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Your Tuesday at a glance:

  • Weather: High 82; few spotty showers/ storms
  • What to drink: Local craft brew – like, for example, WanderLinger Brewing Co., which is about to develop a new canning line.
  • What to do: Watch the new film and interview with Johnny Cash’s son, tonight at 8 on the Heartland network.
  • What we’re excited about: Queen Elizabeth’s first public video call.

Greetings, Chattanooga!

Last week a mother bear and her cub wandered into my backyard outside of Cleveland and knocked over my trash can. Having grown up in cities, this was a first- time experience for me and it got me wondering: What am I supposed to do if it happens again?

Thankfully, reporter Ben Benton has answers in his recent story, “How to deal with bears in the Chattanooga area as they arise from torpor.”

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