Hello Wednesday. May 01 2024 
What do awkward teenage photos, Chattanooga, and a $7-million mansion have in common? The Mills Residence, former home of Sharon Mills — aka, the daughter of Olan Mills.
The Mills Residence | Photo by Jesse Hunter of @TeamMediaServices Location About 20 minutes from downtown Chattanooga, this iconic home sits on 26.5 acres and is located on Elder Mountain at 901 Skillet Gap Rd. It’s surrounded by 17,000 acres of conserved land + overlooks the Tennessee River Gorge to Prentice Cooper State Park on the other side.
Designer Sharon hired Hugh Newell Jacobsen of Jacobsen Architecture LLC to design the home. Hugh Newell died earlier this year, and he leaves a legacy behind.
He was listed in Architectural Digest’s Hall of Fame 2021, designed homes for Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Meryl Streep, and James Garner + the firm was used in the 1993 US Capitol project.
Newell’s projects span the world + he won 114 awards for excellence in design during his lifetime.
He designed only 1 other house in Tennessee — the Fletcher Residence in Nashville (hi, NASHtoday 👋). 
The exterior of The Mills Residence | Photo by Jesse Hunter of @TeamMediaServices Exterior
A living space in the Mills Residence | Photo by Jesse Hunter of @TeamMediaServices Interior
The orchard | Photo by Jesse Hunter of @TeamMediaServices Grounds
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If you’re anything like me (Editor Brianna here), you have lots of celebrations to attend this summer, and you’re also totally lost on where to find good gifts during the holiday shopping “off-season.” 🎁 
The (aesthetically pleasing) entrance to Sophie’s Shoppe | Photo by the NOOGAtoday team
Enter: Sophie’s Shoppe, a local business that offers curated gifts created by artists + makers. Read about my shopping experience + discussion with shop lead Zeen Oehmig — and how you can #TryThis.
What we tried: While speaking with Zeen, I learned that Sophie’s Shoppe has been open for ~18 years, starting out at the former Southside Galleries before moving to its current Northshore location. 
Sophie’s Shoppe has an abundance of succulents + cute pots and vases to display them | Photo by the NOOGAtoday team According to Zeen, the shop prides itself on providing goods created by small artists + makers (including several locals), its customer service, and the shop’s aesthetic environment. Ⓟ This content was created in partnership with Sophie's Shoppe Ⓟ NEWS NOTES
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It’s officially sunflower season (even if the sun is refusing to participate), and around these parts, that means it’s time to flock to Smith-Perry Berries in Ooltewah for a stroll through the sunflowers and — let’s just be totally honest — a photoshoot.
And the best part? It’s free to visit and take photos (unless you are a professional photographer working on a shoot), and you can take home a bucket of flowers for $15. 🌻
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After reading yesterday’s conversation about several local hikes to caves and waterfalls, reader Ray Z. emailed us to share a poem that he wrote in 2007 about Glen Falls.
The poem later appeared in “The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume VI: Tennessee from Texas Review Press,” where he said that at least 4 other Chattanooga poets had work published.
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