The school, joined by officials with the Trust for Public Land, Hamilton County, the city of Chattanooga and others, cut the ribbon Tuesday morning for the East Side Community Schoolyard. The new green space provides recreational opportunities for East Side Elementary students during the day and for the broader community outside school hours.
Read Sam Still’s full story by clicking the link in our bio.
Video by Brynn Meisse
#chattanooga #parks #outdoors #schools
With the Ironman 70.3 triathlon set for Sunday, drivers across the Chattanooga area should prepare for multiple road closures.
The triathlon begins Sunday morning, with athletes participating in the swim portion beginning at 6:50 a.m. and transitioning to the bike race from 7:15 a.m. until 9 a.m. Runners will be on the Riverwalk, Amnicola Highway, the Veterans Bridge, Barton Avenue and Riverfront Parkway between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to a press release.
📸: Matt Hamilton
#ironman #roads #closures #chattanooga #70.3
Dubbed by social media as the number 1 hacky sack school in the nation, The McCallie School has seen a strong resurgence in the sport all over its campus.
Video by Sam Kohn
#hackysack #mccallie #sack #outdoors
The completion of $8.1 million in restorative work on roads dating to at least 1863 in the 5,300-acre Georgia portion of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting Friday at Brotherton Cabin.
Read Ben Benton’s full story by clicking the link in our bio.
Video by Brynn Meisse
#construction #development #roads #militarypark #parks
From barbecues to pickle festivals, here are some of the events you can look forward to in Chattanooga this weekend.
Find the full list of events with the link in our bio.
📸: Matt Hamilton, Larry Sullivan II, staff file photos
#events #chattanooga #weekend #rollerderby #bbq
When Giselle Palmer assigned her fourth graders at East Side Elementary a research project recently, several students chose to focus on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration related topics.
As they delivered their speeches about what they imagined the world would be like if people didn't have to worry about ICE, she said, the students would say things like: They could go to the park or shopping and not be worried and think they have to stay home all the time.
"A lot of kids are afraid of what could happen to their family and family members, and they definitely know more than a kid that age should have to be worrying about, in my opinion," she said by phone. "It is something that has been on kids' minds a lot."
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✍️: Shannon Coan
📸: Matt Hamilton
#kids #schools #afraid #enrollment
A Chattanooga company is partnering with a publicly traded national venue developer to build a $300 million, 12,500-seat amphitheater on the Tennessee River off Riverfront Parkway, set to be one of the city’s largest entertainment venues.
Read Daniel’s full story by clicking the link in our bio.
Video by Brynn Meisse
#chattanooga #development #riverfront #thebend #music
AT&T Field, home to the Chattanooga Lookouts for 25 years, will be torn down this summer after the minor league baseball team moved south to Erlanger Park.
Read more about the demolition at the link in our bio
📸: Staff file photos
✍️: Daniel Dassow
#tennessee #nooga #mychatt #lookouts
For over four decades, the Pickle Barrel has been a pillar of Chattanooga’s restaurant scene, especially for the city’s night owls. Whether driving or walking by on Market Street, the establishment is hard to miss, due in no small part to its triangular shape.
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Video by Brynn Meisse
Photos by Seth Carpenter
Staff Animation by Sam Kohn
#chattanooga #picklebarrel #history #whatsthatchatt
Welcome to QuoteWorthy, highlighting people who had a way with words in the news last week.
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On Thursday, Tennessee Republicans passed new congressional maps to eliminate the last Democratic-held seat in Tennessee.
Here is what you need to know about the map.
Video by Sam Kohn
#tennessee #redistrict #map #states
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT: AP and Honors Physics students at Boyd Buchanan competed in building their own boats from scratch and racing them on Lake Buccaneer.
Video and photos by Seth Carpenter
Edited by Tierra Hayes
#chattanooga #tenneessee #boats #lake
