When Chattanooga-area schools cleared their buildings in mid-March in an effort to keep the coronavirus from spreading in Hamilton County, the move felt something like a fire drill: Grab what you need and get out.

Julianna Vargas was born 13 weeks earlier than she should have been.

After nicking off the tip of a toe with a lawnmower a decade ago, Delores Beery decided her lawn needed a do-over.

Jen Maxwell Miller affectionately refers to her 11-year-old pit bull as a "pibble."

The last time we saw the Weasley family car from the Harry Potter canon, it was loose in the Forbidden Forest near Hogwarts castle.

When garden industry experts release a list of prevailing trends for the coming year, a layperson might expect to see mentions of the newest decking material, soil innovation or rosebush. But Garden Media Group's crystal ball uses a wide-angle lens that looks beyond the backyard.

The woman called home contractor Allan Chambers, asking if he had a wet vac that could suck up some water in her house.

For travelers seeking overnight accommodations, the words "heated indoor pool" and "continental breakfast" may not have the same cachet they once did.

That coughing, sniffling and sneezing you're experiencing may be seasonal allergies. Or maybe it's something more sinister.

Lookout Mountain may be the traditional image of luxury living in the Chattanooga area, but lofty heights are not a requirement for many high-end homebuyers.

When she and her family moved into their Council Fire home in 2005, Joi Ireland remembers liking everything about the new place.

Wallace and Nancy Braud have done their fair share of traveling, but it's possible their furniture has had even more adventures.

Every new-home build has its share of frustrations: design issues; construction delays; financing woes. Chris Beasley had all those, plus a few the average homeowner doesn't encounter - like people who keep asking, "Where's the moat?"

Not every home has a designated man cave, but oh, the joy in the homes that do.

How do you fit 45 years' worth of accumulations from a 2,507-square-foot family home into a 1,231-square-foot cottage?

Spoiler alert: There's no right or wrong answer when it comes to choosing the best place for your dog to catch some z's. But you do have the power to determine which sleeping option is the most comfortable for you and the furry friend in your life.

Whenever Jane and Bernie Flank's daughter visits their log home getaway near Fall Creek Falls, she jokingly tells her parents they're living "the 'Walden' experience." But today's log homes are nothing like the modest, one-room cabin Henry David Thoreau famously secluded himself in back in 1845.

How can one achieve the best sleep of their life without holing up in a hotel? Since there's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to comfort, some local pros weigh in on the important features to look for in a bed.

Nothing cozies up a home like the accouterments of Christmas — a towering tree dripping baubles and bows; a mantel heaped with greenery; tables topped with candles and poinsettias.

At their former home, located in a planned community in the East Brainerd area, Steve and Heather Wright didn't have to think much about their minimal landscaping.

Before the digital age brought us the ability to play any music we could imagine on demand, music-lovers relied on live people playing instruments to provide the soundtracks to their lives.

When Shanarrea "Shan" Melvin was 13, her mother passed away. She'd grown up in public housing at East Lake Courts, and then was taken in by an aunt.

When John and Lisa Barnhardt moved from Raleigh, North Carolina, to the side of Lookout Mountain, they had no idea downsizing would be so difficult — or how much they would come to love their new city and their new, smaller space.