]
Written by Jim Drexler.
The Adira Academy Charter School, the first proposed charter elementary school in Chattanooga, was rejected for consideration on Nov. 12 by several members of the Hamilton County Department of Education. The school failed all four categories of evaluation including zero points for “financial health and stability.” On [...]
According to the blogger at That’s My Congress, there isn’t a candidate that appeals to progressives in the Third District race:
Paula Flowers is running for Congress on a decidedly anti-progressive platform. She’s in favor of shrinking the size of the federal government, and for allowing big oil companies to [...]
From the Chattanoogan.com:
The Chattanooga Tea Party and Campaign for Liberty are joining together to sponsor a series of LiberTea Debates in preparation for the 2010 elections.
The first of these public debates will feature the seven announced Republican candidates for Tennessee’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House [...]
From the Chattanoogan.com:
The Chattanooga Tea Party and Campaign for Liberty are joining together to sponsor a series of LiberTea Debates in preparation for the 2010 elections.
The first of these public debates will feature the seven announced Republican candidates for Tennessee’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House [...]
Out of Office Reply installation at green|spaces. Photo by John Hawbaker.
Yellow police tape blocks the entrance. Slogans like “Good night, don’t let the petrochemicals bite” and “Work is killing you” adorn the doors and windows. If the new art installation [...]
A crowded campus leads to a rise in traffic jams and an overall lack of available spaces. Frustrated students say the parking system is in shambles, but the administration maintains it is doing students a favor.
On the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus, the type of parking pass you buy [...]
State Senator Andy Berke (D-Chattanooga) is a politician who loves to talk about education. And he has a lot to say—from ensuring that “90 percent of all education dollars are spent in the classroom” to advocating “new and innovative strategies to raise the quality of instruction.” In a recent [...]
Throughout the 20th century, today has turned into quite the symbolic date in German history. Not only is it the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Nov. 9 has also seen many other groundbreaking events—both good and bad.
The crumbling of the concrete symbol of ideological division [...]
Written by Jim Drexler.
The verdict is in: mediocre and heading in the wrong direction.
Numbers from the Tennessee Department of Education Report Card on the overall condition of Hamilton County Schools are mixed. If you happen to live in Hixson or on Signal Mountain, chances are your local school scored higher than [...]
Mix Master Mike during a 2007 London performance. Photo by Fabio Venni. Licensed by Creative Commons.
Jaw-dropping, turntable skills will be on display during the biggest dance party Chattanooga has ever seen.
At the stroke of midnight on Dec. 6, Mix Master Mike (Michael [...]
Mix Master Mike during a 2007 London performance. Photo by Fabio Venni. Licensed by Creative Commons.
Jaw-dropping, turntable skills will be on display during the biggest dance party Chattanooga has ever seen.
At the stroke of midnight on Dec. 6, Mix Master Mike (Michael [...]
The John Ross Bridge by fdtate, licensed by Creative Commons
This weekend, get a front row seat for the Head of the Hooch. It’s the largest head race in the southeast, and organizers are expecting more than 1400 registered boats from [...]
First Friday Five is an ongoing project to organize one-day online fundraisers for local charitable projects. Read on to learn about this month’s goal and how your $5 donation can help.
This month, we’re doing a little something different for First Friday Five. Instead of choosing one particular project, we’re [...]
Summer Dregs rehearsing at The Warehouse.
7,000 miles separate Chattanooga from Seoul, South Korea. But that didn’t stop Carl Cadwell from joining forces with long-time collaborator Ryan Dixon to produce songs for his latest project, Summer Dregs. In fact, much of the group’s “delicious, [...]
Summer Dregs rehearsing at The Warehouse.
7,000 miles separate Chattanooga from Seoul, South Korea. But that didn’t stop Carl Cadwell from joining forces with long-time collaborator Ryan Dixon to produce songs for his latest project, Summer Dregs. In fact, much of the group’s “delicious, [...]
Here is a statement sent by the Chuck Fleischmann campaign:
Last night Americans went to the polls, in states that were heavily carried by President Obama in 2008, and said, “Enough is enough.”
While “hope” and “change” sound good in theory, liberal fiscal policies are a disaster for this country in reality. [...]
Infrastructure and development around Enterprise South will significantly raise city debt, but officials say long-term growth and future revenue from a nearby annexation will pay for itself.
The Chattanooga City Council authorized the issuance and sale of municipal bonds Tuesday evening for substantial infrastructure improvements at the Enterprise South site. The [...]
In 2005, Chattanooga teenager Jordan Thomas lost both his legs in a boating accident in Florida. Since that time, he launched the Jordan Thomas Foundation which has raised more than $400,000 to help purchase prosthetic limbs for young people who couldn’t otherwise afford them.
CNN selected Thomas as one [...]
On a brisk Saturday in December 2007, a handful of business owners and residents organized a grassroots festival to promote their struggling neighborhood in the Southside. The 24-hour festival, dubbed Mainx24, coalesced around a simple theme: “We Believe in Main Street.”
The message was displayed on billboards and signs in empty [...]
The Hunter Museum of American Art recently launched a new chamber concert series. Founded by pianist Gloria Chen, String Theory at the Hunter is a chamber music series that brings classical music to Chattanoogans in a more intimate, personal setting. Hosting concert series in museum lobbies is an old tradition, [...]
My first contact with American culture was in January 1988, when I began my foreign student exchange program in Northwest Minnesota. I was a teenager of 17 years from a small town in the German state of Bavaria, and I didn’t know much about the world. The time I spent [...]
Michael Kendall, Peggy Petrey, Aaron Collier, David Morton, John Hawbaker, Guest Author, Christian Höferle (Hoeferle), Joe Lance, Candy Corneliussen, Matt Davis, Dava Stewart, Heather Cronin, Evan Bissonette, Christian Höferle, Joe Lance, David Morton
