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Area High School Alumni Take on the World   These graduates have accomplished incredible things and enjoyed great successes since their high school years. Their talents and passions have taken them to the country’s most prestigious universities, across the globe, and in some cases, right back to the Scenic City. So what’s putting them on […]

Passport to Paris Most 12-year-olds aspire to make good grades, excel at sports, and not doing anything too embarrassing. But in the summer before her seventh-grade year at Normal Park, Adelle Pritchard was dreaming on a different scale. By Mary Beth Wallace / Photography by Emily Long

Area High School Alumni Take on the World These graduates have accomplished incredible things and enjoyed great successes since their high school years. Their talents and passions have taken them to the country’s most prestigious universities, across the globe, and in some cases, right back to the Scenic City.  So what’s putting them on the […]

(Above) Chattanooga Coca-Cola bottling plant relocated to this facility at 201 Broad Street in 1931.   Benjamin Franklin Thomas and His Impact on Chattanooga   Photos Courtesy of Chattanooga Public Library   Dear Hamilton, I am a big fan of Coca-Cola, and I was recently reading about how the beverage was first bottled in Chattanooga […]

A Complete Guide to Local Independent Schools for 2020

A Complete Guide to Summer Camps for 2020

Lookout Lavender Farm   On nights when she couldn’t sleep, Alice Marrin would spend her early morning hours scouring the internet for her golden pond – a term her friend uses to describe a happy place to spend one’s retirement years. For some people, their golden pond is a beach or a city, but for […]

Tom Thumb Golf     Dear Hamilton, Recently, some friends and I were out playing miniature golf, and the attraction attendant told us that Chattanooga played a big part in the history of mini golf. Can you tell me more? Sincerely, Puzzled Putter     Tom Thumb Golf course on Lookout Mountain     Dear […]

Chattanooga Area Student Body Presidents Student presidents are recognized as individuals gifted with vision who can lead their peers to a bigger and brighter future. They are held to the highest standard of integrity, and they juggle extra responsibilities all while making sure they aren’t late to class. The 29 young men and women here […]

If you ask Chattanooga natives Wendy and Brandon Buckner what it’s like to own a small business, they aren’t going to sugarcoat it. For this power couple, finding success has had its fair share of challenges. Regardless of the hardships, the duo has prevailed – having served delectable treats at The Hot Chocolatier for over […]