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Your Tuesday at a glance:

Good morning, Chattanooga!

Vinyls were a bit before my time, but they are for sure making a comeback.

A few months ago, I found myself in one of my friend’s apartments, trying out her record player, wholly fascinated watching the disc spin as music filled the small space.

Vinyl records sales hit records (pun intended) in 2021. In August of 2020, Ben Vanderhart opened Yellow Racket Records, on West Main Street in Chattanooga. The shop sells newly pressed vinyl records.

“You can buy previously loved records at McKay or at an antique mall, but even there finding the really good ones can be hard because people tend to keep the ones they like,” he said.

In this story by Barry Courter, learn about the niche Vanderhart hopes to fill in the Chattanooga area, the vinyl trend and which artists were top sellers at Yellow Racket in 2021.

Now for some recent stories:

REMEMBER WHEN, CHATTANOOGA?: Did you ever get ice cream from Dairy Gold when it was in Chattanooga? Here, learn a bit about the history and which flavor it seems most 20th century Chattanoogans preferred.

GALLERY: Check out these photos from this weekend’s 54th annual World of Wheels custom auto show at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

HELPING HAND: The state of Tennessee has launched a program to help residents with COVID-related mortgage delinquencies.

-Tierra Hayes, thayes@timesfreepress.com

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