Your Friday at a glance:
- Weather: High 85; scattered thunderstorms
- What to drink: Cocktails made with your own simple syrup – just boil sugar and water. It’s ridiculously easy. Here are a few recipes to try.
- What to do: Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday (according to author J.K. Rowling, that’s today!) during Soddy-Daisy’s Magical Night of Literacy Festival, which will include a movie in the park, beginning at 7 p.m.
- What we’re excited about: The first guest on Michelle Obama’s new podcast happens to be her husband, Barack Obama.
Greetings, Chattanooga!
And happy Friday, indeed. Tennessee’s tax-free weekend begins today! This year, computers up to $3,000 and clothing up to $200 will get the tax-free treatment – double the price of items typically eligible for the back-to-school cost break.
But wait, there’s more! Read all about it here.
And now, today’s top stories:
Students in Hamilton County Schools who receive free or reduced-price lunches will soon receive free high-speed internet at no cost to their families – helping Chattanooga’s effort to become the first city in the country to “bridge the digital divide.”
A new study shows that Chattanooga has cut its carbon emissions by more than 25% in the past decade.
And, from comedy to drama to gospel music, here are some things to do this weekend.
– Sunny Montgomery, smontgomery@timesfreepress.com
P.S. We can’t do this work without the support of our subscribers. You can join our Times Free Press community and subscribe here today.