Chatter Magazine from the Chattanooga Times Free Press

18/02/2025

Did you know that music therapy helps with a range of emotional and physical issues? These healthcare providers are joining their patients in music therapy sessions to help benefit their recovery. Music therapists help set clear goals with their patients, which only contribute to their ability to walk, speak, and understand instructions.

Read more about this at the link in our bio!

17/02/2025

It seems like everyone on social media is trying bone broth hot chocolate, which people claim is a nutritious delicacy that tastes much better than it sounds.

It seems like everyone on social media is trying bone broth hot chocolate, which people claim is a nutritious delicacy that tastes much better than it sounds.

17/02/2025

We checked in with three Chattanooga-area creatives — a painter, a potter and a textile artist — to see how their art takes shape and how the studio space where it happens contributes to the process.

The works that furnish an art gallery or populate an artist's website represent the culmination of many hours of effort. What does it take to get these pieces patron-ready? We checked in with three Chattanooga-area creatives -- a painter, a potter and a textile artist -- to see how their art takes s...

14/02/2025

Lin Feagans loves flowers. She loves their beauty, their form, their versatility. She especially loves how flowers make people happy.

Lin Feagans loves flowers. She loves their beauty, their form, their versatility. She especially loves how flowers make people happy. She admits that she has her favorites — ge**er daisies, spray roses and Queen Anne's lace make the list — if the flower is particularly pretty or easy to work wit...

13/02/2025

Food? Comfort food? Delicious comfort food? Yes, please!
Biscuits are known as a delicious Southern staple for your table. There are quite a few local restaurants that are delighted to provide their customers with big, fluffy biscuits.

Read more about how Chef Cornelius Lathan and others feel about this Southern delicacy in our bio!

10/02/2025

From using wood, fire, stilts, chainsaws, torches, and more, these local Chattanooga artists are contributing to the city's wife range of diverse art for the community.

Check out how they add their personal touches to their work at the link in our bio!

07/02/2025

Growing evidence suggests that too much time in front of tablets, televisions and gaming consoles can cause issues in young children, ranging from trouble sleeping to trouble focusing.

Here's some advice from First Things First's Lauren Hall:

Toddlers are easily entertained, says Lauren Hall, president and CEO of First Things First. "Everything is novel to them," say says, which is why screens work so well to distract them. "They're attracted to all the new lights and sounds."

07/02/2025

When a group of Dalton, Georgia, rockers coalesced into a Black Crowes tribute band last year, learning the intricacies of the Southern rock band's song book was, well, murder.

04/02/2025

Runny noses. Coughs. Stomach bugs. Ear infections. Colds. Viruses. Sometimes fevers. If you work with kids from toddlers to about second grade, sickness is not just a part of the job, it's inevitable.

After six years teaching kids from 4 to 7 years old, Tiffany Blumenberg always keeps one item nearby.

04/02/2025

As the vice mayor of Red Bank, Hollie Berry, 37, spends her days navigating local government — but dedicates her spare time to art.

As the vice mayor of Red Bank, Hollie Berry, 37, spends her days navigating local government -- but dedicates her spare time to art. While politics is a recent chapter in her life, her love for art began at a young age. From early sketches to oil paintings, her journey led to the distinctive style s...

03/02/2025

Our February issue is all about the Arts and Music! Chattanooga is a beautiful place, with talented artists of all kinds. Check out this issue to find out the many ways the Scenic City is a step and note above the rest!

Now available online and in print.

01/02/2025

On a drizzly afternoon, soft rain seemed to purify the air as expectant mother JoAnna Massey led her two daughters through Ringgold's paved trails, splashing in puddles and watching a great heron glide across a fog-filled creek.

27/01/2025

Babies come into the world with everything they need to make music: a voice, a body, a brain, says Brooke Safford, founder of Music Together Chattanooga.

Babies come into the world with everything they need to make music: a voice, a body, a brain, says Brooke Safford, founder of Music Together Chattanooga.

27/01/2025

Through conversations with local parents, four prominent approaches emerged: authoritative, negotiation, gentle and go-with-the-flow parenting.

When Carrie Bourgo's toddler had a tantrum and swung his fists at her, she instinctively scooped him up to s***k him — but froze. "Wait a second, I'm about to smack this kid and tell him we don't hit," she remembers. "That doesn't make any sense."

27/01/2025

Music sounds better alongside these precious faces! According to Brooke Safford, founder of Music Together Chattanooga, music positively impacts the development of a baby's brain. Since 2015, the program has hosted weekly music classes for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, teaching them the early basics to musical education.

Read more at the link in the bio.

25/01/2025

Most Chattanooga-area residents probably know Cindy Sexton from her tenure as an anchor on Local 3 News, but most probably aren't aware of the work she and her husband, Gil Gilbert, put into adopting their daughter, Gracie.

In her last month on the bench, retired Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge L. Marie Williams presided over only adoption finalizations.

23/01/2025

These individuals are setting the standard for healthy and loving families. Adoptive parents prove that love matters more than genetics, ensuring that the children they take in know they belong.

Read more about the journeys of these courageous families at the link in our bio.

18/01/2025

From launching axes to hiring a helicopter, Chattanooga-area parents-to-be are finding unique ways to reveal the gender of their baby during celebrations with family and friends.