Chattanooga's Award Winning Meadery Hosts Tasting Event Nov. 18 – The Chattanoogan

Flora de Mel, Chattanooga’s first meadery, is hosting their holiday exclusive small batch tasting event on Friday, Nov. 18, from 6-9 p.m. Flora de Mel mead makers will guide guests through a tasting of eight new meads, ranging from bold to refreshing. Mead is alcohol made from honey, and is the oldest alcohol in the …

Middlebrooks, Eldredge “Elbo” – The Chattanoogan

Eldredge “Elbo” Middlebrooks Eldridge “Elbo” Middlebrooks, 81, of Chattanooga, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at his residence. He was born May 11, 1941, in Madison, Georgia, to the late Foster and Estell Middlebrooks, Jr. He retired from U.S. Pipe Foundry, in Chattanooga. He was a member of Olivet Baptist Church. Eldridge was preceded …

Cathedral City's experience shows La Quinta residents should vote … – Desert Sun

Eighteen months ago, Cathedral City voters passed Measure B, restricting short-term vacation rentals (STVRs) in residential neighborhoods. Cathedral City residents, with support from their city council, reclaimed those neighborhoods by voting to phase out the damaging STVRs.  Our city’s revenues are stronger than ever with a forecast $7 million surplus this year, while our residential …

PHOTOS: Baylor Tops MUS, 42-16 – The Chattanoogan

PREP SCHEDULES 12/31/2022 (Coaches/ADs: Please send any schedule corrections or addititions to Dennis Norwood, Prep Sports Editor, at dennisnorwood56@gmail.com; send your results to sports@chattanoogan.com) Prep … more

La Quinta residents, let's take our city back and crack down on short … – Desert Sun

Most of us have been reading a lot lately about “short-term vacation rental” (STVR) problems in cities up and down our valley and beyond. In La Quinta, we of Neighbors for Neighborhoods LQ have been actively seeking changes to our city’s STVR policy. Our mission is to stop the commercial exploitation of our residential communities and restore the residents’ quality of life and safety, which have been severely eroded. …

City Council May Set Lengthy Moratorium On New Non-Owner … – The Chattanoogan

The City Council may set a moratorium on new non-owner occupied short term vacation rentals through next Jan. 9. Chairman Chip Henderson said the council has received a number of STVR requests involving owners who do not live at the address. He said it has brought a number of concerns from neighborhoods. Here is the …

La Quinta's balanced approach on short-term rentals is working … – Desert Sun

The city of La Quinta should be commended for its fair and equitable approach to handling the short-term vacation rental (STVR) issue. In a world where one small group of people can impact the lives of so many, La Quinta has wisely decided that a compromise for all is the best solution and that we …

City of Tybee Island considers changing the short-term vacation … – WTOC

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) – The short-term vacation rental saga continues out on Tybee Island. The city’s planning commission is considering change to the STVR ordinance. People say this could have a big impact on the future of them. The biggest change in the proposal is for three residential zones on the island. That would …

Tybee Island extends short-term vacation rental moratorium two … – Savannah Morning News

Tybee Island voted to extend its moratorium on short-term vacation rentals (STVRs) once again during Thursday night’s council meeting. The narrow 3-2 vote will take the ban on issuing new STVR permits to properties in the island’s residential neighborhoods over the one year mark until the end of October.  Over the next few weeks, the …