My time on Twitter started back when it was first available publicly in August of 2006. For a while, it was lonely out in the Twitterverse. Not a lot of us Chattarati were here, although our blogging numbers were very impressive. What has really impressed me the most is how fast Twitter use has grown in our community. Blogging took a long time, relatively speaking, to catch on. Before Chattablogs (2000-01), there were a few attempts to meet up, but it wasn’t until 2005 when there were actually had enough to sit down and converse in the analog world—that was a 5-year gap. In less than two years from Twitter’s launch, we’re having our first meeting AND we’ve actually received some press.
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We received word this afternoon that the former home of the Chattanooga Regional History Museum is currently being demolished. This information came from a source who wished to remain anonymous:
The former Regional History Museum building is being torn down outside my window right now <sigh>. This is being managed similarly to the demolition of the old Union Train Station (where Krystal building noiw stands) which was older than the Choo Choo station. The demo crews came in over the weekend, and Monday morning everything was gone before the community had a chance to respond or protest. Word is that there might be a time capsule somewhere under the paved parking lot where a garden once was, or perhaps along the front – the developer is going to keep an eye out for it. Sad.
Does anyone have additional information—or photos?
In yet another example of pandering to our new German overlords welcoming Volkswagen to Chattanooga, local radio station 96.5 The Mountain announced today that they will be switching to a format described as “primarily German techno” in early 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Today’s photo, courtesy of 4-8-4, is of a new public art installation on the green across from Ross’ Landing downtown. Have you joined our Flickr group yet?
It was recently announced that after an 18-month application and approval process, local cooperative Crabtree Farms is the first farmer’s market in the state of Tennessee that can accept food stamps for purchases. Crabtree Farms felt it was important to accept food stamps because they wanted to increase the availability of fresh, locally grown foods for lower-income families who live in “food deserts” where they have fewer choices when it comes to buying their groceries. Food stamps can now be used to purchase fresh produce, seeds or culinary plants, enabling families to grow some of their own produce. Read the rest of this entry »
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Officials in the Town of Lookout Mountain, Tenn. won’t say why, but according to state records they have applied for a special permit from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to begin a massive earthworks initiative that would raise the official altitude of the picturesque landmark by 17.2 feet.
If approved, the project would involve multiple agencies at the federal, state (Georgia and Tennessee), and local levels, including the United States Geological Survey and the Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and would take nearly six years to complete at an estimated cost of $15 billion.
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The hottest accessory for the painfully hip and oh-so-clever…
A recent article on Ride Lust examined several studies of red-light cameras which found that they can actually decrease safety, increase the number of accidents and increase auto insurance rates. The studies reveal that traffic cameras do more to service city revenues than public safety. In fact, in six U.S. cities studied, including Chattanooga, yellow-light durations have actually been shortened on lights with cameras. Read the rest of this entry »
Well-known man about C-Town, Phil Luckey, is all about some new projects these days.
In addition to the “MusArDanz” variety showcase he’s organized (Sunday night @ Contrapasso) to help Lindsay Fussell live her dream of performing in New York, Phil has launched CommuniTV with the goal of “connecting the Chattanooga community using video and television.” Read the rest of this entry »
This story is part of the Veekly Vorld Noog’s “Veek of VW” series.
This morning, an anonymous source leaked one of the 37 pages outlining incentives that the State of Tennessee offered Volkswagen in order to persuade the German automaker to build their next assembly plant at Chattanooga’s Enterprise South. The contents of the page, featuring incentives to be provided specifically by Chattanooga and Hamilton County, are listed below.
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