Things you can currently do in ~10 minutes:
Things you will soon be able to do in ~10 minutes: - Walk to a park, no matter where in Chattanooga you live
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One of Editor Brianna's favorite neighborhood parks is White Oak in Red Bank. | Photo by NOOGAtoday |
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🌳 Wait, really?
Really. Over the weekend, Mayor Kelly announced that the City of Chattanooga is joining the 10-Minute Walk Campaign. What is this campaign? A program led by the Trust for Public Land (you know, the folks behind the South Chick Creek Greenway) that works to bring every resident, in every part of town, in every city across America, a park within a 10-minute walking distance of home.
🌳 Why For starters, who doesn’t love being near a park? Beyond that, though, parks can: -
Benefit physical + mental health
- Improve social connections
- Help the environment
- Cool down parts of town without green spaces + address stormwater issues
🌳 How
Most recently, the City of Chattanooga established a new Parks and Outdoors Department. Parks + Outdoors Administrator Scott Martin started his role in early February.
The Trust for Public Land will also work in partnership with the city to provide info on where parks are lacking + work with neighborhoods to help create new parks. Approaching projects include: -
Finishing up the Alton Park connector — one of the first intentional connections to the Riverwalk System that will connect multiple residents to park space
- Working on Lynnbrook Park, with construction to start in the next year
- Creating a new neighborhood park in the Olde Town Brainerd area — more details to come
🌳 Current data - 39% | Percentage of Chattanooga residents who live within a 10-minute walk of a park
- 8% | Percentage of land used for parks and rec, compared to the national median of 15%
- 95 | Number of parks in Chattanooga
“Seeing a community’s voice be turned into their park is really powerful, and it catalyzes stuff. That’s one of the key superpowers of parks.” — Noel Durant, Tennessee State Director at TPL |
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| Today Tuesday - Heart Strings for Hope | Tues., March 29 | 7 p.m. | Memorial Auditorium | $36+ | This live country music concert benefits the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
- Rise 2022 VIP Concert + Dinner | Tues., March 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Songbirds Museum | $150+ | Five-time Grammy-award winning artist Victor Wooten performs in support of the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults. 🎤
Wednesday - Sip + Knot: Propagation Station Workshop | Wed., March 30 | 6-8 p.m. | Pax Breu Ruim, 516 E. Main St. | $35 | Sip on a drink + learn how to make your own propagation station great for wall hangings, window décor, and gifts. 🌱
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Disney Princess: The Concert | Wed., March 30 | 7 p.m. | Memorial Auditorium | $29+ | A quartet of Broadway, Disney Channel, and animated film icons come together to celebrate all the Disney princesses with an evening of songs + stories. 👸
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March Green Drinks | Wed., March 30 | 5-7 p.m. | Flora de Mel, 313 McFarland Ave., Rossville, GA | Free+, RSVP | Green Spaces' monthly mixer features local, regional, and sustainable businesses.
Plan Ahead - Burlaep Spring Market | Sat., April 9 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Burlaep Print and Press, 801 E. 11th St. | Free+ | This market will feature food, drinks, music, and over 15 local vendors.
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Boating & Birding: A Maclellan Island Adventure | Sat., April 23 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Maclellan Island | $65+ | Nova Conservation hosts this fundraising trip — in which you paddle or kayak to an island for bird sightings — to help with local conservation efforts. 🐦
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Weather -
64º | Partly cloudy | 1% chance of rain ⛅
Festival -
Friends of the Festival announced the daily schedule lineup for Riverbend Festival, taking place June 3-5. This year’s lineup features over 20 acts across several stages. Daily wristbands are $75, while the three-day wristband is $95, and in case you missed it, Leslie Jordan will act as the event's first grand marshal. 🎟️
Community -
Celebrate the completion of the Tennessee Riverwalk’s St. Elmo Extension on Sun., April 3 with a grand opening ceremony + neighborhood street festival along St. Elmo Avenue between 38th Street and Tennessee Avenue. The event will feature family-friendly activities and the long-awaited return of St. Elmo Corgi’s Parade. ✂️
Civic -
The City of Chattanooga Department of Public Works announced the end of loose leaf collection — effective Thurs., March 31. Beginning April 1, leaf request service requests should be directed as brush + bagged yard waste. 🍃 (Local 3)
Coming Soon -
We've got another food truck coming soon. Carnivals Concessions, a food truck slinging your favorite carnival-style foods like fancy funnel cakes, is about to hit the road in Chattanooga. We can't wait.
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UniFirst — a corporation providing facility service + uniform products — will host the grand opening of its 66,000-sqft industrial laundry plant at 6162 Enterprise Park Dr. on Thurs., April 7. The expansion follows demands from the company’s growing customer base in the area. 🧵 (Local 3)
Biz -
Clever Alehouse — a new Red Bank bar and restaurant opening this spring from the same family as The Bitter Alibi + Daily Ration — recently launched a Kickstarter campaign. Those interested in contributing will receive perks like a mug club membership. The new spot has a planned opening date of early May.
- After being closed since February, Imbibe Chattanooga is back in business. The local liquor store has resumed its normal business hours + expanded parking in the lot next to the shop. 🍾
Outdoors -
The City of East Ridge will celebrate the opening of the upgraded Pioneer Frontier Playground (1509 Tombras Ave.) on Sat., April 2. Funded by both a $500,000 Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant + a matching amount from the city, the new playground offers features built by local company PlayCore. (The Pulse)
UTC -
“American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard is joining the full-time faculty at UTC, teaching two music-related courses in the fall. Studdard previously hosted a masterclass for the UTC Singing Mocs and has a masterclass at the Walker Theatre taking place today — the public is invited to attend. 🎙️ (Chattanooga News Chronicle)
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Y’now, because…. Hiking in the mountains? Basketball? The ‘rock’?
Anyways. You folks have narrowed it down to our final two best hiking spots in Chattanooga, and it’s a nail-biter.
Facing off in the championship are Lula Lake + Snoopers Rock. Vote on your favorite here through Wednesday, and we’ll announce the bracket champion in Thursday’s newsletter. May the best hike win.
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