Around and About Chattanooga

Next Wednesday is the Fourth of July, and for many Americans that means fireworks.

The e-book revolution means anyone can publish a novel at no cost and market it to Kindle, Nook and iPad owners.  But what are the odds of a self-published story becoming a bestseller?

The United Way of Greater Chattanooga's Volunteer Center offers a web site for volunteers and nonprofit agencies to get together.

The American Cancer Society needs people age 30 - 65 who have never had cancer for a nationwide study about who does and doesn't get cancer, and why.  Michael Edward Miller spoke with Kara Neloms, Communications and Marketing Associate Director, Mission Support, about the study.

It's hot and sunny on a recent Saturday afternoon, and Lisa Julius is out fishing with her sister and niece at Chickamauga Dam.  There's bream, catfish, and bass to catch. And there's plenty to talk about.

Nerd Wars is a friendly fiber arts competition between geeks, nerds and passionate fans.

Wild Trails and the Association for Visual Arts are teaming up with RiverRocks Chattanooga to present the Wild Trails Stump Art Show. 

It was a good old-fashioned American competition at the Chattanooga Market on Sunday: a pie eating contest.

Expert bonsai grower Tom Scott will give a demonstration at the River Gallery,  in the Bluff View Art District, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on June 23 and 24.

David George Haskell's new book The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch In Nature chronicles his experiences getting up close and personal with creatures in a patch of old-growth forest in Sewanee.

An important component to Chattanooga's growing food scene is the rising number of food trucks and street vendors in the area.

The Chattanooga Market is starting a new tradition this summer in celebration of blueberries. 

As World War II got underway, and the US became increasingly desperate for more men to send to the front, the Air Force did something it had never done before: It accepted women. Beverly Sanders was one of the women who volunteered with the Women Airforce Service Pilots – or just, the WASP.

The YMCA and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are working with families in the Emma Wheeler Homes and Cromwell Hills neighborhoods to develop outdoor activities for families and communities.

A little-known Atlanta musician who helped invent the jam band scene and inspired bands like Widespread Panic and Phish is finally getting his due.