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Chattanooga has been topping the charts lately as one of the top places you want to be. Whether you’re new to the area, considering Chattanooga as your next home, or just planning your visit, we are here to help you make it a bit sweeter. Chattanooga has some amazing bakeries and bakers all over town. We’ve put together a list of bake shops, independent bakers and places to grab a treat to help make all of your upcoming birthdays, holidays, weddings, and other special occasions the sweetest one yet!

Bakeries

• The Bread Basket | Several locations including Signal Mountain, East Brainerd, Hixson, North Chattanooga, and Cleveland
• Nothing Bundt Cakes | 2321 Lifestyle Way
• The Cake Boutique | 8174 E Brainerd Rd
• Jackson Bakery | 5862…

Halloween on a Monday means an extra day to dress up with friends, take the kids trick or treating, and spend the evening celebrating. While the weather is looking a bit questionable, there is still plenty to do regardless of your age around Chattanooga and the North Georgia area. We've put together a list of fun things to do this evening rain or shine. Be sure to click on each event for more details! 

1. Trunk or Treat | Catoosa County Library, 1008 Catoosa Cir | 5:30-8:00pm

   This year's Trunk or Treat will take place at the Colonnade on Benton Place Campus. Our amazing community partners will be hosting trunks for you to visit, rain or shine, so come dressed in your favorite costumes for this traditional Trunk or Treat!

    

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 Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, October 21st to Friday October 28th.

Saturday, October 22nd

East Ridge Fall Family Festival

When: 10:00am-6:00pm
Where: Camp Jordan Amphitheater, 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy
Cost: Free

Fall is in full swing which means weekends are filling up with fall festivals! East Ridge announced that the City will host its first-ever Fall Festival this Saturday at Camp Jordan Park. This family friendly event will have tons of delicious food, kid friendly activities, family yard games, 60+ craft vendors, live music, and more! This event is free to attend and all are welcome. To find out more information about the fall festival, click here to head over to their website.

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Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, October 7th to Friday October 14th.

Saturday, October 8th

Wine Over Water

When: 5:00-8:00pm
Where: Walnut Street Bridge, 1 Walnut St.
Cost: $125

Picture this – Tasting a variety of amazing wines, delicious food from leading Chattanooga chefs, and five live bands - all while surrounded by Chattanooga’s iconic walking bridge and beautiful downtown, river, and mountain views. If this sounds like a lovely evening, then Wine Over Water is exactly what you’re looking for this weekend. As the primary fundraiser for Preserve Chattanooga, attendance supports its mission to protect and celebrate Chattanooga's architectural heritage. As you’d expect, this event is 21…

Over the past couple of years, interest rates on home loans have been historically low and you may have heard a lot of talk about how it was a great time to refinance your home. In today’s market, with interest rates rising, you may hear less about refinancing now and more about buying now and refinance later. If you are wondering, what does it mean to refinance and how will it help me later, we are here to help! 

What is refinancing?

Simply put, refinancing is changing your current loan terms. Common goals for refinancing are to lower one's fixed interest rate to reduce your monthly mortgage payments, change the duration of the loan, switch the type of loan you have, or cash out on your home equity. Many people recently refinanced their…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, July 1st to Friday, July 8th.

Saturday, July 2nd

Pops On The River

When: 5:30pm
Where: Coolidge Park
Cost: Free

Pops on the River is back! Grab your chairs, blankets and coolers to spread out on the lawn and enjoy some amazing music and a fantastic fireworks show. The evening will start at 5:30pm with a performance by Love, Peace, & Happiness Band followed by The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, who will start their patriotic performance at 8:00pm. While listening to great live music from the main stage, be sure to enjoy the food trucks and local artist vendors. Beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) will be available for purchase as well. Be sure to stick…

The Chattanooga area housing market is booming. Homes are getting multiple offers and selling in just days of being listed. There are hardly enough homes in inventory for the amount of people looking to buy.

So … when will the bubble burst? Are we looking at another housing crisis on the horizon?

With the demand for homes only going up in this bustling market, we’re looking at the possibility of housing prices raising to the point that buyers won’t be able to afford them. Although we aren’t there yet, with home prices trending upwards, we have to look back and consider what that meant historically in the real estate market.

In the past, when home prices have gone up at this rate, it kept many potential buyers—from young newlyweds looking for…