MENTONE, Alabama - Every now and then, when the stress piles up and the traffic and business become a bit much, the city folks seek an escape. It is sometimes easy to forget there is a town up on a ...

For a quiet retreat just a lovely short drive from Chattanooga, try the Mountain Laurel Inn, nestled in the woods of Lookout Mountain. The inn is situated on seven acres on the canyon below DeSoto ...

This plush marmalade cat welcomes you to the Mountain View Inn in Mentone, AL and protects the Southern Living magazines. (Tamara Ikenberg/tikenberg@al.com) f you've never watched the sun dip down ...

IF YOU GOWhat: JulyFest Art and Music FestivalWhen: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, July 6; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, July 7 (all times are Central)Where: Edward Mason Park, 5972 Highway 117 (adjacent to Town ...