In mid-March, thousands of Chattanooga-area workers traded office environs for the comforts of home in a bid to let teleworking help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Chattanooga filmmaker Pablo Mazariegos thought he had all the professional gear he needed for a recent film shoot: video camera, lenses, filters, microphone.
For all the anxiety and uncertainty the coronavirus has caused in the community at large, consider the fear for residents of senior living facilities.
![Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Laura Higgins Bates attaches a pinwheel to the fence outside a resident's window at the Soddy-Daisy Health Care Center. Concerned that the mostly elderly residents at the facility are confined to their rooms during the coronavirus, Bates asked permission to place flower pots, bird feeders and garden art outside their windows. "Our goal [was] to have no social interactions in this process, but still make an impact on those that are shut in," Bates said.](https://www.timesfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1587681350_03xx20b00-senior-help-637_gs.jpg?w=240)
More backyard birders home to see spring's mating, nesting, fledgling dramas play out
Habitat for Humanity will open its ReStores in Chattanooga and Ooltewah this week to accept donations to aid families affected by the recent tornadoes.
Coronavirus risks will delay Lake Winnepesaukah thrills this season.
Chattanooga's Armed Forces Day Parade, a spring tradition since 1950, has been postponed until fall.
A fishing trip landed an unexpected catch last week for Sale Creek High School senior Braylon Beason.
If not for the coronavirus, the Samaritan Center would have been a first stop for help for Chattanooga residents affected by Sunday night's tornadoes.
Here's a chance to be an actor without the stage fright - unless your living room makes you nervous.
