The Soddy-Daisy High School Trojans will go head to head with the Red Bank Lions Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Soddy-Daisy. Before the teams take the field, however, fans of the Trojans and the Lions will compete in a True Blue Blood War to see which school can donate the most blood to Blood Assurance.

The Red Bank Police Department will use a Justice Assistance Grant to outfit its Special Response Team with new equipment.

Ballet Tennessee has its Dance Alive and Dance Elite 2009 teams set to perform July 13-24, culminating July 24 at 6 p.m. with a free performance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Fine Arts Center.

The Chattanooga Junior Rowing Club is dedicated to continuing the splash of success it enjoyed during the USRowing Youth National Championship Regatta, as new and seasoned club members are already hitting the water to prep for the 2009-2010 season.

Suck Creek Cycle allows cyclists to park cars at the bike shop on Cherokee Boulevard to enjoy bike rides Friday evenings to the Nightfall Concert Series in downtown Chattanooga.

Sam Silvey and Trey Dix meet in North Chattanooga Monday nights to ride their longboards with fellow enthusiasts around Chattanooga — attempting to avoid traffic and misunderstandings.

In a craftsman-style bungalow on Dayton Boulevard, Wayne Stephens practices traditional Chinese medicine in the form of massage, herbal formulas and acupuncture.

Leo Handmade Gallery offers edgy handmade items created by local artists.

“Bye Bye Birdie” with a cast of 30 actors is singing its way to St. Luke United Methodist Church July 9.

Music fanatics Bruce Bennett and Kevin Maxfield now have the boost they need to take Bennett-Maxfield Music Inc. global through a $13,500 MakeWork grant by CreateHere.

First Things First will host the 7th annual Movies in the Park series July 11, 18 and 25 at Coolidge Park.

Crystal Shirley says she expects to find better focus with the new location of Crystal Dawn Photography, which has just relocated from Ringgold, Ga., to Dayton Boulevard in Red Bank.

A delegation of 12 Ooltewah High School students will attend the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference June 25-28 in Anaheim, Calif.

Sunrock Kids Camp is set to host outdoor fun in the sun from July 6-7 for all elementary age children from 10 a.m. to noon.

Red Bank dentist Dr. Tom Blockley said he clearly heard the painful tear that would threaten his career and determine his fate. He would have to have surgery whether he liked it or not.