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Sparring with spores: Wet summer has led to mold-filled fall in greater chattanooga area

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photo Removal experts say mold often starts in the basement.
photo If you see mold in your house, look for a water source; mold always starts there.

Last week, Livability.com listed Chattanooga as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in America.

Just a couple weeks prior to that, the American Planning Association named the Walnut Street Bridge as one of 10 Great Public Spaces for 2013.

And earlier this year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranked Chattanooga the ninth top city in America as “the most challenging places to live with fall allergies.”

Luke Morin, who lives in the North Shore community of Chattanooga, wasn’t particularly surprised to learn about the allergy ranking. Late last year through early spring, he’s been waking up congested and suffering from pounding headaches.

“After Thanksgiving last year, I started having allergy problems. It was miserable,” Morin says. “I’d wake up every morning feeling like I had a vice on my head. So finally in March, I went to an allergy doctor.”