Archive for September, 2008
HillBilly Willy’s BBQ - Best Kept Secret in Chattanooga
Categories: Chattanooga Real Estate News, Flavors of Chattanooga, Things to Do in Chattanooga
By David Israel, Business Manager
This past week my wife and I were watching our local PBS Station, WTCI Chattanooga while flipping channels called 
Tennessee Crossroads. This particular program was called “Smokin’” it was a special on BBQ places around state of Tennessee. Since moving to Chattanooga we have come to love BBQ and love to watch programming about BBQ. Well, they did a story about a local place called HillBilly Willy’s BBQ located in Lookout Valley, where they serve Baby Back Ribs. It is not easy to find in good Baby Back Ribs in Chattanooga, as most BBQ joints use the St. Louis style ribs.
After the program I asked my wife to go look it up on the computer to see if they were open for dinner and maybe we would go try it. Well, they were closed Sunday and Monday, I was a little disappointed but determined to try out this place. So, I set up a date night with my wife and tonight we drove just three miles west of Chattanooga to try out HillBilly Willy’s BBQ.
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Chattanoogan’s Help Celebrate Battlefield’s 145th Anniversary
Categories: Chattanooga Community Events, Chattanooga Real Estate News, Flavors of Chattanooga
By David Israel, Business Manager
Today marks the Opening Ceremony of the celebration of the anniversary of the Civil War battles at the Chickamauga National Battlefield. Vice-President Dick Cheney has arrived at Lovell field and his on his way into the battlefield as a guest speaker for the event. It turns out, after a little reading that his great-grandfather, Capt. Samuel Fletcher Cheney of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, served in the battle that became known as the “Gettysburg of the West.” This information was gathered from The Gadsden Times article posted this week.
Celebrating the 145th Anniversary seems to draw in crowds from all over The United States of America and the world. I have only seen this on the news, but what I have seen seems to be pretty incredible. The re-enactment of the battles take place over three days and thousands of men and women play the roles of these Civil War soldiers and wives. Local students are also attending as a hands on learning experience from some of the local schools.
There are tons of activities planned throughout the entire weekend. You can tour the camps and talk to the solders, you can visit “living tents”, attend a concert and experience the Civil War period like never before. The Chattanooga area is rich in history, that includes some good and bad, but this event marks the change that our country made and how we have grown. Before the Civil war the U.S. was referred to as These United States, now we use the term The United States. Many families were torn, brother fought against brother, but in the end it made our country stronger. I hope everyone gets the opportunity to visit the battlefields in their lifetime, it is a very powerful experience.
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Landscaping - Good Looking Lawns = Sold!
Categories: Chattanooga Real Estate News, For Home Sellers, Home Maintenance
By David Israel, Business Manager
This past week Chattanooga received beneficial rains thanks to the tail end of Tropical Storm Fay. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been negatively affected by her rain and winds, but in Chattanooga we needed the four inches of rain to help our lawns - especially homes that are on the market. It’s not
easy maintaining a beautiful lawn during the summer while it’s extremely hot. We don’t want to be out on our weekends mowing the grass, weeding beds and trimming bushes, but as a Seller in today’s market, this is a must!
In past articles I frequently talk about the first impression, you only get one! Lawn Maintenance is a very important tool in working to get your home on the top of a Buyer’s short list. If the yard does not look like it is well maintained, then it’s a bad first impression and the Buyer will likely think that the inside is not maintained causing them to move on to the next house before they even see the incredible inside of your home.
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