Your Friday at a glance:
- Weather: High 89; mostly sunny
- What to eat: Quarantine choco-chip cookies, the sweet treat in sync with the times.
- What to do: Give blood. Chattanooga-based Blood Assurance announced Wednesday that it is in critical need of several blood types.
- What we’re excited about: These Labor Day restaurant deals in the Chattanooga area.
Greetings, Chattanooga!
Every year, we invite our community to nominate health care professionals who have done extraordinary work for the Champions of Health Care awards. Do people respond? Well, this year the packet of nominations weighed in at a pretty typical 283 pages.
And naturally, we have some terrific stories to tell you. Read them here.
And now, a few recent stories:
Fort Oglethorpe’s first inclusive playground just opened, featuring components designed for children of all ages and abilities, as well as an “adult fitness zone.”
The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1.
And, from “Safari Nights” at the Chattanooga Zoo to the 4 Bridges Art Festival going virtual, here are a few things to do this weekend.
– Sunny Montgomery, smontgomery@timesfreepress.com
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