Irresponsible Journalism

Commissioner Brooks: Political Grandstanding on Annexation

Josiah Roe — 2009-07-02T18:12:27-05:00

County Commissioner John Allen Brooks characterized as "Ill-conceived & Ill-timed" the upcoming annexation by the City of land parcels near Hixson and B.F.N.C. ("Near Collegedale"). Couple things: 1. As Chattarati reported, the annexation was planned & ratified by the City,...

The Difference a Year Makes in Chattanooga News

Josiah Roe — 2009-06-25T16:51:05-05:00

A year ago next week a group of Chattanoogans took it upon themselves to address the embarrassing state of local news & journalism through the creation of a real (not "alternative") news source. They did it (and continue to do...

Wallace Anderson Resigns from Covenant College

Josiah Roe — 2009-06-23T09:54:10-05:00

According to a tweet by Derek Halvorson this morning: "Shocked to learn that Covenant's VP of Enrollment Management resigned this morning." Don't know anymore than that. I wonder if they're going to clean house in Student Development. That would be...

100,000 People - Bonnaroo Aerial Photography

Josiah Roe — 2009-06-18T13:32:30-05:00

Matt McLelland from Warren-McLelland Aerial Photography sent me this photo (click for larger version) they took of Bonnaroo on Saturday. Only the very top portion of this image is the actual concert grounds, the vast majority of the 700 acres...

Bonnaroo, Fuel & Easy Bistro

Josiah Roe — 2009-06-16T22:29:41-05:00

Bonnaroo. It's just one of those things you've got to experience for yourself. There's really no way to wrap your mind around 100K people gathering and living in a giant tent city for 5 days with minimal "rules". It's a...

Mesh Reviews Terminator Salvation

Josiah Roe — 2009-05-24T13:08:59-05:00

I think this is the most I've laughed reading a film review in a long time. From Aaron's recent review: "The chemical paralytic is administered, the screen fills with white light, and before the condemned convict's eyes appear the words...

Auto-Tune the News - Joe the Plumber, Ron Paul, Cuba, Pakistan, Afghanistan

Josiah Roe — 2009-05-18T15:32:40-05:00

The duet with Ron Paul may be the funniest thing I've seen all year. I love The Internets (also, kids with way too much time on their hands & too much technology but who are also pretty awesome musicians)....

ChattanoogaFC v. AtlantaFC May 16th, 2009

Josiah Roe — 2009-05-15T17:07:58-05:00

Tomorrow night (5/16) the Chattanooga Football Club takes on the Atlanta Football Club at Finley Stadium at 7pm. There is no more important soccer game being played in the Southeast tomorrow night. It's an opportunity for our city to take...

Public House - First Taste

Josiah Roe — 2009-05-15T08:48:26-05:00

Today April and I were fortunate to be treated to a pre-opening lunch (thank you Jason @ Collier Construction for the hookup) at Public House, the latest restaurant by Nathan Lindley, the founder and former owner of St. Johns and...

Boblo Island & Detroit

Josiah Roe — 2009-05-02T23:35:36-05:00

People say "Detroit" like it's an unfunny joke, and it's easy to forget that Detroit was once called the Paris of the West (for its architecture) and the Arsenal of Democracy (for its industry during WW2). In the Detroit River...

Comparing Unemployment in Hamilton County versus State and Neighboring County Rates

Josiah Roe — 2009-05-01T10:50:44-05:00

Google recently launched a structured data search feature that allows you to browse & compare public data. One of the available data sets is unemployment rates broken down by state and county. Here are the current unemployment rates in Tennessee,...

Sasha Frere-Jones Recap

Josiah Roe — 2009-04-26T11:29:36-05:00

Kudos to the junior class of Covenant College for bringing to Chattanooga the pop music critic of the New Yorker, Sasha Frere-Jones (personal blog & twitter). Had the added pleasure of hanging with Sasha till the early morning on Andy's...

Covenant College Cutting Faculty

Josiah Roe — 2009-04-24T17:48:58-05:00

As part of its three-year strategic plan, Covenant College is cutting faculty and increasing investment in athletics, calling it "right-sizing". An article on Covenant's layoffs, and changes that small, liberal arts colleges are experiencing in this current economic climate, can...

Medium

Josiah Roe — 2009-04-10T14:38:44-05:00

As you might have heard, Coptix is no more, and we're now Medium. Chattanooga has been a good home to us, and we're excited about what the future will bring....

Eternal Recurrence

Josiah Roe — 2009-04-04T10:21:13-05:00

Perhaps the most notorious stylistic blunder of Chicago Mayor Daley the First: "They have vilified me, they have crucified me; yes, they have even criticized me." Today, Sarah Palin's spokeswoman, apparently something of a scholar of the history of American...