Your Wednesday at a glance:
- Weather: Sunny with a high of 74.
- What we’re eating: Here’s an honest (and funny) ranking of 30 pumpkin-flavored goods from Trader Joe’s, from pumpkin biscotti to pumpkin alfredo sauce.
- What’s impressive: Sale Creek High School is competing in its sixth straight volleyball state tournament.
- What’s happening: Here’s the winning idea from Monday’s Chattanooga Startup Week event “Will This Float?”, when judges are pitched ideas from locals and decide if they’ll sink or swim.
Good morning, Chattanooga.
It’s been a year since Californian Mike Schatz and his family moved to the Chattanooga area. It all started with a single phone call.
“Chattanooga wasn’t even on my radar,” Mike said. “I knew absolutely nothing about Chattanooga.”
Mike is a Porsche master technician who was looking for a new job and a place to one day retire. He had posted his resume online, but was surprised to see a Chattanooga number flash on his screen. Porsche of Chattanooga was on the other line, and after visiting the city for three days he and his wife were pretty much convinced.
Chattanooga was the place for them.
Now for some recent stories:
NEW FACE: Cleveland State Community College appointed a new director of early childhood education.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: In this story (featuring a couple Halloween-themed puns), learn about this week’s Player of the Week, Chattanooga Christian School’s Boo Carter, one of the state’s top sophomore prospects.
MORE THAN A JOB: Daisy Madison, the city of Chattanooga’s longtime chief financial officer, is retiring after serving six consecutive mayors and administrations.
– Tierra Hayes, thayes@timesfreepress.com
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