Chloe Morrison, reporter, on her first visit to the Times Free Press in 2003

Mayor Ron Littlefield will announce his bid for re-election on the steps of City Hall at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release.

For those who loved country before Music Row smothered it in studio laquerwork or who are just fans of flavorful southern music with short attention spans, here’s the skinny on singer/songwriter Justin Townes Earle’s studio debut “The Good LIfe”: as soon as it hits shelves March 25, pick it up.

I hesitate to call these songs “bad” because they’re not. The songs on this week’s MUSICcast are, for lack of a better term, unique.

In the column this week I sum up the year in tech, looking at a few of the

Last Saturday, my friend Sandy Zitkus and I, along with my daughter Anne McLachlan, made an annual trip to Atlanta where we usually hit IKEA for our household needs and some Christmas gifts, as well as Trader Joe’s where we pick up a heft supply of Charles Shaw wine, lovingly known as Two-Buck Chuck for it’s extremely low price of $2.49 per bottle.

Calhoun (Ga.) High School’s Nash Nance is participating in the U.S. Army All-American football combine in San Antonio through Saturday.

Where did the NASCAR season go? Wasn’t it just recently that we convened in Daytona for a season filled with promise and much anticipation?

The Chattanooga Lookouts are going shopping.

Why can’t Utah be No. 1?

I’m willing to do this.