Chattanooga’s Salvation Army rings bells at Christmas kickoff Nov. 4
As shoppers walk from store to store inside Hamilton Place Mall Nov. 4, bells will begin ringing simultaneously at 6:45 p.m. from Center Stage. The sound is meant to remind people that Christmas time is coming and people are in need.
Purple Stride to raise pancreatic cancer research funds Nov. 12
With a five-year survival rate of only 6 percent, it can be hard to find hope when someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but a local group is working to change that.
Hunger Wipeout Obstacle Challenge is Sept. 24
Chattanooga Area Food Bank is hosting its first ever Hunger Wipeout Obstacle Challenge to help end childhood hunger.
Hixson High and Ooltewah High to host Pink Outs to benefit the MaryEllen Locher Foundation
Two Hamilton County high school volleyball teams will host Pink Out matches Sept. 22 to raise scholarship funds for the MaryEllen Locher Foundation.
Race for the Cure honors local survivors
Chattanooga’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure isn’t just about raising funds for breast cancer research and prevention, it’s also about honoring an estimated 400 survivors.
AAA prevents drunk driving with free rides Labor Day weekend
AAA Auto Club South is partnering with Budweiser to offer free, confidential rides to both members and non-members 24 hours a day during Labor Day weekend Friday, Sept. 2-Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Slow Food seeks local recipes
Chattanooga’s chapter of Slow Food is on a mission to show that the value of food isn’t determined by a value menu and that eating locally can be cheaper than expected.
Local air traffic picking up
With Chattanooga’s business community really beginning to take off, the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport is adding another service provider to help those using the airport for non-commercial corporate travel.
Support RHS by filling Finley Aug. 11
Tomorrow night, fans of high school football and supporters of Ringgold and Ooltewah high schools will have a golden opportunity to enjoy a game and help RHS’s athletic department.
Smith creates memorial fund to fight melanoma
When Don Smith’s wife passed away on Mother’s Day in 2009 from melanoma cancer that had been dormant for more than 20 years, he knew he had to do something.
Moore wins statewide award for exceptional service in public works
Albert Moore, an employee of the Chattanooga RecycleRight Convenience Center of East Brainerd, is this year’s recipient of the Murphy Snoderly Award annually presented by the Tennessee Chapter of the American Public Works Association.
Lupi’s hosts shoe drive for Haiti
Lupi’s pizza owner Dorris Shober has never conducted a public outreach project at Lupi’s ... until now. She said she was inspired to collect shoes for Haitians after seeing the Back Row Film Series flick “A Small Act” and called the resultant decision to participate in the shoe drive a “no brainer.”
Two local students are first recipients of Carolyn Fairbanks Memorial Scholarship
Red Bank High School 2011 graduate Kristen Camp and Central High School 2011 graduate Meagan Pritchard are the first recipients of the new Carolyn Fairbanks Memorial Scholarship. Skipper and Carolyn Fairbanks’ grandson Kell Harvey started the idea to begin the scholarship in her memory.
Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute empowers women
Being a part of Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute has given Suzanne Burrell, wealth advisor for HHM Wealth Advisors LLC, a peer group of other professional women she wasn’t able to find in her industry and a dose of self-confidence, she said.
Gigi’s coming soon to Hixson
Lookout Mountain residents Mike and Joy Irwin are expanding their Chattanooga Gigi’s Cupcakes franchise north of the river, building on the success of their East Brainerd location with a new store opening in Hixson mid-June.
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