New Race Track Announced For Chattanooga Motorcar Festival On Oct. 15-17 Monday, May 10, 2021
The 2021 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival announced an all-new two-mile (approx.) race course in downtown Chattanooga to host wheel-to-wheel competition during its second festival on Oct. 15-17, 2021.
The inaugural Chattanooga Motorcar Festival was held in 2019. The 2020 event was cancelled due to the pandemic.
Development and oversight of the course design was conducted by a renowned motorsports track planning and execution company. Construction is currently underway.The track will be named the Pace Grand Prix at the Bend, in memory of the late Jim Pace.
The purpose-built street course will have eight turns winding through city streets and sections of private property, with its main entrance at Blue Goose Hollow Park. It will continue to expand in the coming years, with a longer version planned for 2022.
Parade And Luncheon Highlight Armed Forces Celebration Friday, May 7, 2021 - by John Shearer - photo by John Shearer
World War II veteran Ralph Painter - photo by John Shearer
Sunny skies and perfect weather made for a crowd friendly 72nd annual Armed Forces Parade down Market Street Friday morning – although it was briefer and with fewer marching bands than in years past.
And a bright future was predicted as well for America’s security by the Armed Forces celebration luncheon speaker, Congressman Mark Green of Tennessee, despite the admitted challenges of China, North Korea and Iran.
The 45-minute parade began shortly after 10:30 a.m.
Tennessee Aquarium Produces New Educational Video Series, Available Free To Teachers Thursday, May 6, 2021
Tennessee Aquarium Senior Educator works to train a Southern Flying Squirrel. These training sessions are covered in detail in a special behind-the-scenes video available through Science Streams, a series of videos produced by the Aquarium for educators. - photo by Tennessee Aquarium/Casey Phillips For nearly three decades, the Tennessee Aquarium’s world-class living collection has sparked the curiosity and wonder of millions of visiting school children. Even as the global pandemic slowly recedes, however, many schools have placed field trips in indefinite timeout. At the moment, many students are unable to see the Aquarium firsthand and experience the wonder and connection it offers with the natural world, but nothing says the Aquarium can’t come to them.
New Chattanooga Tourism Co. Campaign Highlights Openings, Unique Jobs Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Chattanooga Tourism Co. is kicking off a Hospitality is Hiring Campaign to connect people with available jobs in our community. The push to help people get hired coincides with U.S. Travel and Tourism Week, which is May 2-8, 2021.
Chattanooga Tourism Co. has compiled openings from its tourism partners like restaurants, accommodations, attractions and other hospitality-related businesses, which are posted to
In Hamilton County, leisure and hospitality businesses have continued to add jobs consistently since the height of shutdowns a year ago, according to U.S. BLS data. The industry’s employment levels are still down about 12 percent from March 2020, but tourism partners are eager to fill a range of openings to gear up for an anticipated strong return of Chattanooga’s visitor economy.
Tennessee Aquarium Adding Additional Hours In May Friday, April 30, 2021
A guest gets up close with a turtle swimming in the Turtles of the World gallery - photo by Tennessee Aquarium/Casey Phillips
A giant Japanese Spider Crab showcases its tremendous size in the Boneless Beauties gallery. This species will be among those featured during May as part of the Aquarium’s Global Passport Program focus on Asian animals. - photo by Tennessee Aquarium/Casey Phillips
A masked guest views American Alligators in the Mississippi Delta Country gallery - photo by Tennessee Aquarium/Casey Phillips
Gentoo Penguins strut about the Penguins’ Rock gallery. This gallery has been a flurry of activity since April, which marked the start of the birds’ annual breeding season.