The Times Free Press asked several newsroom staff members – newcomers and longtimers – to write about what they like about their city.
A place to stay
With our three boys grown and out of the house, my wife and I decided it was time for our lives to be all about us. So we made a list of where we might want to live, possibly for the rest of our lives.
Chattanooga was at the top.
I had visited the city a few years ago and was knocked out by its beauty, its vibrancy, its sheer “cool” factor.
I’m not easily swayed by such. I grew up in Atlanta, which has plenty of “cool” itself (along with too much traffic and sprawl), but Chattanooga was different.