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Your Monday at a glance:

Weather: High 40; sunny

What to eat: Pot stickers with black garlic ponzu crafted by St. John’s Meeting Place sous chef Micah Adams.

What to do: Get visually inspired with AVA Gallery’s first show of 2020, “Rooted in Color: The Art Collection of James McKissic,” on view through tomorrow.

What we’re excited about: This young Muslim social media influencer, who’s defying stereotypes with her online magazine MuslimGirl.com.

Greetings, Chattanooga!

Brrr! Remember last week when it was 70-something degrees?

Yeah, it’s going to be brisk today. But that’s no excuse to miss the annual memorial march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. So don those wool layers, and we’ll see you in front of the federal court building on Georgia Avenue! Lineup begins at noon. March begins at 1 p.m.

– Sunny Montgomery, smontgomery@timesfreepress.com

And now, today’s top stories:

Passenger trains are a major part of our city’s past. Could there now be another choo choo in Chattanooga’s future?

A former NFL player is about to open a new Gigi’s Cupcakes store in Chattanooga.

And you can thank the recent rainfall and milder temperatures for the cheaper electric bill you might be seeing next month. In fact, TVA is cutting fuel costs to a historic low.