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Your Friday at a glance:

  • Weather: High of 61, partly cloudy.
  • What to drink: “S’more” bourbon. Check out this recipe for how to make local bar High Rail’s Whiskey Fireside cocktail.
  • What to do: Shop small business. And be sure to check out these local businesses, which have expanded their brand through smart, fun swag.
  • What we’re excited about: The “Chattanooga Choo Choo” becoming the next stop for Tennessee Music Pathways.

Greetings, Chattanooga!

This week, we learned about some interesting trends happening in higher education.

For example, there’s a course at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga that uses fly fishing to teach religious concepts. And another that has its students make horror videos to ponder philosophy.

Intrigued? (We are.) Read Mark Kennedy’s column all about it here.