Chattanooga Pulse

Written by Pulse Staff
Tuesday, 25 November 2008 19:57
No More Beer At Club 2301
The Chattanooga Beer Board has officially revoked the license of Club 2301 in East Chattanooga, due to a seemingly endless number of problems with crime and violence. Several city police officers said that the area was so dangerous, they had to patrol with AR-15 assault rifles at the ready. The owner of the Milne Street club, a former police officer himself, counters with complaints of being unfairly targeted by police and claims that-aside from a recent “unfortunate” shooting-he runs a “very good place”. The license revocation is effective immediately, but is expected to be appealed to Chancery Court for a final ruling.

One More Hat In The Arena
The field contending for seats on the city council continues to grow, as real estate broker George Patten has announced plans to run for the District 3 seat being vacated by Dan Page. For those keeping score at home, this brings the number of announced council candidates to 19. Deborah Scott and Joe Graham plan to face off against District 1 councilmember Linda Bennett; Sally Robinson is running unopposed (so far) in District 2; Patten will contend against Pam Ladd; District 4’s Jack Benson is also running unopposed; newly elected councilman Russell Gilbert plans to seek the District 5 seat for a full term; current District 6 councilmember Carol Berz will face off against former councilmember Marti Rutherford and possibly talk-show host Robert T. Nash; Clifford Eberhard and Mahmood Abdullah want to unseat District 7’s Manny Rico; Dennis Clark will face off against the long-serving Leamon Pierce in District 8; Quenston Coleman, J.T. McDaniel and Jackie Thomas will all contend for the District 9 seat being vacated by Debbie Gaines.

Food Bank Needs Your Help
In spite of nearly 50 separate food drives currently running, the Chattanooga Area Food Bank is still running out of food. The reason is simple: A lot more people need food this year, but donations have dropped by nearly one million pounds. Director Gary Paul estimates that 4,000 more people have needed help from the Food Bank this year than the year before. He noted that they handed nearly 1,500 more emergency food boxes in October than expected, and that they are practically out of canned corn, cornmeal and flour. Paul says that they are in special need of canned peas and vegetables, canned meat and juices, along with staples such as dry beans, rice, oatmeal, and cornmeal. If you would like to help in any way, swing by 2009 Curtain Pole Road or give them at call at (423) 622-1800.

Take Me To Your Leader?
One of Signal Mountain’s most famous landmarks, the so-called “Space House”, is back on the auction block. Back in March, the house was apparently sold in a reserve auction, but the winning bidder has defaulted on his purchase of the decidedly odd abode. So, as a result, anyone who’s interested in buying one of the most photographed houses in the entire state can attend a new auction on Sunday, December 14 and try their luck. The most recent sale price of $135,000 is considered to be well below the market average for that area of the mountain, but the current owner is willing to part with the house for just about whatever he can get. Auctioneer Tony Young explains the owner is selling all of his local properties and plans to retire to Florida, where hopefully he’ll live in a nice, normal home.