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CHATTER Magazine – October 2026
The Food Issue
All you can eat in the Scenic City, A-Z
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German-born Kirsten Ert Acuff is at home in Chattanooga
A public servant in a small Tennessee town, Kirsten Ert Acuff knows positive change doesn't always come in grand speeches or dramatic moments. In her town, "if a tree falls, the neighbor shows up with the chainsaw and helps," she says.
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French artist Claire Vassort: silk painting, American attitudes and hang gliding
For French-born artist Claire Vassort, painting is about movement — both in life and on silk.
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Peace Grove growing in Coolidge Park honors Chattanooga’s sister cities
Visiting all seven of Chattanooga's sister cities would require a passport, airfare and a healthy dose of wanderlust. But it's possible to get a glimpse of each city without packing your bags. You might want to pack a picnic, though.
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Chattanooga-based travel agent says: Be spontaneous with your travel plans for the perfect getaway
Showing up at the airport and spontaneously booking a flight out that same day is something people sometimes dare to do — especially in movies or on reality TV shows. But it's a practice that's not for everyone, whether due to astronomical last-minute flight prices or their comfort level.
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Global entrées: International dishes have landed in Chattanooga
The beautiful thing about food is that it is simultaneously both nourishment to human bodies and an anthropological study of human history. Food offers a tangible and tactile look into a culture.
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Zuzana Hermanová’s global path brought her from Prague to Chattanooga
When Zuzana Hermanová walks along Chattanooga's scenic Riverwalk, it's hard to believe that her journey began thousands of miles away in the historic city of Prague, Czech Republic.
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This Israeli-American former pro basketball player found success and happiness in Chattanooga
Growing up in Hadera, Israel, a coastal city between Tel Aviv and Haifa, Tal Cohen could see the Mediterranean ocean from his house.
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Tracy Nguyen went from tough times in Vietnam to owning multiple nail salons in Chattanooga
The smells of acetone and lavender combine with the noise of mini-drills, and the sound of a constant stream of water fills your ears, while an array of colors clouds your vision. You have just entered Tracy Nguyen's empire.
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Chattanoogan Keplet Harrigan honors his Haitian heritage while fully embracing American culture
Keplet Harrigan still laughs, 30 years later, when he remembers his first day of college in the U.S. as an international student from Haiti. Like a scene from a movie, he recalls that he and several others watched an American student eat an entire pizza and drink a liter of Coke while waiting in a dormitory lobby.
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Chattanooga is a melting pot of people from around the world
Chattanooga has always been a cultural crossroads — first as Ross's Landing, a bustling trading post on the border between the 19th-century U.S. and the Cherokee Nation, and now, as a city shaped by global influences in business, education and cuisine.
