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Posted: Sunday - Nov. 8, 2009
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Four area bands traveling to prestigious parades and competitions
In only its second marching season, the Heritage High School Legion of Generals Band received an invitation to the 2010 Fiesta Bowl, quite a feather in its shako.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
Jewish Cultural Center hosts Claude Ramsey
County Mayor Claude Ramsey will be the featured speaker at Thursday's Launch session at the Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace, at noon.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
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Homecoming recital
The Chattanooga Music Teachers Association is bringing a hometown piano prodigy back to town to serve as guest clinician in its two-day workshop.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
Campus Briefs
Upcoming events at area college campuses. BRYAN * Monday: Preregistration for spring semester continues through Friday. * Monday-Wednesday: Dr. Robert Brabenec, professor emeritus of mathematics at Wheaton College and founder of the Association of Christi
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
Groves named outstanding educator
Air Force Maj. Robert A. Groves has been named Outstanding Air Force Medical Service Educator 2009-Officer Category.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 6, 2009
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UTC Opera, Orchestra plan performances
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students are combining three American operas into one performance directed by Ronald Ulen, which will be presented tonight and repeated Sunday afternoon in UTC Fine Arts Center.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 1, 2009
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Holiday Wrapping Paper Art Contest kicks off today
Kids, your artwork could decorate packages under hundreds of Christmas trees next month.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
Friends of the Festival earns national recognition
Friends of the Festival won nine awards for the 2009 Riverbend Festival at the International Festival and Events Association's annual convention in Indianapolis.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
Fast Day
In June, the Chattanooga Community Kitchen served a record 16,000 meals to the homeless. September's numbers were almost as high: 15,000 meals that month.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
Blog: ‘Moderation’ and ‘Halloween candy’ sounds like an oxymoron
During an interview with Dr. Andrew Lunn last week, the dentist talked about the importance of not keeping Halloween candy around for more than two days.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 27, 2009
Christopher Straub is 'Runway's' Houdini
SUSAN PIERCE: For the fourth consecutive week, Christopher Straub was in "Project Runway's" bottom two and evaded being "aufed," even though he deserved to be cut loose far more than Nicolas Putvinski, who got the judges' boot.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 25, 2009
Cash for candy is a Halloween treat
Candy is dandy, but kids could get cash for those treats.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 24, 2009
Art therapy conference today at Chattanooga State
The Tennessee Art Therapy Association is holding the 2009 Connections Through Art Therapy conference today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Chattanooga State Community College. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 24, 2009
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Generosity rewarded
Three longtime Chattanooga philanthropists and a business fairly new to town will be honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals for their exemplary practices at the National Philanthropy Day Awards on Nov. 4.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 22, 2009
Pierce: Krispy Kremes and other tests of friendship
I did something I've never before done on vacation: I lost weight.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 18, 2009
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Bargain event opens today at Camp Jordan
Moms looking for good bargains on children's clothing and toys can start their Christmas shopping early when the highly anticipated Just Between Friends consignment sale opens today at Camp Jordan Arena.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
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The power of one
Nancy Olson, a New Jersey mom who began a national network of shelters for homeless families, will speak this morning at the opening of the local affiliate's new day center.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
Hamilton Place hosts KZ106 Rock Art Show
KZ106 will bring a rare collection of original art, handwritten song lyrics, concert posters and gold records to Hamilton Place when the "KZ106 Classic Rock Art Show" opens Friday. The free show will be on view through Sunday during regular mall hours. All works are available to purchase.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
Campus briefs
Upcoming events on area campuses. Berry College * Monday: The Music Department launches a new concert series to coincide with the 100th anniversary of music education on Berry's campus. The Alabama String Quartet will inaugurate the series at 7:30 p.m. in
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
Bartnik wins state service award
The Tennessee Environmental Education Association presented its 2009 Distinguished Service Award to George Bartnik, the Tennessee Aquarium's education programs manager.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 15, 2009
Blog: 13 pounds in one month
I've been on Jenny Craig one month and have lost 13 pounds.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 8, 2009
Pierce: Got 1 percent?
I've always found there was nothing that a Little Debbie Swiss Cake Roll and a tall, cold glass of Mayfield milk couldn't make better when I was stressed out. I rationalized those Swiss Cake calories with the knowledge that the milk was healthy for me.
Posted: Sunday - Sept. 27, 2009
Ultimate face-painters show their spirit in school colors
An hour before kickoff at home football games, The Tribe starts gathering at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School to paint up.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 26, 2009
Good for you
Memorial Health Care System Foundation was the recipient of the Judges Choice Award by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Southeast Regional Cabinet at its inaugural AHP Southeast Best Practices Awards program. Pink!, the foundation's black-tie fundraiser, received the AHP recognition.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 26, 2009
Columnist Ann Coulter speaks at UTC Oct. 5
Constitutional attorney Ann Coulter will speak at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Monday, Oct. 5, at noon in the University Center Auditorium. Her talk will be "Evaluating the Change in American Government."
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 26, 2009
Advice from the experts
When statistics show that one of every two first marriages ends in divorce, according to First Things First, two couples have soundly beat those odds.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 24, 2009
Pierce: Thanks for help with weight plan
Wow! I was astounded at the response my first column received last Sunday. Obviously, my story struck a chord with many of you who have the same weight issues.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 22, 2009
You lie! 'Runway' designer fabricates a fib
SUSAN PIERCE: The latest challenge on "Project Runway" was to create a dress made of newspaper, paying homage to the iconic paper dress first designed in 1968.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 22, 2009
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Redefining a museum's image
Shortly after Vilma Fields, who was director of the Chattanooga African-American Museum for 20 years, met Rose Martin almost 10 years ago, Mrs. Fields told the younger woman that she was going to follow her as that museum's director.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 19, 2009
Honerkamp lecture kicks off National Park series Monday
Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park launches its fall lecture series on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Tennessee Aquarium auditorium. Dr. Nicholas Honerkamp, archaeologist and UTC Foundation Professor, will give an overview of the archaeological evidence link
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 19, 2009
Campus Briefs
Upcoming events on area college campuses. CHATTANOOGA STATE * Tuesday: Lauren Pelon concert, Humanities Theater, 7:30 p.m., free. 697-3383. * Wednesday: DJ and Caricaturists, Amphitheater, 10 a.m. -- 2 p.m. * Friday: Music by Tim Cofield, Noah Collins and
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 19, 2009
Who will be schooled?
The audience will become the classroom when Girls Inc. of Chattanooga launches a clever new fundraiser, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grade Girl," as the theme of its fifth annual Blast Off.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 17, 2009
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Pierce: First weigh-in off to a good start
Woo-hoo! I had my first weigh-in Tuesday night since starting Jenny Craig and I’d lost 4.2 pounds.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 17, 2009
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Fall festivals in the air
This weekend's dozen festivals offer a wide variety of appealing venues, ranging from county fairs and city parks to a Victorian mansion and Cherokee festival grounds.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 15, 2009
Creative Arts student get kick out of Rockettes' visit
A trade "secret" slipped out Monday while two Rockettes were in Chattanooga.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 14, 2009
Rockettes lead dance class here
Leah Hofmann and Alina Williams, two members of the Rockettes’ precision dance team performing in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Nashville, visited Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts this morning to lead a master class.
Posted: Sunday - Sept. 13, 2009
Weight-loss journey begins today
If you’ve read my column on the front of today’s Life section, you know I’ve committed to diet and blog about the experience as part of the Times Free Press’ project, “The Shape We’re In.”
Posted: Sunday - Sept. 13, 2009
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Pierce: Weight-loss journey begins for lifetime yo-yo dieter
I've been making the rounds lately saying goodbye to some old friends: Bread Basket's cream cheese brownies, Tony's Chicken Tetrazzini and Chili's Chicken Monterey.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 12, 2009
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An evening with Barry Moser
Over the past two years, Dr. Verbie Prevost has been collecting the work of world-renowned artist/illustrator Barry Moser, then turning her acquisitions over to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Lupton Library.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 12, 2009
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Special playground, special children
In order for a delivery van to pull up at Signal Centers, staff must first clear the playground.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 5, 2009
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Personalizing a nursery
Personalization is the hottest trend in nursery and children's room design, according to local designers. Shop any baby boutique or Web site, and you'll see monogrammed items ranging from pacifiers that may be personalized with baby's name to monogrammed ceramic piggy banks.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 5, 2009
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Komen race chairwomen share message on prompt treatment
Amy Piazza was 24 and a nonsmoker with no family history of cancer when she noticed a small lump in her breast.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 3, 2009
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Swingin' and swayin' in Coolidge Park
There will be swinging, swaying and dancing under the stars Saturday night when Chattanooga Downtown Partnership sponsors its annual Swingfest.
Posted: Saturday - Aug. 29, 2009
Day completes Warrior Leaders Course training
The South Carolina State Guard announces that Cpl. Mark Alan Day of Taylors, S.C., a former Chattanoogan, has graduated from Warrior Leaders Course.
Posted: Saturday - Aug. 29, 2009
Young Professional Association hosting Cirque Nouveau Sept. 19 at Loose Cannon
The Young Professional Association of Chattanooga is hosting its third annual Signature Event on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Loose Cannon Studio.
Posted: Saturday - Aug. 29, 2009
Pitching in for kids
More than 700 East Brainerd residents and business people joined forces to raise a 7,000-square-foot playground in six days at East Brainerd Elementary School this week.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 27, 2009
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Tennessee River Gorge butterfly count
Want to spend a relaxing morning watching butterflies flutter by?
Posted: Sunday - Aug. 23, 2009
Aerial ballet
In a renovated garment mill in East Chattanooga, the fabric of a new performance art is being pieced together by a teacher and students.
Posted: Friday - Aug. 21, 2009
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Bountiful boutiques
Bargain hunters looking for a great deal can shop eight boutiques in one location today and Saturday when the seventh Chattanooga Boutique Warehouse Sale opens at Loose Cannon Studio.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 18, 2009
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Leading by example: Mike Purcell is new UTC Alumni Board president
Mike Purcell, new president of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Alumni Board of Directors, has bought his season football tickets and has plans in motion to entice more alumni to join him in Finley Stadium.
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