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Your Thursday at a glance:

Greetings, Chattanooga!

Remember music festivals? Our veteran music writer Barry Courter certainly does.

“I don’t know about you, but the big mind shift for me has been to now look at those events in the rearview mirror ” writes Barry, who says he believes in the rubber-band theory of things.

Here’s what that means, and where Barry believes live music must go from here.

And now, today’s top stories:

The World’s Longest Yard Sale will go on as scheduled this year, but longtime shoppers will notice a few changes stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

On Tuesday an American hero and a Chattanooga legend turned 99 years old.

And, seven endangered baby turtles have hatched at the Tennessee Aquarium.

– Sunny Montgomery, smontgomery@timesfreepress.com

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