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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 some of the country’s most prestigious universities, across the globe, and in some cases, right back to the Scenic City.   So what’s putting […]

A Luxury Hotel on Lookout   (Above) A view of the Inn’s wing and wrap-around porch, circa 1890   Photos Courtesy of Chattanooga Public Library and Picnooga/Chattanooga Historical Society

For the Love of the Outdoors When a couple of college students started a small-scale fundraising venture in their free time, they had no idea it would one day become a successful business. We spoke with owners Cleat and Lauren Morris to learn more about their eco-centric entrepreneurship and the heart behind Burlaep Print & […]

From Tokyo With Love Traveling to distant countries for a living would be a dream for many people. When Margaret Armour opened I Go Tokyo in 2018, it became her reality. By Catherine Smith | Photography by Emily Pérez Long

The History of Walden’s Ridge and the W Road   (Above) Postcard of Walden’s Ridge: “Along the Dixie Highway,” circa 1895   Photos Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library    ……….   Dear Hamilton, I’ve always thought of the W Road as a precarious route to avoid when I’m on Signal Mountain, but I recently […]

A Complete Guide to Summer Camps (above) Camp Vesper Point   Baylor Summers 171 Baylor School Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37405 423.757.2616 baylorschool.org/summer summers@baylorschool.org Boys | Girls: Both Ages: 5-16 Programs: Both day and overnight programs place emphasis on skill development, mentoring, fun, friendship, and lifelong memories.  Cost: Varies by program Baylor’s beautiful campus on the […]

Local Independent School Profiles ………. (Above) Notre Dame High School  

The Pretty Garden Stepping into Joli Jardin is like stepping into a fairytale. The velvet couches, tall mirrors, and red brick walls bring a bit of Parisian flair to Market Street – the name Joli Jardin is even French for “pretty garden” – but it’s the flowers that conjure otherworldliness. There is a variety of […]

Curious Cinephile (Above) A crowd gathers beneath the marquee on the theater’s opening day in 1951.   Photos Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library     Dear Hamilton, ‘Tis the season for Oscar-nominee fodder, which got me thinking about the movie theater scene in Chattanooga. I heard that the Rogers Theater downtown used to be […]