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$Today\'s Events$

"Reflections" Exhibit at Shuptrine Fine Art Group
"Twenty Original American Etchings" at Hunter Museum of American Art
North Pole Limited at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Ruby Falls’ “Deck the Falls” at Ruby Falls, 8am
34th Annual YMCA Christmas Gift Market @ the Chattanooga Convention Center at Chattanooga Convention Center, 10am
Tennessee Aquarium’s Tropical Holiday Adventure at Tennessee Aquarium, 10am
Holiday BazART Exhibition at In Town Gallery, 5pm
Mark Merriman at The Enchanted Garden of Lights at Rock City Gardens, 6pm
Invisible Children Benefit with Farewell, The Less, Behold the Brave and more. at Club Fathom, 7:30pm
Invisible Children Benefit with Farewell, The Less, Behold the Brave and more. at Club Fathom, 7:30pm
Deep Machine, ID and the SuperEgo's, Surreal at Ziggy's Package Store, 8pm
"Regrets Only" at Chattanooga Theater Center, 8pm
Filament at Tremont Tavern, 9pm
Drivin n Cryin with Up With The Joneses at Rhythm & Brews, 10pm

$Tomorrow\'s Events$

"Regrets Only" at Chattanooga Theater Center, 8pm
Ruby Falls’ “Deck the Falls” at Ruby Falls, 8am
Bluegrass Pharoahs at Market Street Tavern, 9pm
North Pole Limited at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Chattanooga Choo Choo Holiday Packages at Chattanooga Choo Choo
UTC Jazz Band and Chatt Singers at The Enchanted Garden of Lights at Rock City Gardens, 6pm
Lil' Whyte at Midtown Music Hall, 10pm
"Jellies: The Living Art" Exhibition at Hunter Museum of American Art, 10am
Son Volt and Peter Bruntell at Rhythm & Brews, 10pm
Open Mic Night at Mudpie Restaurant, 9pm
Rock City Gardens’ “Enchanted Garden of Lights” 6-9 pm daily at Rock City Gardens, 6pm
"Twenty Original American Etchings" at Hunter Museum of American Art
Works by Susan Dryfoos-Solo Show from New York at Gallery 1401, 11am
Holiday Events at the Creative Discovery Museum at Creative Discovery Museum

Jazz Photography by Milt Hinton at Chattanooga African-American Museum
Irish Music Sessions at Tremont Tavern, 6pm
"Twenty Original American Etchings" at Hunter Museum of American Art
Echoes Exhibit at River Gallery
Sorry Dad and Indian Friend at JJ's Bohemia, 10pm
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Cinema Opera at Rave Motion Pictures, 1pm
Dana Rogers and Heather Luttrell at First Tennessee Pavilion, 12:30pm
“Black Nativity” Dancer Auditions at Barking Legs Theater, 3:30pm
"The Kennedy's: Portrait of a Family" at Hunter Museum of American Art
Chattanooga State Concert Choir at Rock City Gardens at Rock City Gardens, 6pm
The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis at Memorial Auditiorium at Memorial Auditorium, 7pm
"Reflections" Exhibit at Shuptrine Fine Art Group

Council Chambers Packed Over Storm Water Fee Rates

It was a standing-room-only crowd at Chattanooga City Council chambers Thursday afternoon. A public meeting was held concerning the recent stormwater quality fee increase imposed by the city.

Mayor Ron Littlefield and several city and state engineers explained to the crowd of mostly-businessmen why the increase was necessary.

Un-funded mandates have come down from the EPA forcing expensive upgareds to the way the city handles rainwater runoff.

Littlefield used Atlanta and Birmingham as examples of what can happen if the city does nothing.

Littlefield revealed that beyond the appeal process, business-owners could receive credits against the fee by making improvements in the way run-off is handled on their property.

Many in the audience felt that the credit fell far short of the expense of making these improvements.

The city council will consider the public comments, but hold out little hope of reducing the fee.

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Ask a Mexican – 1.29.09

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CD Review – 1.29.09

Written by Ernie Paik
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 18:37

Hot Chip with Robert Wyatt and Geese
Made in the Dark
(Domino)

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Green Beyond Just Words

Written by Mary Duffy
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 18:40

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Police Blotter – 1.29.09

Written by Pulse Staff
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 19:19
• Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield announced last week the location of the downtown police precinct could be moving more »