Memorial Day Weekend at Rock City means the sights and sounds of Rock City Raptors Birds of Prey Shows and Summer Music Weekends.  The Old Time Travelers, formerly the New Binkley Brothers, play every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Labor Day. Hear them live while dining at Café 7, Rock City’s new outdoor restaurant featuring southern cuisine with ... (click for more)

After being absent from the theatre scene for a year, Shakespeare Chattanooga is returning with “All’s Well That Ends Well” in August, a co-production with the Grace Players. “We are delighted to be partnering with Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Players to present ‘All’s Well,’ and the show will be presented at their facility in Brainerd,” said producer Janis Hashe.  The ... (click for more)

A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of Thrasher Pike early Saturday morning. Soddy Daisy Police Chief Phillip Hamrick said a female passenger was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported to Erlanger Hospital by LifeForce helicopter about 3:15 a.m. The driver was transported by Hamilton County EMS. It is believed he had non-life threatening injuries. ... (click for more)

City officials may move forward on a $47 million project to upgrade the narrow Wilcox Tunnel through Missionary Ridge. The City Council on Tuesday is to consider a resolution to apply for a $25 million federal TIGER grant. The city would still have to come up with $21,825,000 through "local funds or grants." The city has already spent $175,000 on the project. Improving ... (click for more)

Memorial Day is the time for Americans to reconnect with their history and the core values that make this country great by honoring those who gave their lives for the ideals we cherish. Soldiers are people who come from all walks of life, from every corner of this great land of ours. They are our fathers, our sons, our mothers and our daughters, our friends, and our neighbors.  ... (click for more)

During my quest this week for jokes and funny stories that would brighten my day, a surprising number of friends sent me hilarious samples of “fox-hole humor” and it made perfect sense. It was the most famous Marine – Chesty Puller – who once announced to his troops in Korea, “All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind ... (click for more)