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.

A common box turtle slow-steps onto a two-lane byway, carrying the weight of its ornate shell and a bounty on its head.

Spur doesn't mean to be rude, but she can't help herself.

It started when Amy Parker noticed her cat, Mongo, stumbling around the house.

Who knew I had such a cool cat? And I mean that in the jazzy, hepcat sense of the phrase.

Imagine it: Digging in the sand, playing an oceanside game of Frisbee, jumping over waves and splashing in tidal pools.

I've had 10 dogs, numerous foster dogs, three horses and two cats. Each time I changed states, for school or for jobs, I was forced to change veterinarians, and each time, it was agonizing.

So, let's say you are one of those people who lusts after a Tesla automobile. The "affordable" one, the Model 3.

Tech innovations have made all aspects of our lives easier, from telling us the best happy hour deals based on our location to telling us when to drink more water in order to stay hydrated.

How many times have you had to adjust your work schedule to get your pet to the vet?

Asheville has always had an independent spirit. With its roots growing deep in the heart of Appalachia, the city has a strong, determined identity that works alongside a certain joi de vivre which hums through so many facets of life in this mountain town - including its Modern Appalachian food scene, recently ranked by Yelp as the No. 1 food-destination city in the United States.

The first time I went to New York, it was 1979. I was a freshman on summer break from Bard College. I was exhilarated - and overwhelmed.

Last summer, Livability.com ranked Chattanooga No. 3 on its list of the 10 Best Home Base Cities for Road Trippers nationwide.

For more than a century, Brushy Mountain kept the state of Tennessee's most dangerous criminals behind bars. The likes of Martin Luther King Jr.'s convicted assassin, James Earl Ray, were sent to the fortress in the forest.

I wrote something the other day listing Jfest, Moon River, Riverbend and Bonnaroo as the four largest music festivals in our area, and I was suddenly struck with the idea that we have four good-sized music festivals in our area.

What's the strangest thing you've seen a passenger do on a plane?

You can really go to town in the Cadillac XT4. Literally.

A round-trip flight from Chattanooga to Paris, France, emits 2.14 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, according to the nonprofit Carbon Footprint.

The Scenic City has plenty to offer those who are planning a staycation - particularly since coronavirus fears have caused some travelers to cancel their plans.

I started planning the moment I booked my trip to Disney World.

Former Disney Imagineer Eric Baker is hush-hush about the top-secret projects he's working on.

It's a rare day that Joe Kyte doesn't find strangers in his yard taking pictures.

When Amy Covington Farlett took up gardening with a group of kids from Chattanooga's Westside back in her early 20s, she knew as little as they did about growing plants, she says.