Walk Of Life

Sweet re-Cycle: Designing duo with an eye for eco-fashion spring up in The Noog

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Nike. Gap. Old Navy. We’re all familiar with these popular stores and brands. But are we just as familiar with the eco-detrimental environments and fabrics in which they mass produce their products?

Buzzard Luck

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Iconic radio mascot still hovers over career of Chattanooga illustrator David Helton.

Lost & Found

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Davy Rothbart, creator of Found Magazine, opens his own vault of private thoughts and experiences in his new essay collection, ‘My Heart Is An Idiot.’

Social Artists Mix Wine & Paint

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Make no mistake—Spirited Art is less about creating great art than having a good time. Spirited Art instructor Emily Hopper found herself a natural guide whose easy-going style puts nervous first-timers at ease.

Vet Offers Holistic Approach

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For many, animals are an integral part of our world, providing companionship and even health benefits for those that let them into our lives. The presence of a pet can reduce blood pressure, alleviate depression and certainly ease despair and loneliness. But when animals get sick, they have no voice to tell us. And unlike humans, animals cannot choose between traditional medicine and alternative care, such as natural healing and acupuncture. That’s where Dr. Colleen Smith’s new Southside clinic enters the picture.

End of an Era at Bax & Velvet's Warehouse

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

“It’s the end of personal era,” Bax and Velvet Walker tell me, as we sit in the middle of “The Warehouse,” the Red Bank home turned theme party house. There are human-sized Alvin and the Chipmunk figurines to our right and a fully decorated and functional soda fountain in an annex to the left. There is a giant, old-school movie marquee over a stage and a functioning barbershop. Every inch of the 25-foot ceilings are covered with old Texaco signs, Coca-Cola advertisements and other decorative signage dominating the wall space. For an immediate visual context, it looks like something that Cracker Barrel’s interior decorators fantasize about. It’s a collection of Americana ranging from cowboys to Indian motorcycles and pretty much everything in between, and for the past few decades, The Warehouse collection of odds and ends off of Dayton Boulevard has served as Bax and Velvet Walker’s home.

The Grapes of Rossville Ave.

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For the past few months, Lee Morse has been fermenting the first batches of wine under the DeBarge Vineyards label that will soon make its debut in Chattanooga’s first urban winery.

Rockin’ Into the Night

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Bobby Edwards drives tour buses for rock royalty, logging 26 years, 280 bands, and 3.4 million miles on the road.

Ron Ott: Arresting Artist

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Artist finds his subjects within the public record of mug shots.

Dortch & Son ‘Connect the Dots’

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Dortches are radio naturals and “Connect the Dots,” which mines the rich history of popular music for “Six Degrees of Separation”-style similarities, is pure joy.

Record store. In a mall. 2011.

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

There’s a certain sort of romanticism one expects from record-store owners. We expect John Cusack and his duo of lovable flunkies arguing the merits of obscure rock bands while delineating the crimes against music...

Big Man In A Kilt

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Whinery’s big personality is obvious, and augmented by the fact that he’s 6’4”. Toss in a kilt and bagpipes and he is nothing less than traffic stopping.

Jet-set coffee-crafter

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:42:00 GMT

Chattanooga boasts its share of entrepreneurs, a daring cadre of spirited individuals who follow their dreams while paying the bills at sometimes mundane jobs that more often then not interfere with their primary pursuits. Not so for Kent Baumhover.