Big Brother Is Expanding, and He's Bringing Friends

Chief John Chambers said Chattanooga doesn't use Flock. Tuesday, council votes on $13 million for an Axon system built to do the same thing.

Bring Community to the Table

On leaving Chattanooga without ever leaving it, and the professor who gave the community his best work.

We Built Big Brother. Now He's Watching All of Us.

Nine years, four surveillance systems, and one jobs plan Chattanooga let die: inside the real cost of watching Alton Park first.

Trust, But Never Verify: Inside Chattanooga's Million-Dollar Oversight Problem

You paid more in taxes last year. Here is what the city did with the difference, in the department's own numbers.

Ninth Street Remembers

The real history of Riverbend and the Bessie Smith Strut, and why no other event in Chattanooga has ever replaced what we lost.

From the Porch to the Pivot

On pivots, grace, and the two eclipses closing one chapter and opening the next.

Sovereign, Small, and Somebody Else's Decision

Part Two of two. Sharpe's silence, the county's group chat, and the infrastructure nobody in this city ever got to weigh in on.

Technically Public, Never Actually Known

Part One: What Hamilton County gave away, and never showed the receipts.

The Cost of the Game

A conversation with a young man who left the streets, and what his story says about all of us

Flashes From The Blade

One man. One press. The legacy Chattanooga forgot and The Blade came back to finish.

Make Public Libraries Great Again

A data center you already own, already paid for, and probably forgot was yours.

Dr. Everlena Holmes and How a 92 Year Old Keeps Us Informed

The most trusted newsroom in Chattanooga lives in its citizens' inboxes.

⚔️ Things To Do In Chattanooga This Weekend June 26 - July 2

How We Heal Chattanooga's Divides

The city has been asking the same question since 1980. We are still waiting for the answer.