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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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Chattanooga-based Ice Buddies is a cold-plunge community focused on mental health
While most people would probably choose to stay inside on a cold, rainy December morning, over 30 participants at the Ice Buddies kickoff event at MainX24, Chattanooga's 24-hour celebration of Main Street and the surrounding Southside neighborhood, gleefully chose to change into bathing suits and hop into tubs of ice water with total strangers.
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Chattanooga music lovers spare no expense for their fancy home stereo systems
Although he owns a primo home stereo system, Thomas Lee doesn't consider himself an audiophile. After all, he bought his first stereo system out of a JCPenney catalog.
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These 3 Chattanooga restaurants give a new meaning to ‘home-cooked meal’
I love and appreciate restaurants of all shapes, sizes and circumstances.
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Photos: Denim & Diamonds
Physicians and their family and friends came together for the Hamilton County Medical Society and Foundation's annual fundraiser. The event supports Project Access, a program that connects uninsured residents of Hamilton County with hospital care and other medical services. Guests enjoyed great food, beverages, a live DJ, a sports lounge and a silent auction.
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Photos: The Pink Bandana Ball
The Hixson-based childhood cancer nonprofit, Emily's Power for a Cure, held their 12th annual fundraiser at The Signal. The event featured a BBQ dinner, music and dancing, silent and live auctions, mechanical bull riding, a photo booth and much more. Over $100,000 was raised in support of families whose children are fighting neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer of the adrenal glands.
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Photos: Chattanooga Buddy Walk
Every year, the Down Syndrome Community of Greater Chattanooga (DSCGC) hosts the Chattanooga Buddy Walk around the month of October, which is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. This event is DSCGC's biggest fundraiser and brings families and loved ones together for a fun afternoon of celebrating the lives of individuals with Down syndrome. This year, the event was hosted at the First Horizon Pavilion. Funds raised surpassed $50k, and over 1,000 people were registered, making it the best year to date.
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Homes away from home: Visit these historic abodes within driving distance of Chattanooga
Travelers interested in visiting architecturally significant homes within driving distance of Chattanooga are spoiled for choice, with options ranging from celebrity residences such as Elvis Presley's Graceland to the grand mansions of American industrialists to the plantation homes of former U.S. presidents. Here are a few of the best historic homes and house museums located a few hours away from the Scenic City.
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Mastering the art: Chattanooga art curators can help you decorate your space with artwork
Living in Chattanooga encourages creative expression, which can be achieved in many different ways. For many people, that involves hanging a colorful painting or a photograph of a favorite person or place on their walls. Artwork can accent your decor, create a space unique to you and really change the atmosphere of a room. But for people who aren't confident about what looks good where — or hanging next to what — deciding which artwork to put up can be daunting.
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Just add alcohol (or water) to these Chattanooga-made cocktail infusion jars
These cocktail infusion jars are the perfect thing for any home mixologist
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Chattanoogans share the origin stories of their favorite home decor items
Knickknacks. Trinkets. Tchotchkes. There are many different names for the items people accumulate and decorate their homes with.
The Seen
Have you been seen? A look at local events
