Balance. Work versus play; thriftiness versus extravagance; soda versus water. Finding the proper balance can be a struggle.  I’m sure if you look at most people’s lives it wouldn’t be too hard to find something that is slightly out of balance.  The same thing rings true for the City of East Ridge. It’s with a lot […]

Slums or no slums?   That will be the question of the day at this Thursday’s city council meeting where extended stays will be on the agenda once again.  At the last meeting Ordinance 1009 which modifies the existing zoning ordinance specifically the sections dealing with Hotels and Motels passed on first reading. In 2012 the city […]

The way East Ridge sometimes works reminds me of a lyric in the Crosby Stills & Nash song Southern Cross. “And we never failed to fail it was the easiest thing to do” The words illustrate the way we’ve gone about trying to hire and keep a City Manager.  When Andrew Hyatt decided to decamp […]

“The city manager is not our boss we’re his boss.” – Councilman Denny Manning As the days approached prior to the most recent city council meeting a curious and surprising item appeared on this week’s agenda: I. Discussion of Current Interim City Manager – Councilmember Manning  My first thought was that maybe Mr. Manning had […]

Everyone call The Bass Pro corporate number. Tell them what will become of their property once that place (extended stay motel at the former Superior Creek Lodge site) is opened back up! The elected officials need to be voted out since this place was not to be opened back up! _ Kathy Wooten

When it was announced last month that the owners of Superior Creek Lodge had sold the buildings and five acres on North Mack Smith Road to a group of businessmen in Atlanta, many people in East Ridge rejoiced. The reviled extended stay motel that was the object of scorn by many residents _ and the […]

I never, ever believed I would turn into “that person,” but I did after about two hours without my smartphone. Woke up Friday morning and all I saw on the screen was an apple icon. Couldn’t get it to do nothing. Called in my expert, DeGlopper. He hooked up his laptop to it and the […]

Editor’s Note: The views of contributing writers do not necessarily represent those of East Ridge News Online The Chattanooga nonprofit sector is dangling gift money before people in hopes they will help improve government schools. The sector in view of these charitable sentiments in the biggest consumer of tax dollars in Hamilton County, absorbing F$405.68 […]

When it comes to running a government it’s not as simple as hitting an autopilot switch. For 22 or 23 weeks out of the year a group of five duly elected citizens meet for a couple hours and take up and vote on decisions that could and will effect our city for years to come. […]