Plans are underway to remodel Lamar's Restaurant and Motel, which closed in 2017 and suffered a damaging fire in late February. Architect Scott Smith, of Williams Street, said Monday, "We plan to reuse it as it has been in the past." The 0.41-acre property is on MLK Boulevard. A lot that is southwest of the restaurant/motel is to be used for parking. Mr. Smith said that ... (click for more)

Two new restaurants that are opening in Chattanooga were approved by the Chattanooga Beer Board for beer permits. The Co-Op has opened at 1301 Dorchester Road, Unit 109. There are 28 of these stores around the Southeast, said Jason Soss, a co-owner. This is the first location in Chattanooga and in the next few weeks, two other stores will be opening in the Nashville area. ... (click for more)

Buses carrying migrants sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott will no longer stop in Chattanooga, city officials said they were told on Tuesday. Asked why not, Joda Thongnopnua of the mayor's office said officials here have mobilized to welcome and help the migrants. He said, "That was not exactly achieving the governor's political purposes." Governor Abbott had been intending ... (click for more)

The city is moving forward with setting up a low-barrier homeless shelter. Joda Thongnopnua, chief of staff to Mayor Tim Kelly, said two Requests for Proposals are being sent out. One is for a planning consultant to help identify where the emergency shelter should be located. The other is for a provider to operate the facility. City Council Chairman Darrin Ledford said ... (click for more)

Sad news seeing a person was murdered at the Rosemont Apartment. We lived on Oak Street across the street from the then named Glenwood Apartments from 1953 to 1956. I spent many a day there as there were probably 100 school age kids who lived in the units. In those days, parents simply let their kids roam the neighborhood with no worry for their safety. Now adults can't walk ... (click for more)

A Friday article on Chattanoogan.com read in part: “Chattanooga will be home to the nation’s largest electric vehicle ‘living testbed,’ thanks to $9.2 million in funding for a project proposed by the city and scientists at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with municipal, private industry and research partners. Funding will come from a $4.5-million U.S. Department ... (click for more)