Adventures in Historic Homeownership – the Yucky Stuff

What, what, WHAAAT? There’s yucky stuff in home ownership, Jules? How could that possible be? One of the pitfalls into the money pit that CAN be historic homeownership is the sewer line, the mother of all yucky stuff. Anyone who knows me knows that I LURRVE old houses. Along with that love comes a price [...]

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Highland Park/Ridgedale: Chattanooga’s Historic Neighborhoods

Bounded by Holtzclaw and Willow, McCallie and Main, Highland Park surrounds Tennessee Temple University. Several Temple Alumni and home restorers have been fixing up these houses over the late 1990′s and early 2000′s. The bulk of the homes on Chamberlain and Duncan have been renovated, nearly as many on Bailey and Union have been restored. [...]

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Sweet Diversity

May 14th, 5.30pmSouth Chattanooga Recreation Center1151 W. 40th St in Alton Park/St. Elmo. Join me and the residents of District Seven for a sugar rush the likes of which have not been seen in Alton Park for lo these many years. Hosted by the Chattanooga City Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs and Councilman Manny Rico, Sweet [...]

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