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Your Monday at a glance:

  • Weather: High 82; pleasant
  • What to eat: Play-it-by-taste black bean gazpacho. Check out this week’s Fare Exchange food column for that recipe and more.
  • What to do: Check out the fireflies! Tonight on YouTube at 8 p.m., in lieu of its annual in-person gathering, a Smokies-based nonprofit will host a virtual event featuring footage of the world-famous synchronous fireflies.
  • What we’re excited about: Kicking off the summer with one of these 30-day family activity challenges. Here’s a guide to get you started.

Greetings, Chattanooga!

Remember last Friday when I told you about all that Spam I bought at the start of the pandemic? Well, I have another confession: I also panic-bought chicks. So how’s that going? Well, let’s just say there are some things I wish I’d known beforehand.

And now, today’s top stories:

Meet Shelley Gunn, the “feisty” 103-year-old woman who just survived the coronavirus and celebrated with a beer.