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CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE

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Managing Editor Gary Poole Contributing Editor Janis Hashe

May 7, 2015 Volume 12, Issue 21

Music Editor Marc T. Michael Film Editor John DeVore Contributors Rich Bailey • Rob Brezsny • Steven W. Disbrow Hayley Graham • Cliff Hightower Matt Jones • Mike McJunkin • Ernie Paik Rick Pimental-Habib • Alex Teach Editorial Intern Shaun Webster

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It’s easy to find things to like about Chattanooga. The mountains are beautiful, the people are friendly, and the internet is fast.

But if you want to fall in love with Chattanooga—I mean really fall in love with Chattanooga—go out and get some food.

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The Kids Are All Right—Access Is So Not Multiple Hamilton County schools are not accessible to the disabled

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A review of the federal guidelines shows that even old buildings should be accessible as well.”

A federal mandate made more than 20 years ago says all government facilities have to be accessible to the disabled.

But several schools in Hamilton County are not.

“All of those schools aren’t ADA (American Disabilities Act) compliant,” said Dr. Lee McDade, assistant superintendent of Hamilton County Schools. “I know all buildings aren’t compliant.”

There are a total of 78 schools in Hamilton County. But a review of how many of these schools do not meet federal guidelines could not be conducted. Gary Waters, assistant superintendent of auxillary services for Hamilton County Schools, did not return repeated calls.

An administrator for the Southeast ADA Center in Atlanta, Ga., however, said there is no doubt a plan should have been put in place 20 years ago—and carried out.

“They have a requirement for program access,” said Rebecca Williams, information specialist, training and technical assistance coordinator for the Southeast ADA Center.

A mandate in 1992 required all government facilities—federal, state and local— cliff to have a transihightower tion plan in place on how to make their facilities handicapped accessible, she said. The federal mandate called for all facilities to be accessible by 1995.

McDade said the federal guidelines call for all new facilities being built to be handicapped accessible. But a review of the federal guidelines shows that even old buildings should be accessible as well.

“You can’t replace every school at once,” McDade said.

And he said it is virtually impossible to retrofit all of the schools currently not ADA compliant, noting that the average age of schools in Hamilton County is 42 years.

The Hamilton County Department of Education and the Hamilton County Commission do work together to fund school construction.

Every few years as the county pays off bonds, it then seeks new ones to help pay for school construction. McDade said all new schools do follow federal guidelines.

Retrofitting the older schools in the county would be extremely expensive, he said. And it’s a money issue that can’t be addressed over-

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night.

“It would cost millions and millions of dollars,” McDade said.

But the fact remains, that unless the county school system enjoys some type of waiver, it could leave itself open to a court case.

Williams said there is no “ADA police” checking schools to see if they are compliant. But she said there are certainly steps in place for the public.

“It’s all complaint- or lawsuitdriven,” she said.

A complaint could be filed with the Department of Justice, which could then do a survey on the building complained about, and perhaps take the school system to court if it is found the building is not ADA accessible. Or a lawsuit from a concerned citizen could be filed in civil court.

Either way, it could mean court time, taxpayer money spent in court and then more taxpayer money spent trying to get an old building into compliance.

But McDade said the school system is not leaving disabled children to fend for themselves.

If there was a situation where a child could not access a school, there would be alternatives.

“We’d provide that child with an ADA-compliant school,” he said.

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Some of Us Are Looking At the Stars “Too many things are instant and understood. Everyone needs lifelong purpose and some mystery! Looking into the heavens certainly provides both.” — Matt Harbison Matt Harbison is right.

Without a hint of mystery and purpose, life can be a drag. And, apparently, the same applies when it comes to photography.

This Thursday, May 21, the Photographic Society of Chattanooga present an evening with commercial photographer Matt Harbison.

A UTC alum and business owner, Harbison will take a few moments out of his busy life to talk about his passion: astrophotography.

Astrophotography focuses on capturing the natural beauty of the night sky. There’s a lot more than initially meets the eye, with star trails, Milky Ways and other deep-sky objects on the agenda. Yet shooting them has never been easier. Although expensive equipment and software are typi-

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cally used to peer into the heavens, Harbison will reveal iPhone camera tips and tricks to give you out-of-thisworld results.

He’ll also provide expertise on a variety of different photographic techniques, including how to fill the frame, show the environment, and the challenges of both horizontal and vertical shooting, all designed to help you take a picture-perfect snapshot of the stars.This event is free and takes place at St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr. at 7 p.m.

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Rich Bailey each and every day. Along the way he has trained chefs, owned and operated restaurants, and singlehandedly increased Chattanooga’s meat consumption statistics for three consecutive years. He can tell you what balut tastes like, what it’s like to eat pork blood boat noodles on the streets of Thailand and how to cure bacon in a loft apartment. He is also quite active on Facebook at facebook. com/SushiAndBiscuits

"Tech Talk" columnist Rich Bailey is a professional writer, editor and (sometimes) public relations consultant. After promoting insurance and Chattanooga professionally (but not at the same time), he freelanced from 2001 to 2012, which allowed time for

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Despite leading a project to create Chattanooga’s first civic web site in 1995 before even owning a modem, he is not much of an early adopter but avidly covers Chattanooga technology for The Pulse, as well as various arts and entertainment events here in the Scenic City. He splits his time between Chattanooga and Manhattan.

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The State of Pseudoscience Prof. Disbrow explains how more deniers and charlatans are now being exposed

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These seem to be indicative of an overall change in attitude among Americans: We’re tired of being lied to just so people can make a buck.”

Steven Disbrow is a computer programmer who specializes in e-commerce and mobile systems development. He’s also an entrepreneur, comic-book nerd, writer, improviser, actor, sometime television personality and parent of two human children.

One of my least-favorite things in the world is pseudoscience. Pseudoscience is, by definition, false science, and it takes lots of forms: homeopathy, astrology, chakras, and many, many more.

We Americans have long struggled with STEVEN W. pseudoscience. We are, for example, famously keen to try a fad diet, rather than putting in the hard work required to lose weight.

Unfortunately, our tendency to believe anything we see in print has only gotten worse with the advent of the Internet, and that’s given purveyors of pseudoscience a receptive and profitable audience to peddle their wares. (One of the greatest paradoxes of the Information Age is that we have the knowledge of the world at our fingertips, but almost no tools to tell us which bits are true and which are false.)

In the last few months however, several blows have been struck against some of the worst purveyors of pseudoscience. Even better, these seem to be indicative of an overall change in attitude among Americans: We’re tired of being lied to just so people can make a buck.

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The first of these highprofile events was a scathing take-down of the “Food Babe” on Gawker’s website.

Written by science blogger Yvette d’Entremont (a chemist and forensic scientist), it was a brutal dissection of “Food DISBROW Babe” blogger Vani Hari and her increasingly bizarre claims about food and food safety. How brutal?

The title of the article was “The ‘Food Babe’ Blogger is Full of Shit,” and it just got harsher from there.

While it’s not uncommon to see a scientist trying to debunk some crazy claim on the Internet, what is uncommon is for that debunking to become a viral sensation. Within hours, the article was spreading like wildfire on social media.

Within days it was picked up by more traditional news outlets and d’Entremont had been interviewed multiple times by national media.

Of course, taking down a food blogger might not be considered a very big victory. But right about this same time an even larger purveyor of nonsense was called out and very nearly shut down: Dr. Oz. Dr. Oz has had his problems for a while now. In

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June 2014, he testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on consumer protection. During the hearing, more than one senator bluntly accused him of lying to the American public.

Look, if one senator calls you a liar, you might be able to brush that off. Heck, coming from a senator, it might have been intended as a compliment! But if a bunch of them call you a liar, you seriously need to rethink what it is you are doing with your life.

Then, in April of this year, a group of 10 doctors wrote to Columbia University (where Dr. Oz holds a vice chairmanship in the surgery department) urging them to cut ties with Dr. Oz. Quoting from the letter: “Worst of all, [Dr. Oz] has manifested an egregious lack of integrity by promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain.”

But the worst was yet to come. At the end of April, Oprah, the woman who basically created “Dr. Oz,” announced that his radio show would stop airing on her radio network, cutting off his access to millions of homes.

Another positive trend is the growing backlash against the anti-vaccine movement. While this was

brought about partly by the measles outbreak at Disneyland late last year, social media has actually played a big part here. Older people have been sharing stories of what these diseases were actually like, and posting pictures to show just how horrific their effects can be. (Another recent study of 95,000 kids, once again found that there is no connection between the MMR vaccine and autism.)

Even President Obama is fed up. During a very funny bit at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month, he said this about climate change denial: “I mean, look at what’s happening right now. Every serious scientist says we need to act. The Pentagon says it’s a national security risk. Miami floods on a sunny day, and instead of doing anything about it, we’ve got elected officials throwing snowballs in the Senate!”

While it would be nice if he said this outside the context of a comedy skit, it’s a decent indicator that the tide is turning. Hopefully, this trend will continue and Americans will reject the willful ignorance of the last few decades and return to the scientific and educational excellence we were once known for.

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COVER STORY

On the Brink of Culinary Greatness What will it take for our town to become a top food destination?

Story by Mike McJunkin, Pulse Food Editor

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For a city’s food culture to thrive and grow, it must have people and businesses dedicated to producing the finest, obsessively crafted foods they can offer.”

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t’s easy to find things to like about Chattanooga. The mountains are beautiful, the people are friendly, and the internet is fast. But if you want to fall in love with Chattanooga—I mean really fall in love with Chattanooga—go out and get some food.

Eating has always been central to everything that happens in the Scenic City. Cutting the ribbon on a sunglasses kiosk in the mall? We’ll all bring a covered dish.

Just got a divorce? We’ll throw a potluck to help you swallow those sad feelings right down. We don’t eat every time we get together just because it builds a feeling of community or because the common act of eating is a social unifier bridging all generations, religions and classes.

One of the main reasons Chattanoogans eat every time we get together is because we have really good food.

Whether it’s a fine-dining restaurant downtown or a home-cooked meal with ingredients carefully selected from the local farmer’s market, your average Gig Cityite has options available that far exceed what the poor, foodsuffering citizens of so many cities our same size have to choose from.

But even with the explosion of local farmer's markets and home cooks seeding Instagram with titillating foodporn, Chattanooga is still better known for the gigabytes of data flowing under the city than the stunning array of spectacular foods that flow out of our kitchens. Local food geeks are certainly passionate about Chattanooga’s food scene, but does Chattanooga have what it takes to become one of the country’s next great food cities?

There are four things a city must have in order to be considered an amazing food destination. First, you must have food artisans. For a city’s food culture to thrive and grow, it must have people and businesses dedicated to producing the finest, obsessively crafted foods they can

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offer. Artisans have a profound understanding of the craft involved in making the product(s) they have devoted themselves to and they possess a deep love for their craft, their food, and for those who eat that food.

“Chattanooga is putting a lot of energy into making it an attractive place for creative individuals to put down roots here,” says Milton White, head butcher at Main Street Meats. “We don’t need more food that’s overly simplified so it won’t offend anyone. I don’t need another piece of food covered in cheese, deep-fried just for the sake of it, or hidden behind mayonnaise. I want to eat food that’s an expression of creativity, resourcefulness, integrity, history, adventure, research, and exploration.”

Andrea Horton, of Sequatchie Cove Creamery, has seen a willingness on the part of Chattanoogans to also accept the costs associated with this artisan approach.

“People here don’t seem to mind that a good quality cut of pastured meat or an heirloom radish costs more because they know it’s good and it’s worth it.”

Chattanooga has a growing cadre of exceptional artisan food producers, but there is so much more room for growth. For the city to earn its stripes as a food destination, the value of artisanal crafted foods will have to be felt beyond the bearded post-hipster and disposable income-laden urban professional crowds. It will have to be felt in the suburbs with the average BiLo shopper as well.

The second factor that makes a city a great food destination are local markets that make high-quality, local in-

gredients accessible. In recent years, Chattanooga has seen a renewed interest in farmer’s markets and locally produced foods. Local farmer, owner of Tant Hill Farm and regular farmer’s market vendor Mark Tant says, “We are encouraged to see such an outpouring of support from people that want to get reconnected to the land, nature and source of where their food comes from—a trusted source. That there is a farmer’s market every day of the week, sometimes two or three in the same day, says a lot about the heart of the Chattanooga community.”

Every great food city is populated by chefs and home cooks that are not only skilled, but are also innovative and serious about their craft.

This third aspect of destination food towns is vital and Chattanooga is beginning to see the light. Granted, the Scenic City has always had a handful of highly skilled and forward-thinking chefs, but the past few years have seen a steady increase in the number and skill level of local culinary artists.

“We are overwhelmed and inspired with the young culinary talent that exists in Chattanooga, and believe that there’s a strong future ahead of us for our food scene,” says Erik Niel, chef/owner of Easy Bistro and Bar. “What’s more important than

ever before is that we provide opportunities and a community that will foster the talent that exists here. We want to make sure that Chattanooga is a place where people will want to stay and make stronger, as opposed to heading elsewhere.”

But the reality of owning and growing a restaurant in a town that is just beginning to stand on wobbly, newborn foodie legs can be challenging.

Chattanooga’s fledgling food scene creates a plethora of opportunities, but also poses some very real challenges. Mark Oldham, owner of TerraMae, has been grappling with the demands of succeeding as an innovative restaurant in a town that has only just begun to appreciate the value of culinary innovation.

“Chattanooga has come a long way in a few short years in terms of having a more aggressive food scene,” Oldham says, “but still has a long way to go. Chattanoogans seem to be more and more appreciative of the difficulty with continually innovative menus, which in itself, is a major improvement from when we [TerraMae] started nearly three years ago.

The bottom line is that it’s expensive to create fresh food, so therefore it’s expensive to eat at really good restaurants. Chattanooga is slowly adapting to the reality.”

Even in a town full of artisans,

markets, innovative chefs and restaurants, the most important ingredient in the recipe for a great food city is people that have a passion for the food that’s unique to that city. Without a passion for its own food, no city can be called a great food city.

This is where Chattanooga has a real opportunity to step up to the table, but it will mean some adjustment to current attitudes and the general culinary zeitgeist. In short, Chattanooga has to find its own culinary identity. We have an opportunity to come into our own and celebrate the foods and talent that are unique to this area. Bashing our city because it’s not Atlanta or Nashville is like hating cornbread because it’s not a croissant. Just because you can’t get a fresh New Mexico green chile tamale or a Maine lobster roll like the one you had at Bagaduce Lunch in Maine doesn’t mean Chattanooga can’t be a great food town.

Quit bitching, get outside your comfort zone and discover all the things our city does right. We are the ones who can help define Chattanooga’s food identity and this is our moment. Don’t blame Chattanooga for being Chattanooga. Instead, let’s celebrate what Chattanooga can become—one of the country’s newest and greatest food cities.

Go eat!

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Chattanooga has a real opportunity to step up to the table, but it will mean some adjustment to current attitudes and the general culinary zeitgeist.”

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Art From The Heart To The Home The H*art Gallery’s homeless artists help others make their houses homes

Learn to Make a “Picture Letter” The charmingly simple art of etegami comes to the Library “Etegami” is hard to pronounce, spell and, without any context, leaves a lot to the imagination. But for all its mystery, this Japanese folk art is a relatively easy concept.

Etegami art consists of simple, watercolor drawings accompanied by an endearing message. Think personal postcards or hand-painted picture messages. The pictures are intentionally trivial, forcing the artist to find the beauty in everyday objects.

The emphasis is not on the extraordinary, but on the artist’s ability to convey emotion through the little things in life that often get taken for granted. Just like the image, the message is also left completely up

to you. It could be a heartfelt note, proverb, poem or even a smart wisecrack. This short phrase is inscribed in a traditional Japanese calligraphy style.

On Saturday, May 23, Asami Nakano, the Japanese Outreach Coordinator for UTC, will bring this ancient pastime to Chattanooga.

Workshops will allow participants to view, create, and learn about the history of etegami. Attendees need no prior artistic experience, just a special message they’d like to send an extra special someone. It’s free and takes place at the Downtown Public Library, 1001 Broad St. at 1 p.m.

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ut for an evening stroll on the Southside, Ellen Heavilon came upon a sculptural pillar of mosaic tiles created by local homeless people called Homes, a public work by Frances McDonald, Julie Clark and Mark Making. Inspired by the piece and its creators, she set out to create opportunity for homeless artists in Chattanooga to spread their wings and express themselves through artistic media, and thus, the H*ART Gallery at 110 E. Main St. was born.

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The H*ART Housewarming Program places donated works by its artists into homeless shelters and onto the walls of new homeowners.”

Serving the local Chattanooga homeless population and other nontraditional artists, the H*ART Gallery offers materials, classes and opportunities to dabble in creative expression of many kinds, and those whose work grows to a marketable level are displayed in the gallery for perusal and purchase. Sales of all artwork are returned to the artist and the agency for their benefit.

In 2012, as the Southside gallery saw a pattern of slow foot traffic, Heavilon was looking for a way to increase sales and keep the drive alive for the artists to come in, as well as extend the scope of the gallery’s service to the community.

Hearing a story of a family who had been displaced after the storms of 2011 moving back home, she thought it might be nice to get them a piece of art, and a new idea was formed. In 2012, she started the H*ART Housewarming Program to give donors another way to contribute to bettering the lives of others as well as have the art sell more quickly.

Partnering with organizations such as the Maclellan Family Shelter, Welcome Home of Chattanooga, and Habitat for Humanity, the H*ART Housewarming Program places donated works by its artists into homeless shelters and onto the

walls of new homeowners. This provides art to those who may not have access to it otherwise—and income to homeless artists through art sales.

“I feel it’s important,” Heavilon says, “because I feel like a house becomes a home when you put your special touches on it. Art inspires and heals and helps spark creativity in those that see it. We also have art at the new family shelter all done by homeless artists. I hope it gives those families hope to know that beauty can come from those in similar bad situations.”

Habitat for Humanity’s Director of Family Services Cheryl Marsh echoes that sentiment and praises the program, saying, “Any time our families are blessed with something that will enhance and beautify their home, we’re just excited about that. Many of our families are coming from apartments or rental homes and maybe they couldn’t do what they can do in a house that they own in terms of decorating and really making it their own, so this partnership is allowing them to do that.”

The families Habitat for Humanity serves are given the opportunity upon the closing of their home sale to visit the H*ART Gallery and choose among the donated paintings for something to adorn their walls and

make their homes feel like exactly that: home.

“Our friends at the H*ART Gallery have been very generous,” Marsh explains. “They will normally tell the homeowner that they can select as many pieces as they’d like. There may be a dozen or so pieces that the staff at the H*ART Gallery have pulled out and they have it all laid out in an extra room so the family has the privacy and the time to look at all the pieces and pick something that is warm and dear to their hearts.”

Creating and sustaining this special bond requires regular support from the community. Those who wish to donate can make a tax-deductible financial contribution toward a general fund set aside for the program or they may purchase a specific piece of art directly from the gallery and donate it to the program, giving the donation an even more personal touch, connecting the donor to the artist and the families through the specific selection.

This program creates beauty in new beginnings and connects a community that may not always intermingle in a positive and rich way. As Marsh says with a smile in her voice, “The blessings are really just going around and around.”

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St. John United Methodist Church 3921 Murray Hills Rd. (423) 894-5210 chattanoogaphoto.org

Pulse Pick: Adam Hunter A top 8 finalist on Last Comic Standing, Adam is one of the hottest young comedians around today, full of exciting energy that makes the crowd go wild.

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friday5.22 Chattanooga Tattoo Show 2 p.m.

Chattanooga Convention Center 1150 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 chattanoogatattoo.com Reception: “Spirit Moves” 5:30 p.m.

Association for Visual Arts 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282 avarts.org Buying Local on a Budget 6 p.m.

Crabtree Farms 1000 E. 30th St. (423) 493-9155 crabtreefarms.org “Mary Poppins” 7:30 p.m.

Tivoli Theater 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5156 chattanoogaonstage.com

Adam Hunter 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

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saturday5.23 TN Valley Veterans Benefit Ride 8 a.m.

Anchor of Hope Baptist Church 2613 Lakeview Dr. (706) 866-8318 tvbenefitride.webs.com USA Cycling & Handcycling Time Trials 8 a.m.

Outdoor Chattanooga @ VW 8001 Volkswagen Dr. outdoorchattanooga.com Classical Figure Drawing Art Class with Cessna Decosimo 9 a.m.

Townsend Atelier 201 W. Main St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com Jack’s Chattanoggins Pancake Breakfast 9 a.m.

Jones Memorial United Methodist Church 4131 Ringgold Rd. (423) 994-7680 jackshaves.org Chattanooga River Market 10 a.m.

Tennessee Aquarium 1 Broad St. (423) 648-2496 chattanoogarivermarket.com Brainerd Farmers Market 10 a.m.

20 Belvoir Ave. (423) 698-2433 Seminar: Novel Ground Covers 10 a.m.

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World Turtle Day Landscape Co. 5829 Main St. (423) 238-9775 ooltewahnursery.com Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails Exhibit 10 a.m.

Creative Discovery Museum 321 Chestnut St. (423) 756-2738 cdmfun.org World Turtle Day 10 a.m.

Chattanooga Zoo 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. (423) 687-1319 chattzoo.org Little Owl Music and Arts Festival 11 a.m.

Audubon Acres 900 North Sanctuary Rd. (423) 892-1488 chattanoogaaudubon.org Chattanooga Tattoo Show Noon Chattanooga Convention Center 1150 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 chattanoogatattoo.com Etegami Workshop 1 p.m.

Downtown Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-3510 chattlibrary.org “Mary Poppins” 2, 7:30 p.m.

Tivoli Theater 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5156 chattanoogaonstage.com Memorial Day Author Event: Saluting Our Veterans 2 p.m.

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The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Chattanooga F.C. vs.

New Orleans Jesters 7:30 p.m.

Finley Stadium 1826 Carter St. (423) 266-4041 chattanoogafc.com

sunday5.24 USA Paracycling Road National Championships 8 a.m.

Enterprise South Nature Park (423) 893-3500 outdoorchattanooga.com Chattanooga Market: Beast Feast 11 a.m.

First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Reggie White Blvd.

(423) 648-2496 chattanoogamarket.com Chattanooga Tattoo Show Noon Chattanooga Convention Center 1150 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 chattanoogaconventioncenter.org “Old Federal Road”: A Rocky Ferry Film 1 p.m.

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Tivoli Theater 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5156 chattanoogaonstage.com Memorialization Program 2 p.m.

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Point Park Rd. (706) 821-7786 nps.gov Adam Hunter 7:30 p.m.

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monday5.25 USA Cycling Pro Road Race Championships 8 a.m.

900 Market St. outdoorchattanooga.com Tai Ji 5:30 p.m.

Center for Mindful Living 1212 McCallie Ave. (423) 486-1279 centermindfulliving.org One Step at a Time 6 p.m.

Shepherd Community Center 2124 Shepherd Rd. (423) 999-7958 Vintage Swing Dance 7 p.m.

Clear Spring Yoga 17 North Market St. (423) 266-3539 clearspringyoga.com

tuesday5.26 Creative Discovery Museum 20th Birthday Bash 1 p.m.

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First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Reggie White Blvd.

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Downtown Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-3510 chattlibrary.org Jewish Film Series: “The Green Prince” 7 p.m.

Jewish Cultural Center 5461 N. Terrace (423) 493-0270 jewishchattanooga.com Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Biloxi Shuckers 7:15 p.m.

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Chattanooga Spring Dining Guide Southern Burger Co. . ........................................... 18 Acropolis Mediterranean Grill............................. 19 Bluewater Grille ................................................... 20 BrewHaus ............................................................. 22 212 Market Restaurant . ..................................... 23 Rita's Italian Ice ................................................... 24 Chattanooga Brewing Co. . ................................. 33

Lakeshore Grill .................................................... 34 The Pickle Barrel .................................................. 35 The Big Table . ...................................................... 36 Provino's Italian Restaurant................................ 37 The Ice Cream Show ........................................... 38 Bella Vita .............................................................. 39 Gadzooks .............................................................. 40

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Southern Burger Co. From gourmet food truck to Ooltewah burger and beer destination

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ive years ago, the Southern Burger Co. food truck began slinging the meanest gourmet burgers the streets of Chattanooga had ever seen. Since then, they’ve changed some—mainly by opening a permanent location in Ooltewah two years ago—but still happily provide for the carnivorous needs of the masses.

And aside from getting their own space, they’ve also kept up with the times, featuring a newly expanded, seasonal menu which includes new appetizers, a Chorizo Burger and a Raleigh Burger, and plans to add hand-dipped milk shakes with out-of-the-ordinary flavors.

“We’re always listening to what our guests want, and trying to offer something different than your run-of-the-mill burger joint,” says owner Christian Siler. “I’ve wanted to do shakes for a long time, and our guests are definitely asking. It’s on our list; I just want to make sure we’re ready to handle the demand!”

Southern Burger Co.’s “thing” is fresh ingredients and house-made taste, so they work a bit differently. First, they try to make all of their own ingredients, which means fresh grinding their own beef, cutting their own fries, making their own ketchup, mustard, and all other sauces. The things they don’t make they try to buy

locally or regionally, so their buns are from Niedlov’s Breadworks, pickles are Wickles Pickles from Alabama, and they use Southern favorite Duke’s mayo.

Let’s not forget the beer. They feature 14 rotating craft beer taps, four nitro taps (for stouts, for example), and over 40 bottled beers. “Does anything else scream ‘American Summer’ as loudly as a burger and a beer?” asks Siler.

“We’ve really lined up some good Hefeweizens and summer ales to cool down the hot and humid Tennessee summers.”

But in many ways, Southern Burger Co. is a homecoming. “I’m from Ooltewah, and I’m still glad I had the opportunity to come back home and open this location,” notes Siler. “We’re definitely seeing more people come through the door. We’ve got a crowd for Family Night, Trivia Night is bursting at

the seams, and lunch has begun to go on a wait.”

Then there’s something they like to call “vision.” You work hard; they know that. So, they’ve created a place for you to relax and enjoy good times with friends and family. Whether you drop by on your way home from work or plan a night out with the family, stop in to get a delicious burger and craft beer with fantastic service. In the end, head home happier. That’s what they strive for.

With the two-year anniversary coming up of opening their Ooltewah location, you can be sure they’ll be throwing a huge celebration party. Keep up with their plans, along with all sorts of updates and special, by following them on Facebook (facebook. com/SBCOoltewah), on Twitter (@sburgerco), and of course on the web at southernburgerco.com

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The Scoop Drop by and have a fresh handmade gourmet burger and a pint of craft beer Southern Burger Co. Gourmet burgers for your inner carnivore 9453 Bradmore Ln. (423) 825-4919 southernburgerco.com

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Acropolis Bringing the Mediterranean to Chattanooga

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he Acropolis Mediterranean Grill has been at Hamilton Place Mall for so long (20 years!), it’s become a fixture there. But when you go inside, you’ll find that it’s fresher than ever. That’s the result of both a remodeling of the restaurant and a refreshing of the menu, all instigated by Nick Kyriakidis, son of founder Teddy. There’s now a full bar, an expanded patio and a new menu that takes the traditions of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine and uses locally sourced ingredients to create dishes that are unique in Chattanooga.

If, like myself, you are unfamiliar with Greek food, you might be a little hesitant when first confronted with the menu at Acropolis. In that case, just ask the staff for help and they’ll happily explain what goes into each dish and help you select something that you’ll love.

In my case, it was recommended that I try the Mediterranean egg

rolls for an appetizer, and the lamb for my entree. These turned out to be excellent choices. The egg rolls were very different from anything I’d ever had before (in a good way), and the sauce that came with them was fantastic.

The braised lamb shank was, in a word, incredible. Tender and perfectly cooked, it literally fell off the bone as I ate it. Even my girlfriend (who is from Bulgaria, right next door to Greece), and fancies herself a lamb “expert,” was impressed. She thought it was “spiced perfectly.”

Even the next day, when she reheated the leftovers for lunch, she informed me that, “There’s flavor in every bite. Something you can’t say about meat on the bone very often.”

So, if you are craving something different from a chain restaurant… something that’s locally sourced and family-owned and operated, the Acropolis Mediterranean Grill is highly recommended.

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Our new menu boasts over 15 new, chef-inspired menu items along with refreshed Bluewater classic dishes.

You’ll fall in love with our new cocktail menu featuring: • Coastal Classics • Bluewater Originals • Our Soon To Be Famous Beer Cocktails Every day holds something unique, from our lunch specials, to market fresh dinner features and of course, Happy Hour, with specials on appetizers, wine, cocktails and handcrafted, locally-brewed beer.

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Bluewater Grille Come downtown and experience a meal you will never forget

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ocated on Broad Street in the heart of downtown, Bluewater Grille has provided Chattanooga with the city’s freshest seafood for nine years. Their historic building, standing since the late 1800s, features a chic decor and atmosphere perfect for any event from a casual night out on the town to a pre-prom dinner or a post-graduation meal.

Bring your friends and family to Bluewater Grille and experience a meal you will never forget.

Featuring fish flown in from all over the world and hand cut by a team of Chattanooga’s top chefs, Bluewater Grille offers unique entrées that satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Just in time for their ninth anniversary, Executive Chef Scott Eiselstein helped re-engineer their menu to focus on Chattanooga’s local community.

With new dishes and a rich dedication to local ingredients, Bluewater Grille remains a hot destination during summer’s cool nights. Prepare yourself for Bluewater Grille’s Market Fresh Sheets. The newly introduced, mouth-watering, biweekly specials offer visitors the chance to spice up their meal with original dishes that focus on local markets and alternative types of fish. Whether you chose an appetizer or an entrée, the Market Fresh Sheets will please your palate with exciting new tastes.

Start your meal off right with a Charcuterie & Cheese appetizer. Shaved prosciutto, artisanal salami and house-cured salmon

mixed with brie and the melt-inyour-mouth hazelnut-crusted goat cheese creates the perfect starter for a meal to remember. The appetizer comes prepared on a wooden board and is lined with fried pita, house-baked focaccia slices, red grapes and sweet and savory housemade Sweet Magnolia Brown Ale honey mustard.

There’s no wrong choice at Bluewater Grille, and their Spicy Tuna Tacos have quickly proven to be one of the new menu’s most popular selections. With shells crafted from egg roll wrappers and filled with their signature blackened ahi tuna, these tacos are topped with miso slaw, sliced avocado, fresh cilantro and sriracha. The heat will satisfy spicy food enthusiasts while not scaring away those with sensitive palates. They’re flavorful and light enough to satisfy as the perfect summer snack.

When it’s time to choose one of

the Bluewater Features, it’s going to be hard passing up on the Bourbon-Glazed Salmon. Seared and brushed with Bluewater’s bourbon glaze, this salmon is sprinkled with red pepper flakes and served on a bed of quinoa and kale. Served with garlic potato wedges, this entrée pairs perfectly with a glass of pinot noir from Bluewater’s revamped wine menu.

Finish the night with the Coconut Key Lime Cheesecake. This sweet and tangy tropical treat is topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with toasted coconut. It’s served atop mixed berry compote and finished with fresh mint.

This summer, Bluewater Grille is bringing the ocean to Chattanooga.

Beat the heat and cool off with fresh produce and in-house prepared seafood. Take a bite, grab a cocktail and relax at Bluewater Grille, an essential Chattanooga dining experience for nine years.

The Scoop Expanding their cocktail menu with classics and originals and "soon to be famous" beer cocktails Bluewater Grille Downtown destination for seafood and much more 224 Broad St. (423) 266-4200 bluewaterchattanoga.com

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Brewhaus Gastropub Back from the ashes and better than ever

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t the end of January this year, Brewhaus suffered from something other bars may not have been able to recover from: a kitchen fire. The resulting damage kept the doors closed for five weeks.

Business stopped, the kitchen had to be rebuilt and staff members had to find temporary jobs. But with the doors reopened, the Germaninfluenced gastropub has picked up right where they left off—on top of the Chattanooga pub scene.

Located on Frazier Avenue on the Northshore, Brewhaus is a perfect place to either grab a quick pint or sit down with friends to enjoy evening activities, like Monday night $3 half liters, or Tuesday night live team trivia. Customers have the option to gather round tables inside, take a stool at the bar, or lounge on the back porch, which overlooks picturesque Coolidge Park and the Walnut Street Bridge.

The cuisine centers on traditional German staples made with classic Southern twists. Popular entrées include the Brewhaha, the jäger schnitzel wiener art, and the spaetzle—German-style egg noodles with sautéed garlic, onions and mushrooms tossed in a pepper cream and topped with a garlic brat.

If there’s one thing, however, that captures quintessential GermanAmerican crossover food, it’s the King Ludwig. This hot pork schnitzel sandwich is topped with kraut, Swiss cheese, bacon and served on

a bed of lettuce and finished with brown mustard and apple butter.

You can even add a fried egg, which offers a flavor combination that shouldn’t be legal.

One change to the menu is the addition of Sunday brunch. Southern classics like Biscuits and Gravy and Sourdough French Toast topped with powdered sugar and cinnamon are featured, but the German influence is never too far away. The Schnitzel Biscuits make sure that anyone who has a hankering for something a little different won’t go hungry.

To complement the food, however, there have to be good drinks.

Don’t worry—Brewhaus has you covered. The bar offers a variety of both draft and bottled beers, along with extras such as Crispin blackberry cider for those hot summer days and an array of mixed liquor cocktails. The beer is so

good, in fact, the chefs even incorporate it into some menu items to enhance flavor and add kick. The brie cheese, for example, found on various cheeseburgers and salads is infused with dark ale for a richer taster, and so is the cabbage.

The easiest way to find a beer that suits you best is to try one of the daily flights. These offer 4-oz samples of five seasonal and classic beers, ensuring that everything from coffee-flavored brown ale to peach-kissed lager can be tested.

With chef-driven food and craft beers, Brewhaus offers the best of both worlds. The German flags that hang on the walls pay homage to its overseas culinary partners, whereas the striking view of park and bridge and the busy Frazier Avenue remind you of its proud Chattanoogan heritage. Luckily, customers don’t have to pick between the two, but can enjoy both.

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212 Market Leading the green movement with great food

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rontrunners from the start, 212 Market has ridden the cultural wave of localism with pride and panache. The family-owned restaurant was the first “green certified” restaurant in Tennessee, earned through recycling, composting, and energy-efficient practices. Happily distracted by the delicious food, customers may miss details like UV tinting on the windows and solar panels on the roof.

Manager Jesse Pyron outlined 212 Market’s ongoing practice of sourcing all of its vegetables, meats, and fish as locally and ethically raised as possible, even at a higher cost to the establishment, because buying local also means less fuel consumption.

While we were talking, owner Sally Moses came out to introduce herself and offer me some fresh arugula

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“Just wait for the heat at the back end,” she enthused, watching me chew. It was spicy and rich, as arugula is meant to be. “We just got that in from our grower today,” she beamed.

Loyal customers appreciate highlighting local farms, which keep springing up. “More little farms than we can even keep track of!” Moses told me, as she hurried back into the kitchen. Pyron agreed.

“We really do have some wonderful growers, like Crabtree Farms and Sequatchie Cove, and new sources popping up all over. It’s similar to our craft beers—new treasures constantly sprouting up out of nowhere.”

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Mill closed, Moses did her research to find a new nearby source for these favorites: the Logan Turnpike 1916 grist mill near Blairsville in North Georgia.

Come taste the difference details make. The menu changes seasonally, especially the sides, veggies, and sauces, but the overall vibe and pricing stay consistent. I heartily endorse an evening on 212 Market’s eco-friendly terrace sipping their famous seafood bisque with the smooth Southern Pecan Ale sourced from Mississippi’s Lazy Magnolia Brewery.

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Rita's Italian Ice Much more than just great Italian ices

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or four years, Chattanoogans and tourists alike have been lured into Rita’s Italian Ice downtown by scrumptious ices (blended with real fruit), creamy frozen custard, misto shakes (Italian ice swirled with custard) and gelati (frozen custard topped with Italian ice topped with custard).

But now, as owner Rob Pompilio tells us, there’s even more reason to stop in, because the store has partnered with Sandella’s Flatbread Cafe to offer 16 panini, grilled flatbread, wrap and quesadilla items.

They are only the second Rita’s store to embrace the partnership, and Pompilio is delighted. “The flatbread is fat free, with no artificial colors or flavors. It’s simply flour, filtered water, sea salt and yeast, and is prepared fresh in the store,” he says. “We’re using

locally sourced produce. All of the Sandella’s menu items are healthy alternatives and are great for people on the go.”

In fact, he notes, lunch- or dinner-seekers in a hurry can almost always have their food made to order and in their hands to go in less than five minutes.

Of course, it may well take you longer than that to decide what to order. Will it be the Tuscan Chicken panini with grilled chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and red onions in pesto sauce, topped with melted mozzarella and fresh basil? How about the Brazilian Chicken flatbread, with grilled chicken and mozzarella over a signature Brazilian sauce? Or perhaps the

Turkey & Bacon wrap, with turkey breast, bacon, lettuce and tomatoes with ancho chipotle sauce?

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Chattanooga Restaurant Listings American 1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 485-3050 2 Squares a Day 3399 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 697-7595 3rd Deck Burger Bar 201 Riverfront Pkwy.

Pier 2 (423) 266-4488 A Bountiful Harvest 5228 Hixson Pike, (423) 876-1922 Alchemy Spice Company 2502 12th St. (423) 402-0319 All-American Grilled Delivery 3507 Ringgold Rd. (423) 698-2040 Applebee’s 5606 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 553-9203 401 Market St. (423) 826-4996 356 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 875-8353 2342 Shallowford Village Rd. (423) 499-1999 Aretha Frankensteins 518 Tremont St. (423) 265-7685 Armando’s 8018 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 899-3705 1814 E. Main St. (423) 629-9218 4767 Hwy. 58 (423) 894-1413 7330 Hixson Pike (423) 842-0479 7024 Lee Hwy. (423) 855-0772 1105 Lafayette Rd. (706) 861-2252 5700 Ringgold Rd. (423) 867-5950 Back Inn Café 411 2nd St. (423) 265-5033 Bar Louie 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.

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(423) 855-4155 Bea’s Restaurant 4500 Dodds Ave. (423) 867-3618 Beast + Barrel 16 Frazier Ave. (423) 805-4599 Becky’s Restaurant 2503 Westside Dr. (423) 485-3873 Beef O’Brady’s 5958 Snow Hill Rd. #100 (423) 910-0261 Beyond The Garden Gate 9508 Church St. (423) 238-2929 Big Chill & Grill 103 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 267-2445 Big River Grille & Brewing Works 222 Broad St. (423) 267-2739 2020 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 553-7723 Big Rock Grill Rock City, 1400 Patten Rd. Lookout Mountain, Ga. (706) 820-2531 Big Table 118 Cross St. (423) 634-0772 Blue Plate 191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767 Bluegrass Grill 55 E. Main St. (423) 752-4020 Bluewater Grille 224 Broad St. (423) 266-4200 Boathouse Rotisserie

& Raw Bar 1459 Riverside Dr. (423) 622-0122 Bonefish Grill 2115 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-3175 Bourbon Grill 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 468-2064 Broad Street Grill 1201 Broad St. (423) 424-3700 Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9878 Buffalo Wild Wings 120 Market St. (423) 634-0468 5744 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-3338 Café 7 Rock City, 1400 Patten Rd. Lookout Mountain, Ga. (706) 820-2531 Café Lemont 801 Dodds Ave. (423) 629-1388 Café on the Corner 826 Scenic Hwy. (423) 825-5005 Canyon Grill 28 Scenic Hwy. #189 (706) 398-9510 Cavern Cafe Ruby Falls, 1720 S. Scenic Hwy (423) 821-2544 Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken 526 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 752-9198 Charlie’s Restaurant & Lounge 8504 Dayton Pike

(423) 842-9744 Chato Brasserie 200 Manufacturers Rd. Ste. 101 (423) 305-1352 Chattanooga Billiard Club 725 Cherry St. (423) 267-7740 Chattanooga Billiard Club East 110 Jordan Dr. (423) 499-3883 Chattanooga Brewing Company 1804 Chestnut St. (423) 702-9958 Cheeburger Cheeburger 138 Market St. (423) 265-4108 Chicken Salad Chick 629 Market St., Ste. 101 (423) 668-0098 1820 Gunbarrel Rd., Ste. 200 (423) 468-3729 Chili’s 408 Market St. (423) 265-1511 5637 Brainerd Rd. (423) 855-0376 1921 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-6319 123 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 877-4344 Chop House 2011 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-1222 City Café Diner 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191 7641 Lee Hwy. (423) 485-8222 Clyde’s On Main 122 W. Main St., (423) 362-8335 Cookie Jar Café 1887 Kelly Cross Rd. (423) 949-5852 Countryside Café 8223 Mahan Gap Rd. (423) 344-8646 Dairi Kreme 1401 S. Lee Hwy. (423) 472-8852 Dockside Café

8411 Harrison Bay Rd. (423) 344-9998 Dub’s Place 4408 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 875-3151 Easy Bistro & Bar 203 Broad St. (423) 266-1121 Einstein Brothers Bagels 7737 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 355-5380 Eleven H20 Bar DoubleTree Hotel 407 Chestnut St. (423) 756-5150 Epicurean Restaurant 4301 Ringgold Rd. (423) 622-4139 Famous Dave’s 2212 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 954-3227 Fanatics 7601 E. Brainerd Rd. Ste. 5A (423) 894-2524 Firebirds Wood Fired Grill 2107 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 308-1090 Firehouse Subs 3849 Dayton Blvd.

Ste. 101 423) 877-2345 6025 E. Brainerd Rd. Ste. 110 (423) 893-3473 1820 Gunbarrel Rd. Ste. 700 (423) 475-5491 Fireside Grille 3018 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-9898 Five Guys Burgers and Fries 124 Stuart Rd. (423) 476-4878 401 Broad St. (423) 531-8267 2020 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 664-3500, 5110 Hixson Pike (423) 870-7772 Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St.

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(423) 602-5980 Food Works 205 Manufacturers Rd. (423) 752-7487 Fox and Hound Pub and Grille 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 490-1200 Fresh To Order 1919 Gunbarrel Rd. Ste. 103 (423) 826-5000 Gardens Restaurant 1400 Market St. (423) 266-4107 Giggles Grill 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 Good Dog 34 Frazier Ave. (423) 475-6175 Griffin Footlong Hot Dogs 847 E. Main St. (423) 265-5280 Hair of the Dog Pub 334 Market St. (423) 265-4615 Heaven & Ale 304 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 602-8286 Heavenly Wings 5231 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9949 Hennen’s Restaurant 193 Chestnut St. (423) 634-5160 Herman’s Soul Food & Catering 3821 Brainerd Rd. (423) 624-5715 Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy (423) 468-4192 Innside Restaurant 800 Chestnut St. (423) 266-7687 J Alexander’s Restaurant 2215 Hamilton Pl Blvd.

(423) 855-5559 JPM Restaurant 538 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 475-5259

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Jefferson’s 618 Georgia Ave. (423) 710-1560 Jenkins Country Style Buffet 4134 Ringgold Rd. (423) 629-5449 Kacey Home Cooking 6921 Lee Hwy. (423) 490-0896 Karl’s Family Restaurant 5100 Hixson Pike (423) 875-5506 Ken’s Burgers Plus 5515 Highway 58 (423) 344-9979 Keri’s Restaurant 2400 Executive Park NW (423) 303-3108 Kevin Browns Burger 8228 Mahan Gap Rd. (423) 344-8344 Kevin’s Grill & Chill 7001 Middle Valley Rd. (423) 847-0100 Kim’s Southern Restaurant 3224 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 877-9295 Kitchen at Union Square 200 MLK Blvd.

(423) 634-9172 Lakeshore Grille 5600 Lake Resort Terrace (423) 710-2057 Lamar’s Restaurant 1018 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-0988 Lawrence’s Lounge 1201 E. 37th St. (423) 710-2035 Lillie Mae’s Place 4712 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 875-8999 Local 191 191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767 Logan’s Roadhouse 2119 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 499-4339 3592 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-2948

504 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 875-4443 Lois’s Lounge & Restaurant 3013 Dodson Ave. (423) 698-4982 Longhorn Restaurant 129 N. Market St. (423) 265-2354 Longhorn Steakhouse 5771 Brainerd Rd. (423) 490-0573 5583 Hwy. 153 (423) 870-2722 Lucky’s Bar & Grill 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 825-5145 Maggie G’s 400 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 757-7722 Marsha’s Back Street Café 5032 Brainerd Rd. (423) 485-7911 Mary’s Lounge 2125 McCallie Ave. (423) 493-0246 Mayo’s Restaurant & Lounge 3820 Brainerd Rd. (423) 624-0034 McAlister’s Deli 2288 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 510-8299 541 Signal Mountain Rd. (423) 265-2003 McHale’s Brewhouse 724 Ashland Terrace (423) 877-2124 Merv’s Restaurant 713 Mountain Creek Rd. (423) 877-0221 Mike’s Hole in the Wall 538 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 475-5259 Moccasin Bend Brewing Company 4015 Tennessee Ave. (423) 821-6392 Mocha Restaurant & Music Lounge 511 Broad St. (423) 531-4154

Moss Place II 711 Tunnel Blvd.

(423) 493-9006 Mountain City Club 729 Chestnut St. (423) 756-5584 Ms. Debbie’s Nightlife Lounge 4762 Hwy. 58 (423) 485-0966 Mt. Vernon Restaurant 3535 Broad St. (423) 266-6591 Nephews Lounge 4380 Dorris St. (423) 531-8036 Nick and Linda’s 4762 Hwy. 58 (423) 386-5404 Niedlov’s Breadworks 215 E. Main St. (423) 756-0303 Nikki’s Drive Inn 899 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 265-9015 Noodles & Company 405 Market St. (423) 531-6900 North River Pub 4027 Hixson Pike (423) 875-0407 O’Charley’s 5301 Hixson Pike (423) 877-8966 2340 Shallowford Village Dr. (423) 892-3343 Outback Steakhouse 501 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 870-0980, 2120 Hamilton Pl. Blvd.

(423) 899-2600 Over There Casual Dining 388 Somerville Ave. (423) 468-4647 Panera Bread 417 Market St. (423) 266-2253 620 Northgate Mall (423) 877-0223, 1810 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 899-2253 Pickle Barrel

1012 Market St. (423) 266-1103 Porter’s Steakhouse 827 Broad St. (423) 643-1240 Proni’s Pizza & Sub 5001 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-0770 Public House 1110 Market St. (423) 266-3366 Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe 4001 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 822-6477 Red Lobster 2131 Northgate Mall Lane (423) 870-2371 2200 Bams Dr. (423) 490-3488 Red Robin 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 296-2520 Rhapsody Café 1201 Hixson Pike (423) 266-3093 River St. Deli 151 River St. (423) 756-3354 Riverside Catfish House 18039 Hwy. 41 (423) 821-9214 Rob’s Restaurant & Lounge 5308 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 875-6164 Ronnie’s Grill 408 Dodson Ave. (423) 622-9398 Rumors 3884 Hixson Pike (423) 870-3003 Ruth’s Chris Steak House 2321 Lifestyle Way, (423) 602-5900 Silver Diner 1400 Market St. (423) 266-5000 Sing It or Wing It 410 Market St. (423) 757-9464 Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy.

(423) 521-2966 Slick’s Burgers 309 E. Main St..

(423) 760-4878 Sofa King Juicy Burger 1743 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 490-7632 Southern Burger Company 9453 Bradmore Lane Ste. 101 Southern Star 1300 Broad St. (423) 267-8899 Southside Saloon and Bistro 1301 Chestnut St. (423) 757-4730 St. John’s Meeting Place 1274 Market St. (423) 266-4571 St. John’s Restaurant 1278 Market St. (423) 266-4400 Stepping Out Pub & Grill 4249 Shallowford Rd. (423) 624-2148 Stumble Inn 2925 Rossville Blvd.

(423) 624-0290 Sugar’s Ribs 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956 2450 15th Ave. (423) 826-1199 Talus 812 Scenic Hwy (423) 602-5604 T.MAC 423 Market St. (423) 267-8226 T-Bones Sports Cafe 1419 Chestnut St. (423) 266-4240 Terminal Brewhouse 6 E. 14th St. (423) 752-8090 Texas Roadhouse 7016 Shallowford Dr. (423) 899-8293 The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070

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Downtown Chattanooga 401 Broad Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402 Tel: 423-531-8267 Hamilton Village

2020 Gunbarrel Rd. Chattanooga, TN Tel: 423-664-3500

Hixson Pike

5110 Hixson Pike Hixson, TN Tel: 423-870-7772

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12 times voted Best Chinese Restaurant by CityScope

The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 The Foundry 1201 Broad St. (423) 424-3775 The Growler 1101 Hixson Pike, Ste. A1 (423) 785-1005 The Pub on Fraizer 346 Frazier Ave. (423) 208-5293 The Social 1110 Market St. (423) 266-3366 The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055 Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike (423) 266-1996 Tupelo Honey 1110 Market St. (423) 779-0400 Universal Joint 532 Lookout St. (423) 468-3725 Urban Stack Burger Lounge 12 W. 13th St. (423) 475-5350 Valley Tavern 2819 Cummings Hwy. (423) 508-8170 Vaudeville Café 200 Market St. (423) 266-6202 Vine St. Bakery 1313 Hanover St. (423) 266-8463 Wally’s Restaurant 1600 McCallie Ave. (423) 698-4643 6521 Ringgold Rd. (423) 899-6151 World of Beer 412 Market St. (423) 668-6808 Yellow Deli 737 McCallie Ave. (423) 468-177 Zarzour’s Cafe 1627 Rossville Ave

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(423) 266-0424

Asian Asia Buffet 6901 Lee Hwy., Ste. 112 (423) 499-8865 Buffet King 5230 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-8816 Chef Lin Buffet 5084 S. Terrace (423) 510-1998 China Cafe 14 E. 7th St. (423) 266-1521 China Cafeteria 511 Market St. (423) 265-1522 China Garden Restaurant 4839 Hwy. 58 (423) 894-6776 China Gourmet 321 Browns Ferry Rd., Ste. B (423) 821-8500 China House 7601 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-8670 China Lee 3815 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 877-6917 China Moon 5600 Brainerd Rd. (423) 893-8088 China Rose 9203 Lee Hwy. (423) 238-1268 Forbidden City 2273 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 305-1087 Formosa Restaurant 5425 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-6953 Fortune House Restaurant 1210 Taft Hwy. (423) 517-8999 Fuji Japanese Steak & Sushi 2207 Overnite Dr. (423) 892-2899 Genghis Grill 138 Market St.

(423) 634-1188 Hibachi Express 7401 E. Brainerd Rd., Ste. 100 (423) 508-8033 Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant 8652 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 899-4878 Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 5621 Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-0404 5035 Hixson Pike (423) 875-047 5425 Highway 153 (423) 875-0404 Imperial Garden Restaurant 2288 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 499-9333 Kanpai of Tokyo 2200 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 855-8204 Kumo Hibachi & Sushi 6025 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 468-3385 Little Tokyo Express 4516 Hixson Pike (423) 874-0500 Mikado Sushi Bar Noodle House 7003 Lee Hwy. (423) 899-3236 Na Go Ya 4921 Brainerd Rd. (423) 899-9252 New China Buffet & Grill 3544 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-6988 New China Buffet & Grill 531 Signal Mountain Rd. (423) 756-8788 New China Restaurant 3710 Ringgold Rd. (423) 495-1818 1900 Broad St. (423) 267-5941 Old Saigon 2601 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 876-0322 P.F. Chang’s

2110 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 242-0045 Red Ginger Bistro 1801 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 875-6480 TakoYaki 172 Old Mouse Creek Rd. (423) 728-3010 The Rice Boxx 3600 Hixson Pike Ste. 104, (423) 305-0855 Typhoon Of Tokyo 3953 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 875-6142

Bakery A Bountiful Harvest 5228 Hixson Pike (423) 342-4171 Bluff View Bakery 430 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033 Couture Cakes 5228 Hixson Pike (423) 876-1922 Cupcake Divas 60 25th St. NW (423) 473-2788 Cupcake Kitchen 500 Broad St. (423) 668-8060 Einstein Brothers Bagels 7737 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 355-5380 Federal Bakeshop 1966 Northpoint Blvd.

(423) 870-2255 Jackson’s Bakery 5862 Brainerd Rd. (423) 894-2871 Koch’s Bakery 1900 Broad St. (423) 265-3331 Niedlov’s Breadworks 215 E. Main St. (423) 756-0303 Tennessee Moonshine Cakes 100 Cherokee Blvd.

(855) 323-5814 Vine St. Bakery 1313 Hanover St.

(423) 266-8463

Barbecue Bone’s Smokehouse 9012 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 894-2663 Choo Choo Bar-B-Que 6410 Hixson Pike (423) 843-9554 3951 Ringgold Rd. (423) 629-1313 7910 East Brainerd Rd. (423) 553-8888 900 Appling St. (423) 622-1802 Chubby’s Barbeque 3801 Rossville Blvd.

(423) 867-4422 Couch’s Barbecue 8307 Old Lee Hwy. (423) 238-4801 Dixie BBQ 1530 Boy Scout Rd. (423) 842-4025 Famous Dave’s 2212 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 954-3227 Hickory Pit BBQ 5611 Ringgold Rd. (423) 894-1217 Lockhart’s Fire & Smoke Catering 909 Belvoir Hills Cir. (423) 421-8872 Memo’s 430 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 267-7283 Nooga-Q Smokehouse & Grille 301 Signal Mtn. Rd. (423) 752-1935 Porkchops Bar & Grill 6727 Ringgold Rd. (423) 296-2571 Porker’s BBQ 1251 Market St. (423) 267-2726 Rhapsody Café 1201 Hixson Pike (423) 266-3093 Rib and Loin 5946 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-6465

5435 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-7675 Shuford’s BBQ 924 Signal Mountain Rd. (423) 267-0080 Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill 2225 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 893-7850 Sticky Fingers 2031 Hamilton Pl Blvd.

(423) 899-7427 420 Broad St. (423) 265-7427 Sugar’s Ribs 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956 2450 15th Ave. (423) 826-1199

Cajun/Creole Blue Orleans Seafood Restaurant 1463 Market St. (423) 757-0088

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DOWNTOWN 4th & Broad Street (423) 266-LUPI EAST BRAINERD 1414 Jenkins Road (423) 855-4104 CLEVELAND 2382 N. Ocoee St. (423) 476-9464

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Coffee Cadence Coffee Company 11 E. 7th St. (423) 521-7868 Camp House Espresso 149 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 702-8081 Chattz Coffee 1010 Market St. (423) 756-8890 Choo Choo Cafe Espresso 1400 Market St. (800) 872-2529 Grayfriar’s Coffee & Tea Co. 406-B Broad St. (423) 267-0376 Mean Mug Coffeehouse 114 W. Main St. (423) 825-4206 Rembrandt’s Coffee House 204 High St. (423) 265-5033 Starbucks 2217 Hamilton Pl Blvd.

(423) 553-6961

Make Memorial Day Weekend Special with Catering 10 to 5000 people • Per Person

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Pork ........ $6.29 Any combination of pork, beef or chicken ...... $6.79 Add ribs for $11.49 a pound Above orders include bar-b-q beans, cole slaw, bread & sauce All paper supplies and utensils

5946 Brainerd Rd • 5435 Hwy 153 (423) 499-6465 • (423) 877-7675 Voted Best of the Best 6 Years In A Row

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5610 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9042 27 Broad St. (423) 643-1242 Stone Cup Coffee House 330 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 Stroud’s 1201 Broad St. (423) 424-3770 The English Rose 1401 Market St. (423) 265-5900 Velo Coffee Roasters 509 East Main St. (423) 718-8161

Deli Ankar’s Downtown 510 Broad St. (423) 266-0017 Ankar’s Hoagies 5018 Hixson Pike (423) 876-7158 4764 Highway 58 (423) 894-3808 5966 Brainerd Rd. (423) 899-3074 Daved’s Deli 7639 Middle Valley Rd. (423) 842-9088 Einstein Brothers Bagels 7737 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 355-5380 Figgy’s Sandwich Shop 805 Chestnut St. (423) 266-8675 Flatiron Deli 706 Walnut St. (423) 266-2620 Glen Gene Deli 5748 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-9997 7025 Shallowford Rd. (423) 899-7733 Greg's Sandwiches 6337 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 551-8634 Jason’s Deli 2115 Gunbarrel Rd. Suite 14 (423) 296-1096 Jimmy John’s

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973 Market St. (423) 305-6900 5111 Hixson Pike Rd. (423) 602-7827 Lenny’s Sub Shop 1913 Gunbarrel Rd. #101 (423) 899-5539 Little Lunch Box 5959 Shallowford Rd. #201 (423) 510-9860 McAlister’s Deli 2288 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 510-8299 541 Signal Mountain Rd. (423) 265-2003 Mindy B’s Deli 826 Georgia Ave. (423) 521-7932 Nick’s Deli & Marketplace 5149 Hixson Pike (423) 877-5818 Niedlov’s Breadworks 215 E. Main St. (423) 756-0303 Penn Station East Coast Subs 411 Broad St. (423) 362-5195 River St. Deli 151 River St. (423) 756-3354 Steamboat 5950 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-6355 Steamboat Super Sandwiches 812 Broad St. (423) 756-8388 Willie’s Deli 7701 N. Lee Hwy. (423) 336-8008

Dessert & ICe Cream Baskin-Robbins 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 301 (423) 893-0505 4767 Hwy. 58 (423) 894-5931 6990 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-5131

6510 Ringgold Rd. (423) 531-3911 625 Signal Mountain Rd. (423) 490-9931 Ben & Jerry’s 201 Broad St. (423) 265-8606 Bruster’s Real Ice Cream 1406 Jenkins Rd. (423) 510-9993 4241 Hixson Pike (423) 877-9119 Clumpies Ice Cream Company 26 Frazier Ave. #B (423) 267-5425 Cocoaberry Frozen Yogurt 541 Signal Mountain Rd. Ste. 225 (423) 668-8392 Cold Stone Creamery 100 Chestnut St. (423) 267-0888 Dunkin Donuts 7647 East Brainerd Rd. (423) 521-7264 5311 Hwy. 153 (423) 710-1873 627 Signal Mtn. Rd. (423) 531-3845 Gadzooks 5721 Hwy. 153 (423) 602-5741 Hot Chocolatier 1437 Market St. (423) 266-3066 Ice Cream Show 129 Walnut St. (423) 702-5173 Incline Ice Cream Depot 3917 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 821-5000 Julie Darling Donuts 121 Frazier Ave. (423) 591-3737 jdonuts.com Kay’s Kastles Inc. 8804 Dayton Pike (423) 332-3310 Las Esperanza Bakery 5400 Brainerd Rd. (423) 893-6263

Marble Slab Creamery 1913 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 899-6480 Menchie’s 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 531-8020 Milk and Honey 135 North Market St. (423) 521-3123 Mr. T’s Pizza and Ice Cream 3924 Tennessee Ave. (423) 821-5084 Perkits Yogurt 3306 Keith St. NW (423) 476-1668 Rita’s Italian Ice 100 Market St. (423) 531-2735 Sugary Creations 3626 Ringgold Rd. (423) 421-3108 Sweet CeCe’s 330 Frazier Ave. (423) 710-1633 Sweet Frog 2288 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 305-0696 5756 Hwy. 153 (423) 710-8559 Tasty Daylight Donuts 1414 Jenkins Rd. (423) 531-3444 Top It Off 401 Broad St. (423) 475-5192

Farm To Table 212 Market Restaurant 212 Market St. (423) 265-1212 Main Street Meats 217 E. Main St. (423) 602-9568 Root Kitchen & Wine Bar 313 Manufacturers Rd. (423) 648-9160 TerraMáe Appalachian Bistro 122 E. 10th St. (423) 710-2925 The Farmer’s Daughter

1211 Hixson Pike (423) 355-5372

German Brewhaus 224 Frazier Ave. (423) 531-8490

Greek Acropolis Mediterranean Grill 2213 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 899-5341 Olive Garden Italian Restaurant 2200 Hamilton Place Blvd (423) 899-7707 5525 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-7704 Portobello’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzaria 4976 Hwy. 58 (423) 499-6001 Proni’s Pizza & Sub 5001 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-0770 Provino’s Italian Restaurant 5084 S. Terrace Plaza (423) 899-2559 Rafael’s Italian Restaurant 3877 Hixson Pike (423) 508-8561 Romano’s Macaroni Grill 2271 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 894-2221 Tony’s Pasta Shop & Trattoria 212 High St. (423) 265-5033 Toscano Italian Grill 6219 Old Lee Hwy #8 (423) 805-3888

2207 Overnite Dr. (423) 892-2899 Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 5621 Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-0404 5035 Hixson Pike (423) 875-0473 5425 Highway 153 (423) 875-0473 Kanpai of Tokyo 2200 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 855-8204 Little Tokyo Express 4516 Hixson Pike (423) 874-0500 Mikado Sushi Bar Noodle House 7003 Lee Hwy. (423) 899-3236 Sekisui 1120 Houston St. (423) 267-4600 Shogun Japanese Steak & Sushi 1806 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 296-6500 Sushi Nabe of Kyoto 110 River St. (423) 634-0171 Teriyaki House 5908 Ringgold Rd. (423) 892-8483 Typhoon Of Tokyo 3953 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 875-6142

Juice Bar Southern Sqweeze 1210 Tremont St. (423) 805-4440 The Local Juicery + Kitchen 48 E. Main St. (423) 521-5389

Japanese

Korean

Fuji Steak and Sushi 5437 Hwy. 153 (423) 531-3183 Fuji Japanese Steak & Sushi

Seoul: Korean and Vietnamese Cuisine 6231 Perimeter Dr. (423) 855-9113

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Mediterranean Acropolis Mediterranean Grill 2213 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 899-5341 Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe 432 Market St. (423) 779-3100 2020 Gunbarrel Road Ste. 720 (423) 779-3100 Kabob-ster 1408 Gunbarrel Rd., #111 (423) 475-5370

Middle Eastern International Market 5600 Brainerd Rd. Suite D29 (423) 892-1293 Kabob-ster 1408 Gunbarrel Rd., #111 (423) 475-5370

Latin American Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy 2102 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 855-7400 Amigo Mexican Restaurant 5450 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-8049 5794 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-5435 1906 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 870-9928 3805 Ringgold Rd. (423) 624-4345 6701 Hwy. 58 (423) 710-8970 Ayala Mexican 1832 Taft Hwy. (423) 886-0063 Cancun Restaurant 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Conga Latin Food 207 E. Main St. (423) 201-4806 Dos Amigos 3208 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 495-1802 El Matador Mexican Restaurant 9203 Lee Hwy.

(423) 238-6655 El Meson Restaurante Mexicano 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd.

(423) 894-8726 248 Northgate Park (423) 710-1201 El Metate 5922 Hixson Pike (423) 842-1400 El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant 6700 Ringgold Rd. (423) 826-2950 La Altena 364 Northgate Mall (423) 877-7433 314 W. Main St. (423) 266-7595 615 Commercial Lane (423) 877-1477 Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 4604 Skyview Dr. (423) 892-3065 Los Amigos 3536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 521-7676 Los Potros 5611 Ringgold Rd. (423) 296-2229 Mexiville 809 Market St. (423) 805-7444 Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant 3029 Rossville Blvd.

(423) 805-4443 Mrs. B’s Reggae Cafe 3103 Broad St. (423) 702-5808 Molcajete Mexican Restaurant 6231 Perimeter Dr. (423) 760-8200 Poblano’s Mexican Cuisine 551 River St. (423) 490-7911 Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina 2115 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 894-7144

Taco Mamacita 109 N. Market St. (423) 648-6262 Taco Roc 6960 Lee Hwy. (423) 653-1001 Taconooga 207 A Frazier Ave. (423) 757-5550 Taqueria Jalisco 1634 Rossville Ave. (423) 509-3430 850 Market St. Ste 102 (423) 362-8056

Peruvian Aji Peruvian Restaurant 5035 Ooltewah-Ringgold Rd. (423) 396-3919

Pizza Crust Pizza 3211 Broad St. (423) 756-4040 100 Signal Mtn. Rd. (423) 710-3780 Hill City Pizza 16 Frazier Ave. (423) 702-5451 Jet’s Pizza 3600 Hixson Pike (423) 757-1616 Lupi’s Pizza Pies 406A Broad St. (423) 266-5874 2382 Ocoee St. (423) 476-9464, 5504 Hixson Pike (423) 847-3700 1414 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-4104 9453 Bradmore Ln (423) 602-7499 Mellow Mushroom 205 Broad St. (423) 266-5564 2318 Lifestyle Way (423) 468-3737 Mom’s Italian Villa 1257 Market St. (423) 266-2204 Mr. T’s Pizza and Ice Cream 3924 Tennessee Ave.

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(423) 821-5084 New York Pizza Dept.

5731 Hwy. 153 (423) 531-8830 Rafael’s Italian Restaurant 3877 Hixson Pike (423) 508-8561

Sports Bars Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9878 Buffalo Wild Wings 120 Market St. (423) 634-0468 5744 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-3338 Cheap Seats Sports Bar 2925 Rossville Blvd.

(423) 629-5636 Christy’s Sports Bar 3469 Brainerd Rd. (423) 702-8137 Den Sports Bar & Lounge 1200 E. 23rd St. (423) 475-6007 Fanatics Sports Bar 7601 E Brainerd Rd., #5A (423) 894-2524 Hooters 5912 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-8668 Jimmy D’s Sports Bar & Grill 3901 Rossville Blvd.

(423) 867-2624 Kevin’s Grill & Chill 7001 Middle Valley Rd. (423) 847-0100 Mitch’s Sports Bar 2555 Harrison Pike (423) 698-4123 Teasers Bikini Bar & Gril 1401 E. 23rd St. (423) 622-6734 Tipoff Sports Bar & Grill 830 Dodson Ave. (423) 622-2900 T-Bones Sports Cafe 1419 Chestnut St. (423) 266-4240 T-Roy’s 2300 Glass St. (423) 629-8908

World Of Beer 412 Market St. (423) 668-6808

Tapas Cloud 9 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 521-4737 Terra Nostra Tapas & Wine Bar 105 Frazier Ave. (423) 634-0238

Thai Rain Thai Bistro 6933 Lee Hwy. (423) 386-5586 Sawasdee Thai Restaurant 4008 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 822-9001 Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine 5845 Brainerd Rd. (423) 485-8836 Thai Smile 3 219 Market St. (423) 266-2333

Vegetarian/Vegan Cashew 149 River Street (423) 355-5486 Sluggo’s North Vegetarian Cafe 501 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 752-5224

Vietnamese Old Saigon 2601 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 876-0322 Seoul: Korean and Vietnamese Cuisine 6231 Perimeter Dr. (423) 855-9113 Sushi & Pho 5450 Hwy. 153 (423) 531-3462

Wine Bar Brix Nouveau 301 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 833-2650

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Chattanooga Brewing Co. Great beer and fantastic food, all under one roof

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hattanooga Brewing Company’s backbone has always been its beer. Pilsner, IPA, Chickbock and Chestnut Street Brown ale are staples on a menu dedicated to its German-influenced roots. The beer speaks for itself—but their best-kept secret may just be the food.

The first things you notice are the silver fermentation tanks that tower over the bartender’s shoulder through the glass wall, reminding you that all of the beer is handmade and crafted. Every pint is made with fresh ingredients to produce an authentic taste.

To add to the staples, though, this summer brings a new option. In honor of Chattanooga F.C.—the team that plays directly across from the bar at Finley Stadium—a light Irish lager named after the team’s

loyal fan base, the Chattahooligans, has been specially created for supporters to enjoy. And just to top things off, EPB has partnered with Chattanooga Brewing Company to live stream all away games exclusively on site.

While the beers largely remain the same, it’s the food that has been slightly tweaked. Traditional favorites like the Pretzel and Cheese and Chickbock Tenders still remain. And, thankfully, so does the Beer Cheese, which features throughout the menu.

All the bread is still baked locally at Bluff View Bakery and the pretzels are made with spent grain (a brewing byproduct) to ensure perfect pub grub flavors.

A few new healthy treats have been added, as well.

Vegetarian options such as Pita Chips and Hummus and a variety of flatbreads ensure that calorie-con-

scious diners don’t have to feel guilty about enjoying an extra pint.

With their beer now sold in over 70 stores throughout the city, Chattanooga Brewing Company has come a long a way from its modest beginnings. Now at a bigger location, the Chestnut Street brewers have ensured that it’s not just their beer that should be considered bar staples, but also their great food.

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Lakeshore Grille The best "Dam" view on Lake Chickamauga

Come and enjoy dinner, Tue - Sun, and brunch Sat & Sun at the all new Lakeshore Grille, located above Lakeshore Marina in Hixson. You will be treated to great food and drinks with the best “Dam” view on Lake Chickamauga.

We feature, made in house daily, original variations of America’s favorite dishes, including fresh seafood, aged hand cut steaks, hand patties burgers and made to order pastas, all of which are prepared by our Executive Chef.

5600 Lake Resort Terrace Chattanooga, Tennessee

lakeshoregrille.com • (423) 710-2057

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fun way to elevate a family boating weekend is enjoying the great food at Lakeshore Grille. Perched above the marina overlooking Chickamauga Lake, this family-owned-andoperated restaurant delivers on taste.

The crowd-pleasing menu offers hearty, New American classics like a popular Fried Green Tomato stack appetizer, and Pork Pinwheel entrée, stuffed with apple-sage and topped with mushroom brandy sauce.

Executive Chef Robert Barclift recently changed the menu over to their Spring/Summer specialties, including appetizer favorites like bruschetta, shrimp skewers, and mahi tacos topped with a honey-lime-cilantro aioli.

Loyal patrons have enjoyed feasting with a view since the Lakeshore Grille opened its doors. The wraparound windows create a memorable panorama, quickly becoming a popular site for celebrations, especially in the busy month of May. Boaters are back on the warming lake, eager to come up to the restau-

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rant for a gourmet burger, including the seasonal Chef’s Weekly Burger.

And holidays this month spark the occasion for brunch, which Lakeshore Grille is famous for.

When we visited, right in front of the restaurant, adjacent to the dock that joins the spacious outdoor seating deck, there were several newly constructed garden boxes with young, healthy plants sprouting. The idea is to incorporate the freshest possible herbs and some vegetables as well into the salads, dressings, and desserts.

I was able to speak with Chef Barclift’s proud father, Richard, about the progress the restaurant has made over the course of its inaugural year. He is proud of the lengths Chattanooga residents will go to for the quality food and setting that Lakeshore Grille provides.

“It may not be right downtown,” Barclift smiled, “but folks come out because it’s an all-around great experience. Great food, specialty drinks, and like our motto says, ‘the best dam view on the lake!’”

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The Pickle Barrel Downtown institution stands the test of time

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ars and restaurants come and go; it’s just the nature of the business. What was new yesterday is a memory tomorrow—but once in a great while, a place comes along with the perfect combination of quality, charm and location to grant it some true longevity. Now in its 33rd year of operation, the Pickle Barrel is just such a place; a Chattanooga icon and beloved local institution that’s so much a part of the downtown scene, it’s hard to imagine Market Street without it.

The restaurant is located in what was once the Plaza Hotel, whose foundation was laid in the late 1800s, and therein lies some of its charm. Composed mostly of flagstone and old wood, the Barrel has the look and feel of an Old World pub, from its beau-

tifully polished wooden bar top to the cozy snugness of the point. An iron spiral staircase delivers you to the upstairs bar/roof garden which is THE place to be on a warm summer evening, particularly during the regularly scheduled performances by local musicians.

When it comes to atmosphere and ambience, this place has it in spades, but it takes a quality menu to deliver the full package. Fortunately, the Barrel has that, too. They offer standard pub fare for snacks and appetizers—but their sandwiches and burgers are where the kitchen really shines. Excellent recipes, fresh ingredients (much of which is sourced locally) and generous portions conspire to make their

kitchen creations some of the best in town.

Top it all off with a full-service bar and it’s easy to see why the pub has been a favorite watering hole for locals for so long, and with the next generation of Bowers taking the reins (young Benjamin has taken over operations, allowing Nick to enjoy a cocktail or two) there’s no reason to suppose the Barrel won’t be serving up some of the best food, drink and atmosphere that Chattanooga has to offer for another 30 years.

Monday- Saturday 11:00a- 3:00a Sunday- 12:00p-3:00a Since 1982

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The Big Table Family-owned and filled with smiles

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he Big Table on Cross Street near Signal Mountain is a dining experience that is unique. In a market of commercial chains, The Big Table is a stand-out mom-and-pop restaurant focused on delectable meals and desserts at affordable prices.

One of the signature dishes is the Big Table Salad, which is a luscious salad topped with strawberries, pears, walnuts, and feta cheese in a tangy raspberry vinaigrette dressing. If salad doesn’t pique your taste buds, The Big Table also features a signature crab cake that will have you coming back again and again to this quaint homestyle restaurant.

“We strive to prepare the food from fresh local ingredients with style and great taste,” said Karen Loveless, who co-owns the restaurant with her hus-

band David Loveless. “We are always honored to serve and meet your dining expectations.”

The Big Table prepares casseroles and soups daily from scratch—as well as their incredible desserts. These vary from day to day, but if you get the chance, order their cheese cake, which is one of the finer sweet experiences Chattanooga has to offer.

The restaurant also offers a private dining hall that is available for rent in coordination with their catering services. The venue is perfect for everything from holiday parties, to business meetings, to bridal and baby showers. The Big Table and its dining hall

provide patrons with many catering options; everything from Beef Burgundy to fried turkey.

And of course, not to be forgotten is their Sunday Brunch. With delicious menu items like prime rib and banana pudding, this is some comfort food worth checking out.

For more information about The Big Table, go to bigtable.net or like them on Facebook.

Dine-in, catering, parties, and preparing food for pick-up or delivery.

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Provino's Italian inspiration with a Tuscan vibe

Over 30 years of service

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ttention to detail and personalized service are primary experiences when dining at Provino’s. Nestled amid the businesses in South Terrace Plaza Shopping Center in Shop 5, Provino’s offers what can only be defined as Italian-inspired comfort food in a cozy setting.

Do not let the word “cozy” mislead; the design of the restaurant is versatile. It is as perfect a place for a romantic and private date as it is a prime location for a large group or party dining experience. A Tuscan vibe infuses the restaurant. Romantic booths are tucked into quiet corners set aside from open rooms that can accommodate up to 80 guests.

But it is the food at Provino’s that brings patrons back time and time again. All the sauces are prepared fresh each day using the finest ingredients. The variety of these offerings is outstanding: garlic alfredo, traditional marinara, rosatella, lemon butter and

wine, meat, and marsala sauces.

There is something on the menu for everybody. Provino’s features everything from the traditional classic spaghetti and lasagna to succulent seafood and tender veal dishes. The entrees are so delicious that it may be difficult to save room for one of Provino’s fine desserts and coffee. But do!

They offer mouth-watering cannoli, panna cotta, tiramisu, and the best risotto crema a person could dream of.

Personalized attention is important to the staff of the restaurant, and kindness and caring about the dining experience shines through in all levels of service. This attentiveness is important to John Miles, General Manager of Provino’s, who has kept the restaurant standards on par for 30 years.

“It makes me feel wonderful to offer satisfying service to our patrons,” Miles said. “Actually, we see our guests more as family.”

M-Th: 4:30-10pm, Fri: 4:30-11pm Sat: 11:30am-11pm Sun: 11:30am-10pm 5084 S. Terrace Plaza Chattanooga | (423) 899-2559

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The Ice Cream Show The secret's in the combination

The Secret’s in the Combination Home of the “Barrel Racer” Espresso Shake, Iced Coffees & Frappes

Perfect for Summer: All Fruit Smoothies Add frozen yogurt to create a “Sleigh Ride”

Chattanooga’s Best Ice Cream Custom Blended 17,000 Flavors Now offering “Frosty Paws” ice cream for dogs made with real peanut butter and fresh bananas, perfect for you and your pooch!

Mon-Sat 9am-11pm • Sun 1-11pm 129 Walnut Street near the Hunter Museum Chattanooga • 423-702-5173

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or six years now, The Ice Cream Show has been keeping people happy at the foot of the Walnut Street Bridge (near the Hunter Museum of American Art), by offering a chance for you to create your own unique flavor from over 17,000 delicious combinations. Simply put, you are the master of your dessert destiny.

Start the process by choosing your base—chocolate or vanilla ice cream, or fat-free, sugar-free, dairy-free frozen yogurt. You then get to choose from over 40 ingredients, including fresh fruits, cookie crumbles, nuts and candies.

After you’ve picked the perfect ingredient combination, employees blend them for you in a special machine. You can eat it in a cup, a cone, or one of their fresh-baked waffle cones. If you aren’t up for the cone or the cup, you can also choose to turn your flavor creation into a milkshake.

If you have trouble deciding on

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your ideal flavor combination, there are many pre-selected versions to choose from. The most popular is a combination of peanut butter, cookie dough, and Oreo cookie pieces.

The Ice Cream Show also offers 100-percent-fruit smoothies. Make one into a Summer Sleigh Ride by adding a scoop of frozen yogurt and whipped cream! They also have gourmet roast coffee and lattes you can cool down by ordering the iced option. Need a little pep in your step?

Try out the Barrel Racer, their coffee shake with a double-shot of espresso.

Both indoor and shaded outdoor patio seating are available, great for enjoying icy treats on a hot summer day or hosting parties. They also offer free Wi-Fi, and gift cards are available for all the ice cream lovers in your life.

You can get the ultimate ice cream experience at 129 Walnut Street from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 p.m. till 11 p.m. on Sundays.

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Bella Vita Mediterranean inspired with Southern flair

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y now, you’ve likely heard of the hip new nightclub on the Southside…but what you may not know is that Bella Vita is soon to be your new favorite restaurant.

Open Tuesday through Friday for lunch and dinner, Saturday for dinner and Sunday for brunch, the “Mediterranean Inspired, Southern Infused” menu and the ambiance, local flair and beautiful patio will draw you in and keep you coming back.

The menu offers great diversity of flavors, from Southern favorites like Fried Green Tomatoes, to Mediterranean Chicken Marsala and Pan Seared Scallops. The food is upscale, in keeping with the fine-dining quality, but the atmosphere is anything but stuffy.

Walking into the restaurant, you are greeted by warm colors and friendly staff, making you feel right at home. Whether you are hoping to enjoy a quiet, upscale meal or a classic cocktail in a vibrant bar, Bella Vita can provide it.

The bar is separated by windowed walls, creating a shift in atmosphere but still allowing for the enjoyment of a great meal, no matter where you are seated. In addition, the over 20 tables on the beautiful patio, flocked in greenery, are the perfect place to enjoy a sunny spring brunch.

In addition to the daily offerings of Bella Vita, the restaurant and Ultra Lounge are both available to rent for everything from lunch meetings, work functions, and dinner parties, to wedding receptions, par-

ties and other large events.

The venue is equipped with everything you need to make your event a great success, including not only a full-service menu and full bar, but also a dance floor, sound system, DJ services and a large projection screen.

Whether you’re hoping to have a quick drink after work, a delicious, fine-dining quality meal, throw a memorable party, or enjoy a great night dancing and mingling on the town, you are certain to get what you’re looking for at Bella Vita. Come experience the nightlife on Chattanooga's Southside.

Bella Vita is a Mediterranean Inspired, Southern Infused restaurant that brings authentic Cuisine and the warmth of Greek hospitality to Chattanooga’s Southside.

Unwind in the Sun Bar, enjoy company in the dining room, or take advantage of the spring weather on our Italian-inspired patio.

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Gadzooks Frozen yogurt, gourmet popcorn and delicious custom-made frozen pies

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he dictionary defines “gadzooks” as an exclamation of surprise, and there’s no doubt you will be pleasantly stunned when walking into Gadzooks’ newest location. Stationed right across from the Walmart on Highway 153 in Hixson, Gadzooks provides the area with some of the most decadent frozen yogurt available. Along with a new location, they now offer gourmet popcorn on their menu.

The family-owned-and-operated establishment first started in Fort Oglethorpe, and quickly made itself known as the area’s favorite dessert destination. With a color scheme boasting purple and grass green, Gadzooks delivers a nostalgic and imaginative escape for those striving to reconnect with the ice cream parlor of yesteryears. After merging with The Popcorn Pantry, Gadzooks changed their address from Georgia to Hixson, Tennessee and reopened with a sleek new look and a revamped menu.

Along with their delectable frozen yogurt selections, Gadzooks now offers gourmet popcorn. Branch out your popcorn taste buds with inventive flavors such as Coconut Lime, Cheddar Pretzel, Jalapeno Cheddar, and Buffalo Spice with Blue Cheese.

Gadzooks provides nearly 50 different flavors on any given day.

Buy three cups of popcorn or 300, you’ve never tasted popcorn until you have tried Gadzooks’ gourmet twist on the timeless treat. Also, don’t pass up the popcorn balls. These satisfying snacks can come plain or decorated with M&Ms. Kids love them,

and adults can’t get enough of their crunchy and salty taste. They’re great for after-school treats, birthday parties, weddings or baby showers.

Who can forget the frozen yogurt?

Since opening in September of 2012, the frozen yogurt at Gadzooks has gained a reputation based on high quality and creative flavors. With many of their selections created with gluten-free yogurt, they make sure that all types of sweet tooths go home happy.

Whether you’re an old-fashioned froyo lover who appreciates the classics, such as strawberry, vanilla, or (triple) chocolate, or an experimenter who searches for something new like Tiger Blood or Sea Salt Caramel Pretzel, Gadzooks has got you covered.

They offer 12 different frozen yogurt selections. Eat the treat in a cup or in one of their traditional waffle cones.

And soon they’ll be offering delivery of both froyo and popcorn for any occasion.

Gadzooks also supports local education. They love partnering with local schools for “Spirit Night.” On these special evenings, schools can register with Gadzooks for a chance to earn 10 percent off every purchase. They also offer schools the opportunity to sell their gourmet popcorn as a fundraiser.

With a new location and a fresh menu, Gadzooks is the perfect summer spot when it’s time to beat the heat with a frozen treat. Their gourmet popcorn works perfectly as the take-home companion to a summer blockbuster movie, and the frozen yogurt is perfect for just about any time of the day. There’s no doubt that their dedicated North Georgia fan base will be road-tripping to Hixson on a regular occasion to once again taste Gadzooks’ creamy frozen yogurt flavors, and they are sure to develop a large Tennessee following as well.

The Chattanooga area will be screaming “Gadzooks!” when they find out about this sweet spot.

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The Scoop Now offering tasty frozen pies and custom made popcorn gift baskets for all special occasions Gadzooks Frozen Yogurt and Gourmet Popcorn 5721 Highway 153 (across from Walmart) (423) 602-5741

Frozen Pies • Popcorn Balls • Gift Baskets Six yogurt machines with 12 varieties so you can make countless flavor combinations - cost determined by the weight, not the amount or kinds of flavors and toppings!

Up to 50 different types of popcorn available everyday for gift baskets great for after-school treats, birthday parties, weddings or baby showers!.

5721 Highway 153 Mon-Thu: 9:30am - 9pm Fri-Sat: 9:30am - 10pm

(across from Walmart)

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Gig Tank brings exponential technologies to the city

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The premise is getting local, national and international brands all in the same room that have different objectives for being interested in exponential technologies and high bandwidth applications.”

Rich Bailey is a professional writer, editor and (sometimes) PR consultant. He led a project to create Chattanooga’s first civic web site in 1995 before even owning a modem. Now he covers Chattanooga technology for The Pulse and blogs about it at CircleChattanooga.com. He splits his time between Chattanooga and Brooklyn.

ly with Variable, Inc., the Gig Tank 2015 is under Chattanooga-based maker way. Sort of. This year’s of the Node sensor array. edition of Gig Tank, the Our conversation about accelerator for startups deinnovation was all over the veloping business applicamap, including flying cars, tions needing the ultra-high food replicators, 3-D printbandwidth network that beed homes and bringing out gan growing here with Chatthe innovator in everyone. tanooga’s Gig, began earlier Lavidge in May with speaks flua virtual asent innovasessment tion, moving phase. easily from Eight out RICH BAILEY the idea of of 14 teams “exponential technolowill be onsite for the sumgies”—the big game changmer, starting next week, ers like smart phones—to and the remaining six will the impending arrival of a participate virtually, holding new food economy based dual citizenship in other acon machines like the “Star celerators at the same time.

Trek” replicator; technolTwelve teams will focus on ogy that creates fresh food high-bandwidth applicafrom dehydrated materials tions that need the Gig, and and replaces grocery stores two will focus on 3-D printbecause your digitally coning. nected pantry automatically All teams will be in Chatreorders supplies that are tanooga during the last delivered by drone. week in May, including a Skeptical of grand vapormeet-and-greet reception in ware visions, I snark, “So, Miller Plaza that is open to where’s my flying car?” the public on May 28 from But Lavidge has a disarm5:30 to 8 p.m. ing answer: “I’d be hard (For profiles of the Gig pressed to say there were Tank startup teams and entrepreneurs in the busimore information on Gig ness community who said Tank 2015, visit thegigtank. that’s going to be the fucom.) ture.”

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doesn’t necessarily make a good investment, one where the investor can see a fairly quick path to a return on investment.

“These things don’t just happen overnight,” says Lavidge. “Apple is already working on the iPhone 11, we just haven’t heard about it yet. Virtual reality was predicted to be huge back in the late ’90s-early 2000s, but it came down to timing.

“The inflection point hadn’t been developed yet.

Some very good analysts have said 2016-17 is going to be the tipping point where we’re going to see two-to-three billion dollars of sales for VR headsets.”

Technology-based change is a subtle dance. Those virtual reality predictions in the late ’90s sure looked a lot like the tech world saying VR would be real the day after tomorrow. But when the potential partners circling each other on the dance floor include companies that need money and investors that are doling it out, the big ideas flying around in the media-sphere may have more in common with mating behavior than predictions.

And when that money mating dance is under way (really, all the time now) the outcome is relevant to more parties than the lovebirds who are directly affected.

According to Lavidge, the established Chattanooga companies that are involved in Gig Tank as mentors and

partners aren’t doing it out of the goodness of their hearts.

“They recognize that 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies are going to be obsolete in a few years and innovation is changing at an exponential rate, affecting all industries,” he says.

“You can’t spend too much time making sure you’re entrenched in conversations about how that technology is going to be affecting your business.”

The metrics of success Co.Lab has established for Gig Tank this year go beyond seeing participant teams receive investment funding. Another version of success would be if Gig Tank participants were offered positions in a larger company.

“The big idea is alignment,” says Lavidge. “It’s not just about talking to investors and entrepreneurs.

It’s about talking to everyone in the community and finding ways that this exponential technology shift—if it isn’t already—will soon be affecting them in more ways than they realize.

The premise is getting local, national and international brands all in the same room that have different objectives for being interested in exponential technologies and high-bandwidth applications, from talent acquisition to making investments to being a customer to wanting to learn.”

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Must Be Time To Get Twisted Twisted Fest 2015 untangles on June 5 at Ziggy’s in North Chattanooga Opposite Box

Time to Walk The Plank, Mateys JJ’s Fourth Annual Pirate Party set for Thursday, June 4 Once upon a time, some people had an idea to put on a show at JJ’s Bohemia. It would be in June, it would be a fantastic lineup, people would dress up like pirates and it would be good.

So they tried it, and it wasn’t long before the idea became an annual tradition.

It is officially time for the fourth annual JJ’s Bohemia Pirate Party!

The concept is simple: JJ’s has assembled a killer show for Thursday, June 4 and if you come dressed in your finest freebooting threads, you get a nicely reduced admission price.

The show kicks off at 9 p.m. with ManG, a Ween tribute all the way from New Jersey (you had me at Ween tribute, my little mollusk).

Funk You, the killer rock band from

Augusta, takes the stage next.

Finally, the night reaches its climax when hometown heroes and inveterate weirdos Opposite Box bring the roof down with their blend of precision musicianship and manic stage show, which still brings a tear to the eye of the remaining members of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo.

It’s ten bucks to get in, seven if you’re pimped out in pirate wear.

Costumed or not, it’s bound to be a great evening of buccanmusic for your inner buccaneers.

— Marc T. Michael 4th Annual Pirate Party Thursday, June 4, 9 p.m.

JJ's Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

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Americana love

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Sean Watkins

Smooth Dialects

She She Dance

Nickel Creek co-founder brings his solo American sound to the Leg for a very special show.

7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org

One of the hardestworking and most popular loca bands kicks off the Memorial Day weekend.

10 p.m.

Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com

Some singers are a force of nature. She She makes nature do her bidding.

Come find out why.

10 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com

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t’s that time of year again, kids. Riverbend will soon be upon us. As well-loved as that celebration is, there are some folks who find the crowds daunting, the heat oppressive, the Spandex expansive or, for whatever reason, would prefer some alternative entertainment that doesn’t require quite so much hiking.

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Twisted Fest is keeping a few surprise guest performers up its sleeve as well.

The possibility of some impromptu, all-star jams breaking out over the course of the evening is quite probable.”

That’s why Twisted Fest is returning for its second year at Ziggy’s on Cherokee Boulevard with a face-melting, high-energy line-up, ridiculously low cover ($5), great food and cold beer.

Conceived, organized, and fussed over like a mother hen by The Real Bob Carty, Twisted Fest provides a walloping night of entertainment on the OTHER side of the river. Ziggy’s has shown a high level of support for the event, running myriad food and drink specials during the festival, and, as always, keeping the AC cranked up on high.

As the Bobster likes to point out, the dual-room layout of Ziggy’s means that if a particular band in the awesome lineup isn’t your particular cup of tea, you can slip over to the main bar and enjoy some pool, pinball, or even grab a mic and try your hand at a little karaoke. It’s always nice to have options, but it seems likely that most folks will want to stay glued to the floor in the performance hall.

This year’s line-up includes interdimensional rockers Plvnet, alt-rock group SubKonscious, indie-pop group The Tammys (safe to say Ron Swanson will not be in attendance for that one) and Dalton heavy metal axe-

kickers, Memories of 2morrow.

Of course it wouldn’t be Twisted Fest without a very special performance by the founder of the feast himself, The Real Bob Carty.

The one and only Vic Burgess will be introducing Baz Shaw, his latest project, at the fest. Anyone familiar with Burgess can easily surmise that this group is no doubt focused on blues, or classic rock, or alt/pop, or metal, or folk, or singer/songwriter, or perhaps it’s just a jaunty calypso outfit.

With Vic, there’s no telling. The guy has mad skills and broad tastes, is what I’m saying, and for all the diverse projects Burgess has presented over the years, not one has ever failed to be entertaining and interesting.

Twisted Fest is keeping a few surprise guest performers up its sleeve as well. The possibility of some impromptu, all-star jams breaking out over the course of the evening is quite

probable (but very secret and surprising at this point, so shhh…). While I am not at liberty to divulge who these visiting artists are (in truth I’ve only been told about a few of them at this point), I can say with confidence that it’s going to be a hell of a show.

Finally, this year Twisted Fest will be featuring its very own Miss Twisted Fest Vintage Pin-Up Girl Contest, so break out your best Bettie Page or Mamie Van Doren and come claim your prize.

For more information on that or to register for the event contact Tim at odaytim89@gmail.com. At the end of the day, kids, it’s a heavy-duty night of music and five measly dollars gets you the ticket to all of it!

Twisted Fest 2015 happens on June 5 at Ziggy’s (607 Cherokee Blvd.)

Show starts at 6 p.m.

In the words of the Bobster, “Why just bend on the river when you can twist too?”

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thursday5.21 CSO String and Wind Quintets 11:30 a.m.

Warehouse Row North Building 1110 Market St. chattanoogasymphony.org Prime Country Band 6:30 p.m.

Ringgold Nutrition Center 144 Circle Dr., Ringgold (706) 935-2541 Live Bluegrass 6:30 p.m.

Whole Foods Market 301 Manufacturers Rd. wholefoodsmarket.com Feel It Thursday Open Mic 7 p.m.

Mocha Restaurant & Music Lounge 511 Broad St. mochajazz.net Jesse James & Tim Neal 7 p.m.

Mexi Wings VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Songwriter Shootout 7 p.m.

The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Sean Watkins 7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org *repeat repeat, Chief Scout 8 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Open Mic with Hap Henninger 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com

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friday5.22 Miller Time 3:30 p.m.

Party at the Peavine 423 Pinegrove Rd., Ringgold, Ga. partyatthepeavine.com Jason Thomas and the Mean-Eyed Cats 5 p.m.

Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. choochoo.com Eddie Pontiac 5:30 p.m.

El Meson 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd. elmesonrestaurant.com Exit 60 5:30 p.m.

Party at the Peavine 423 Pinegrove Rd., Ringgold, Ga. partyatthepeavine.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

Cancun Mexican

Pulse Pick: The Molly Maguires The Molly Maguires have been Chattanooga’s premiere Irish band for nearly two decades. Come out, pick up a Guinness, and enjoy some of the best music in town, guaranteed to get your feet moving to great Celtic rhythms.

The Molly Maguires Sunday, 2 p.m.

Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com

Restaurant & Lounge 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Megan Saunders and The Driftless 7 p.m.

Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Tim Levis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Eric Pulido and Friends 8 p.m.

Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Aunt Betty 8 p.m.

Party at the Peavine 423 Pinegrove Rd., Ringgold, Ga. partyatthepeavine.com Logan Murrell 8:30 p.m.

The Foundry

1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Barron Wilson 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Red Wanting Blue, Nick Lutsko 9:30 p.m.

The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Smooth Dialects, The Great Barrier Reefs 10 p.m.

Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com One Night Stand 10 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budsportsbar.com

saturday5.23 Stress Relief Band, Ginger Brown Academy of Performing Arts, TADA Dance Academy, Thom Cavin, Common Ground, Robby Hopkins 9 a.m.

1890’s Days Jamboree Nashville St. at Tennessee St. Ringgold, Ga. 1890sdays.com Sweet Georgia Sound 12:30 p.m.

Chattanooga River Market 1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.com Miller Time 3:30 p.m.

Party at the Peavine 423 Pinegrove Rd., Ringgold, Ga. partyatthepeavine.com Jason Thomas and the Mean-Eyed Cats 5 p.m.

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The Shadowboxers Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. choochoo.com Eddie Pontiac 5:30 p.m.

El Meson 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd. elmesonrestaurant.com Roughwork 5:30 p.m.

Party at the Peavine 423 Pinegrove Rd., Ringgold, Ga. partyatthepeavine.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

Cancun Mexican Restaurant & Lounge 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Band Raven, James Rogers 6:30 p.m.

Camp Jordan Arena 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy. eastridgeparksandrec.com Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com The Shadowboxers 8 p.m.

The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Logan Murrell 8:30 p.m.

The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Aunt Betty 8 p.m.

Party at the Peavine 423 Pinegrove Rd., Ringgold, Ga. partyatthepeavine.com Dreamers, Gringo Star 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Matt Stephens Project

9:30 p.m.

Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com She She Dance 10 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Bill Fox, Future Virgins, Forgotten Souls Of Antiquity, Thanks Cagoule 10 p.m.

Sluggo's North Vegetarian Cafe 501 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 752-5224

sunday5.24 Jim Pankey & Roy Curry 11 a.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Brian Ashley Jones 12:30 p.m.

Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Butch Ross 1:30 p.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com The Molly Maguires 2 p.m.

Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Open Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m.

Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775 Bill Fox, Mythical Motors, Big Kitty, Forgotten Souls of Antiquity 8 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia

231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

monday5.25 Children’s Open Mic 6:30 p.m.

The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m.

The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. Open Mic 7 p.m.

Magoo’s Restaurant 3658 Ringgold Rd. facebook.com/MagoosTN Very Open Mic 8 p.m.

The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com

tuesday5.26 Bill McCallie & In Cahoots 6:30 p.m.

Southern Belle Riverboat 201 Riverfront Pkwy. chattanoogariverboat.com Rick’s Blues Jam 7 p.m.

Folk School of Chattanooga 1200 Mountain Creek Rd. chattanoogafolk.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m.

Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com Skinwalker, Wake, Primitive Men, Red Necklace 8 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

901 Carter St. Inside City Cafe (423) 634-9191

Thursday, May 21: 9pm Open Mic with Hap Henninger Friday, May 22: 9pm Barron Wilson Saturday, May 23: 10pm She She Dance Tuesday, May 26: 7pm Server/Hotel Appreciation Night

wednesday5.27 The Other Guys 6 p.m.

SpringHill Suites 495 Riverfront Pkwy.

(423) 834-9300 Tim & Reece 7 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budsportsbar.com Dan Sheffield 7:30 p.m.

Sugar’s Downtown 507 Broad St. sugarschattanooga.com Willie Watkins, Mothers 7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Wednesday Night Jazz 8 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Blues Night with Yattie Westfield 8 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Rosedale Rememdy 8 p.m.

The Palms Lounge 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Sundy Best 9 p.m.

Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com

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Record Reviews

ERNIE PAIK

WINE&SPIRITS Aural Tonic Water, Aural Mosh Pit We will meet or beat any advertised price and special order any wine available in the Chattanooga Market!

Munk soothes and bubbles, “Astonishing Adventures!” punks out

Jonas Munk Absorb/Fabric/Cascade (El Paraiso)

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n his latest 3-track album Absorb/Fabric/Cascade, the Danish electronic instrumentalist Jonas Munk lives up to Brian Eno’s ideal for ambient music, creating pieces that are placid and soothing enough that they can be ignored, yet are detailed enough to be interesting listening for those who listen closely.

Munk is known for his prolific work under the moniker Manual on labels Morr Music and Darla and his collaborations with German musician Ulrich Schnauss, and has recently been releasing music under his own name, which should appeal to his Manual fanbase.

The first track, the 15-minute “Absorb,” uses gradually varying timbres to portray slight movement, then uses bouncing notes with a metallic ring to them; it goes through nuanced transitions with gentle pulses and a soft bubbling like

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Joanna Gruesome / Perfect Pussy Astonishing Adventures!

(Captured Tracks) aural tonic water.

Toward the end of the piece, shimmering chords emerge, resembling rays of light that penetrate parting clouds, giving the conclusion a sort of divine atmosphere to it.

“Fabric” uses simple patterns that are repeated in different placements along the left-to-right stereo channel spectrum. The patterns twist and turn on themselves, mapping out some labyrinthine design, and a shortcut to complexity is made through the use of repetition and layering, creating a lot from a little.

Within the strata are details such as the synthetic puffs of what sounds like a baby steam engine and muffled sheets of static; as the piece resolves itself, a piano brings a sort of human aspect to the otherwise artificial song, among modulating tones.

The third and final track “Cascade” lets single notes

emerge and then dissipate; eventually, the isolated notes appear in congregation, over a low-frequency webbing. Only toward the piece’s last few minutes does its title become apparent, with the trickling sound of a figurative melting glacier turning into glistening mini-waterfalls.

Munk’s new album is satisfying, calming and good for listeners who want to mentally concentrate, on either an unrelated task or the subtle details of the music at hand.

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or those of us who still enjoy music on physical media and as a partially tactile experience, there’s the split 7-inch EP from punk bands Joanna Gruesome and Perfect Pussy packaged in the black-and-white comic book Astonishing Adventures! from Phil McAndrew; the fairly silly comic uses ridiculous stereotypes and stars the super-heroine Joanna Gruesome, battling an anonymous Internet troll who uses Photoshop for evil, from his parents’ basement.

After getting over its somewhat groan-worthy band name, this writer thoroughly enjoyed the Welsh outfit Joanna Gruesome’s 2013 album Weird Sister, with prickly kinetic energy and a spoonful of honey.

On side A, Joanna Gruesome starts things off on “Psykick Espionage” with a

burst of simulated machine gun fire from drums and guitars, and vocalist Alanna McArdle alternates with the music between a confrontational delivery (think Kathleen Hanna) and a sweet, brisk indie-pop style.

The group’s second offering is a cover of a song by I Hate Myself, which keeps things concise and urgent with its 2/4 beat and creates chaos with squealing feedback in the background, and it’s over before you know it.

“Adult World (The Secret)” from the Syracuse band Perfect Pussy is a joyous romp, belying the pain in its lyrics, smooshed together in a giant ball of fuzz; one can discern chord changes and its pounding beats, but not much else, with lead singer Meredith Graves’ charged vocals melding into the aural mosh pit.

Perfect Pussy’s second track is a cover of “A Leash Called Love” originally by the Icelandic band The Sugarcubes (which featured Björk), and at first, it is a relatively straightforward cover. However, in its second act, it offers warped passages, resembling someone knob-twiddling on a digital delay pedal, then post-punk synthetic beats and minimal electronic notes and faint chipmunk vocals.

Overall, the EP offers a nice blast from each artist, but it just hints at their potential.

Diversions

Consider This with Dr. Rick

by Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D. “Sometimes I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe.” — Unknown A friend of mine told me that she had been “feeling off” for several days and didn’t know what to do about it. She’s someone who regularly tunes in. She listens to her body, her soul, and really tries to walk in harmony with nature, feel the energy, and be a positive force in the world. So this feeling of being out of tune with herself was very distressing to her.

We’ve all been there, experiencing tell-tale signs like hitting all red lights, getting stuck in the longest check-out line, stubbing your toe, running late…all on the same day!

I suggested to my friend that she take some deep breaths, release worry, get a good night’s sleep, and begin tomorrow morning with meditating or journaling to see what might be going on within; a walk in the woods, playtime with the dog, yoga. Oftentimes problems are deep and answers are elusive. But sometimes the solution is, literally, just a breath away.

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Post-Apocalyptic Duels in the Desert George Miller's “Mad Max: Fury Road” is savage technical brilliance

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When Betrayal Is A Sacrifice Documentary “The Green Prince” concludes JCC series Perhaps the most timely and engrossing screening of this year’s very high quality Jewish Film Series happens this Wednesday at the Jewish Cultural Center.

The start of the 2014 documentary “The Green Prince” is described by the rating site IMDb like this: “A Palestinian in Ramallah, Mosab Hassan Yousef grows up angry and ready to fight Israel.” But it’s what happens to the young man that’s the source of the film’s mystery and controversy.

British newspaper The Guardian said this in its review, “…a startling documentary, all about the great-

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est coup ever pulled off by Shin Bet, Israel’s security agency. In the late 1990s, they turned Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of senior Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, and ran him as a spy in Hamas for 10 years, apparently preventing dozens of suicide attacks and engineering many arrests, including that of Youssef senior.”

“The Green Prince” Thursday, May 27, 7 p.m.

Jewish Cultural Center 5461 N. Terrace.

(423) 493-0270 jewishchattanooga.com

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Tomorrowland Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.

Director: Brad Bird Stars: George Clooney, Britt Robertson

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Poltergeist A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.

Director: Gil Kenan Stars: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kennedi Clements

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ax Rockatansky has endured a lot since 1979. After seeing his family run down by a motorcycle gang, he has witnessed the apocalyptic breakdown of an entire society and the rise of quasi-religious warlords bent on fighting for the dwindling resources of a vast, sand-filled wasteland.

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Within this spectacle of the preposterous is unmitigated beauty in the form of violent choreography.

Some 90 percent of the special effects are practical.”

Each installation of the Mad Max series is madder than the previous—the original film seems positively civilized when compared to “Beyond Thunderdome.” Director George Miller, it seems, has visions of the future that are more outlandish with each installation.

Given that there hasn’t been an addition to the “Mad Max” series since 1985, it follows that “Mad Max: Fury Road” paints a picture of a world that no longer has any recognizable connection with our own. There is nothing from the original film that remains, save Max himself and, for a few moments, his classic vehicle.

Yet, with “Fury Road,” there is a return to functional filmmaking that has been sorely lacking in the modern theater.

When “Jurassic Park” first thundered across the country, audiences were awed by the computer-generated dinosaurs.

Many years later, CGI is passé. Today’s audiences are just as wowed by practical effects. We go the movies to see things that we can’t see elsewhere. “Mad Max: Fury Road” shows us what we’ve been missing.

It is the stuntmen and women that deserve all of the praise in the film. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron are talented and capable actors. However, their presence in a film like this one isn’t necessary.

Any number of actors might have filled these roles without negatively changing the result.

This isn’t a criticism: “Mad Max: Fury Road” doesn’t suffer from the burdens of intricate plot-weaving or complicated

BEBEONE BE ONE WITH WITH THE THE MUD MUD ONE WITH THE MUD character development; therefore, the abilities of excellent actors are nullified by the content of the film itself.

It is without apology an action film.

There are very few scenes that don’t feature explosions or death. It is essentially a two-hour car chase.

But within this spectacle of the preposterous is unmitigated beauty in the form of violent choreography.

Some 90 percent of the special effects are practical. Very little of what you see was created on a computer. Miller was able to achieve this by casting members of Cirque du Soleil and Olympic-level athletes as stuntmen and women.

That these dances of death were performed on moving vehicles is nothing short of brilliant. Additionally, the scope of the wider scenes, the ones that likely used CGI to reveal the sheer scale of the badlands of Max’s world are staggering.

Of particular note is the way that Miller manipulates the frame rate of the film. A typical movie runs at 24 frames per second. For certain scenes, Miller felt that this was too fast for the audience to capture everything that was happening. To fix this issue, he slowed the frame rate down to ensure that viewers catch every piece of insanity found onscreen.

Sometimes, if a scene had the opposite problem, the film would be sped

up (this is especially noticeable during the opening scenes), giving the action sequences a manic feel befitting the title. This careful manipulation of the frame rate is not common in modern filmmaking, which makes “Fury Road” stand out among modern action films.

“Mad Max: Fury Road” is, of course, completely absurd. All of the Mad Max films are. This latest installment simply builds on the well-developed world found in the previous films. Much of the critical praise of the film is focused around the filmmaking rather than the story because there is little to defend—the Mad Max trilogy is neither deep nor thought-provoking. It doesn’t intend to be.

Still, at two hours, the film does become repetitive. As fascinating as it may be technically, basic storytelling requires a satisfying arc, and when a story is all climax, the experience begins to wear thin. Of course, fans of the “Mad Max” series will be satisfied.

Part of the high praise “Fury Road” has received is likely based on the nostalgia from the current crop of critics that grew up with the films and fell in love with the post-apocalyptic world. “Mad Max: Fury Road” is a contender for the best modern reboot of a franchise. I can’t think of another that even comes close.

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): James McNeill Whistler was an influential painter in the latter half of the 19th century. He advocated the “art for art’s sake” credo, insisting that the best art doesn’t need to teach or moralize. As far as he was concerned, its most important purpose was to bring forth “glorious harmony” from chaos. But the immediate reason I’m nominating him to be your patron saint for the coming weeks is the stylized signature he created: an elegant butterfly with a long tail that was actually a stinger.

I think you’ll thrive by embodying that dual spirit: being graceful, sensitive, and harmonious and yet also feisty, piquant, and provocative.

Can you manage that much paradox? I think you can.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the TV comedy-drama Jane the Virgin, the fictional character known as Rogelio de la Vega is a vain but lovable actor who performs in telenovelas. “I’m very easy to dress,” he tells the wardrobe supervisor of a new show he’ll be working on. “Everything looks good on me. Except for peach. I don’t pop in peach.” What he means is that his charisma doesn’t radiate vividly when he’s wearing peach-colored clothes. Now I want to ask you, Leo: What don’t you pop in? I’m not simply talking about the color of clothes that enable you to shine, but everything else, too. In the coming weeks, it’s crucial that you surround yourself with influences that make you pop.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Renowned author George Bernard Shaw was secure in his feeling that he did good work. He didn’t need the recognition of others to validate his self-worth. The British Prime Minister offered him a knighthood, but he refused it.

When he found out he had been awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature, he wanted to turn it down but his wife convinced him to accept it. The English government also sought to give him the prestigious Order of Merit, but he rejected it, saying, “I have already conferred this order upon myself.” He’s your role model for right now, Taurus.

Congratulate yourself for your successes, whether or not anyone else does.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Are you willing to entertain an outlandish possibility? Here’s my vision: You will soon be offered unexpected assistance, either through the machinations of a “guardian angel” or the messy blessings of a shape-shifting spirit. This divine intervention will make it possible for you to demolish a big, bad obstacle you’ve been trying to find a way around. Even if you have trouble believing in the literal factuality of my prophecy, here’s what I suspect: It will at least come true in a metaphorical sense—which is the truest kind of truth of all.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Aha!” is your mantra for the coming weeks, Gemini. Keep it on the tip of your tongue, ready to unleash. This always-ready-to-besurprised-by-inspiration attitude will train you to expect the arrival of wonders and marvels. And that will be an effective way to actually attract wonders and marvels! With “Aha!” as your talisman, all of your wake-up calls will be benevolent, and all of the chaos you encounter—or at least most of it—will be fertile.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do you chronically indulge in feelings of guilt? Do you berate yourself for the wrong turns and sad mistakes you made in the past?

These behaviors may be sneaky ways of avoiding change. How can you summon enough energy to transform your life if you’re wallowing in worries and regrets?

In presenting the possibility that you might be caught in this trap, I want you to know that I’m not sitting in judgment of you. Not at all. Like you, I’m a Cancerian, and I have periodically gotten bogged down in the very morass I’m warning you against. The bad news is that right now you are especially susceptible to falling under this spell. The good news is that right now you have extra power to break this spell.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Glory” is the theme song of the film Selma. It’s an anthem about the ongoing struggle for equal rights

by African Americans. I want to borrow one of its lines for your use in the coming weeks: “Freedom is like a religion to us.” I think those will be good words for you to live by. Are you part of a group that suffers oppression and injustice? Are you mixed up in a situation that squashes your self-expression?

Are you being squelched by the conditioned habits of your own unconscious mind? It’s high time to rebel. The quest for liberation should be your spiritual calling.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you’re planning on breaking a taboo, sneaking into a forbidden zone, or getting intimate with an edge-dweller, don’t tell boastful stories about what you’re doing.

For now, secrecy is not only sexy; it’s a smart way to keep you safe and effective. Usually I’m fond of you telling the whole truth. I like it when you reveal the nuanced depths of your feelings. But right now I favor a more cautious approach to communication. Until your explorations have progressed further, I suggest that you only discuss them sparingly. As you put your experiments in motion, share the details on a need-to-know basis.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are many possible ways to create and manage a close rela-

tionship. Here’s one of my favorite models: when two independent, self-responsible souls pledge to help each other activate the best versions of themselves. If you don’t have a partnership like this, the near future will be a favorable time to find one. And if you already do have an intimate alliance in which the two of you synergize each other’s quest for individuation, the coming weeks could bring you breathtaking breakthroughs.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s a challenge to drive a car through Canada’s far north. For example, if you want to get from Dawson in the Yukon Territory to Inuvik in the Northwest Territory, you take Dempster Highway. It’s gravel road for the entire 417-mile trip, so the ride is rough.

Bring a spare tire and extra gasoline, since there’s just one service station along the way. On the plus side, the scenery is thrilling. The permafrost in the soil makes the trees grow in odd shapes, almost like they’re drunk. You can see caribou, wolverines, lynx, bears, and countless birds. Right now, the sun is up 20 hours every day.

And the tundra? You’ve never seen anything like it. Even if you don’t make a trip like this, Capricorn, I’m guessing you will soon embark on a metaphorically similar version. With the right attitude and preparation, you will have fun and grow more courageous.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author James Joyce wrote Ulysses, one of the most celebrated and influential novels of the 20th century. The narrative is both experimental and tightly structured. Its chaotic stream-ofconsciousness passages are painstakingly crafted. (Anyone who wonders how the astrological sign of Aquarius can be jointly ruled by the rebellious planet Uranus and the disciplinarian planet Saturn need only examine this book for evidence.) Joyce claimed he labored over Ulysses for 20,000 hours. That’s the equivalent of devoting eight hours a day, 350 days a year, for over seven years.

Will you ever work that hard and long on a project, Aquarius? If so, now would be an auspicious time to start.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The English writer and caricaturist Max Beerbohm moved away from his native land when he was 37 years old. He settled in Rapallo, Italy, where he lived for much of the rest of his life. Here’s the twist: When he died at age 83, he had still not learned to speak Italian. For 40 years, he used his native tongue in his foreign home.

This is a failing you can’t afford to have in the coming months, Pisces. The old proverb “When in Rome, do as the Romans,” has never been so important for you to observe.

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Don’t Let Them Be Wild in the Streets Officer Alex implores the community to change “for the children”

“ Kids need parents.

At least one. Or a guardian (in every sense).

They need to be shown they are loved, so they can in turn learn to love things and develop a conscience themselves.”

When officer Alexander D. Teach is not patrolling our fair city on the heels of the criminal element, he spends his spare time volunteering for the Boehm Birth Defects Center.

Recently, there have been refer to them as “black,” a series of publicized arrests since it still seems appropriof youth downtown after ate to call me “white.” (If hours in the area of the Tenthis is my last column ever nessee Aquarium. printed, at least you’ll know Some were arrested for why now. If you weren’t of“disorderly conduct” (aka fended, that is.) “acting the fool in public So anyway, the children and refusing cited and to stop dotransported ing so when were almost asked then entirely ALEX TEACH ordered”), that word I some were cited for minor used above, and so it was offenses (jaywalking, tresdecried as “racist.” It was passing on a posted private determined that they were lot), and some were ordered denied an opportunity, and to be picked up by parents were excluded from the or guardians because of privilege of other children these things. that were not the word This was met by annoyI used to describe them ance and criticism because above. Again, the cops were as it happened, these chilthe bad guys, the kids were dren were… Well, actually, victims, and the MSNBC I’m not sure what I’m albeat marched on. lowed to refer to them as Another way of looksince America has become a ing at it, however, is that literary and verbal minefield there were juveniles runfor labels that the United ning around after 11 p.m.

Nations and Angelina Jolie and midnight unsupervised couldn’t make a dent in. and doing as little as blockWe are all technically of ing sidewalks and litterAfrican descent as far as I’m ing to as much as harassing concerned, besides knowand threatening passersby ing too many African Ameron foot or running into the icans that are Caucasians roads to harass moving cars. who happened to be born in And by “juveniles,” I’m not Africa and immigrated here talking about 17 and 18 year making it a misnomer to me. olds: I’m talking 9 -12 year I think “children of color” olds as well. really is offensive, so I will Nine year old kids run-

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ning around downtown streets after midnight. A parent can’t be located whether or not their children are breaking laws or ordinances, and cops are the bad guys for citing a parent or taking the kids to Juvenile Detention when they can’t locate said parent? For not instead “using it as an opportunity to educate or provide economic opportunities so they can transcend their situation?”

What is so wrong with accountability that it now villainizes those that bring it to children under these circumstances or, God forbid, to their parents? Are we so obsessed with correcting cultural perceptions and past transgressions that we should allow 9 and 12 year olds to run around any part of town after midnight doing whatever feels right at the moment rather than finally act to prevent and/or modify that behavior?

Call me presumptuous, but I believe we are creating a worse problem by ignoring that current one.

Sometimes, there isn’t some “grand overarching plan” needed to fix a problem, based in grant money and committees and studies; sometimes you just have to fix the problem at hand as you would put Neosporin and a bandage on a cut instead of arguing about how and why it got there and looking for blame and

ignoring it to the point it becomes gangrenous rather than just…tending…to the cut.

Kids need parents. At least one. Or a guardian (in every sense). They need to be shown they are loved, so they can in turn learn to love things and develop a conscience themselves (one of my main tenets of dealing with kids as an officer, a parent, and a human being in general). And? They can’t be allowed to run around downtown like a sequel to “Lord of the Flies.”

Children, like their parents, need to learn accountability—and if they can’t learn it from their guardians, then it really does fall to “us.”

Don’t teach kids that accountability is a joke. Don’t dilute “racism” to a point that actual instances of such go overlooked and ignored from the sheer commonality of the word’s use. And please, please stop the combination of these two things.

Selective interpretation of a problem doesn’t make it any less of a problem, but it does perpetuate it. Stop looking for a fight—and you may just solve a problem now and then, no matter how much grant money it may cost you, and how much you may not be able to use it to further your agenda, whatever that may be. For once I can say this with a straight face: Just do it for the children.

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