Your Friday at a glance:
- Weather: Sunny, high of 84.
- What to do: The opening weekend of the Chattanooga Market and the Cornbread Festival are among the Chattanooga-area events this weekend.
- What to eat: A walnut crust adds a flavorful crunch to this chicken recipe.
- What’s interesting: A Chattanooga area baseball coach has passed a 1,000-win mark.
Good morning, Chattanooga and happy Earth Day!
Earth Day first started in 1970 and today the Chattanooga area has multiple ways to donate your time to the environment.
GreenGrace Environmental Action Team has a Plant Swap & Giveaway at Grace Episcopal Church.
GreenSpaces starts its Earth Day celebration today in Miller Park with an Eco Field Day followed by a festival with food trucks, vendors and local musicians.
Now for some recent stories:
BACK ON THE DIAMOND: Chattanooga Christian’s Rafe Montgomery is finally healthy on the diamond after two seasons of ACL tears. “To get back out there with my team and just have fun has meant everything to me.”
GIVE A DOG A PARK: The Boyd Foundation is again offering dog park grants across Tennessee. (I remember when Collegedale won this award a few years ago. It was one of my first stories for the Times Free Press.)
CROWN ACT: The Tennessee House has passed the Crown Act to outlaw discrimination based on hairstyles.
– Tierra Hayes, thayes@timesfreepress.com
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