Chattanooga Real Estate Blog

Have you every just thought, "wouldn’t it be great if I could change that window into a balcony and back again"?

Blue Springs, MS just outside of Tupelo got the new Toyota plant.  Those 2,000 jobs would have been nice

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will spend $1.3 billion to build a new sport/ utility vehicle plant in Mississippi, creating roughly 2,000 jobs and making it its fifth assembly plant in the U.S.   CnnMoney.com

Oh well, not surprising that we didn’t get it but I didn’t know Blue Springs was even in the running.

You get a great opportunity today.  If you have been thinking of moving to the Southside or if you are just curious about what’s been going on there feel free to tour one of the 45 residences that are open today.  Several restaurants and shops will also be participating in the tour.

Start your tour at 1405 Cowart St at the Southside condo building.  Here you can pick up tour maps, information and refreshments.  The tour will include Clark Centre, The Southside condos, 1800 Cowart, 1900 Cowart, Tower Place, 563 E 18th St, 1518 Mitchell Ave, Courtyards on the Southside and Soho Condominiums. Be sure to register for door prizes at each location.

The Association of Visual Artists in association with The Lyndhurst Foundation, is offering grants of $15,000 to artists who move into certain Southside and M. L. King areas.  Since the program began in May 16 artists have taken advantage of it and have already moved in or will be soon.  This is a huge incentive. 

Watching this area come alive over the last few years has been exciting for me because I remember when you couldn’t walk in these areas after dark and feel safe.  It’s only going to get better as more people and businesses move into the area.

If you are interested in any of these properties (and aren’t working with someone else), you know how to reach me but be sure to tell the agents on duty that you already have an agent

The Home Show started today and will run thru Sunday and the convention center.

"This year at the Show we will have over 450 booths from over 230 vendors. Organized and produced by the Home Builders Association of Southern Tennessee, the Tri-State Home Show benefits the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.

Additional info can be found at the Chattanoogan.

Interest rates compliments of:

• Click on a day in the calendar above to see a list of events

TODAY

• 02-23 -02-25 Tri-State Home Show at Chattanooga Convention Center –
• 02-23 Chattanooga Theatre Center: "Henry and Ramona" (Youth Theatre) –
• 02-23 Covenant Arts presents Frank Wiens, piano, at Covenant College –
• 02-22 Southern Fried Chicks at Museum Center at Five Points, Cleveland –
• 02-22 -02-25 Houston Museum’s 33rd Annual Chattanooga Antiques & Garden Show at Chattanooga Choo-Choo –
• 02-22 -02-25 Jeff Caldwell at Comedy Catch –
• 02-12 -03-08 Beginner/competitive stroke swim lessons – McCallie School; noon-5 p.m. Monday & Wednesday, 1-7:15 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday, group & private lessons; ages 2-up; $65 for 8 half-hour lessons, $10 for 15-minute private lesson, $35 yearly registration fee; testing days Jan. 10, Feb. 7 & March 7, 5-5:30 p.m. for placement. Call Stan Corcoran at 493-5536 or see swimscac.com.
  
• 01-21 -02-25 Marion County HS spring training program – for players in grades 1-12, directed by MCHS coach Steve Roberts in conjunction with Midwest Baseball Academy; advanced hitting & pitching, $98 for the 6 weeks. See www.baseballacademy.net or call (866) MBA-HITS.
  
• 01-10 -02-28 Lacrosse referee training – Begins Jan. 10, Wednesdays in January & February, 6 p.m., McCallie School’s Sports & Activity Center’s hospitality room. Call David Dickert at 892-1030.

The following is from the Chattanooga Pulse regarding an incident at Brainerd High School, a student and a gun.

The lie:

Brainerd High School officials get a tip that a boy will be coming to school with a gun. A school resource officer is waiting for him as he gets there. The boy tries to throw the gun in the trash, but the officer sees him do it, apprehends the boy and takes him into custody before getting the gun out of the trash.

The truth:

School was in session for more than an hour, no uniformed police officers were on campus, and an assistant principal saw the gun. The assistant principal then apprehended, tackled and restrained the student until police arrived, according to the 911 call. Listen to the 911 call at ThePulseBlog.com

Michelle Michaud, speaking on behalf of Chattanooga Police Chief Freeman Cooper:

They have bomb threats, gun threats all the time… This was a normal course of events, quite frankly.

She was talking about a school!!!!!  This should not be normal.  Not for any of our schools.  What is being done to these students and their parents?  It’s sad that we have come to the point where this is normal and nothing to be concerned about.

And people act like they can’t figure out why so many parents and students prefer private or home schooling to Hamilton County public schools. 

It’s that time again.  The 2007 Tour of Downtown Living is scheduled for March 25. 

You can go on a self guided tour and go at your own pace to the properties you would like to see.  You can also take a guided tour on one of the shuttles. 

Homes on the tour this year are:
Palmetto 8 Condos
Park Place School
Battery Place Condominiums
Four Seventeen Frazier
The North View Condos
Frazier Place
Cherry Street Townhomes
Loveman’s on Market

More info here