Your Thursday at a glance:
- Weather: High of 53, 20% chance of rain.
- What to eat: Here’s what our food writer Anne Braly thought of the new Chattanooga location of Miller’s Ale House and its offerings of beer, sports and food.
- What to make: This week’s Fare Exchange is looking for recipes from Home Folks and Carrabba’s and is offering up instructions on how to make rolled chicken breasts, Chinese style rice, Splenda lemon poppy seed muffins and an easy vegan French onion soup.
- What to do: The Home Depot Foundation is donating $1 million to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, which is well worth the memorable visit if you ever find yourself in Atlanta.
Good morning, Chattanooga!
Just like every Eagle Scout, 18-year-old Luka Hyde spent years of dedication working towards the honor. He collected 36 merit badges, held leadership positions and completed a 15-mile hike and swam a mile.
Hyde’s family believes he is the first local scout with Down syndrome to earn such a rank.
“It’s not that Luka is exceptional,” said his mother, Deborah Hyde. “He just happens to be a person who keeps achieving things and [who] has Down syndrome.”
Now for some recent stories:
NEW FACE: The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera has hired a new executive director who is working to further bridge the connection between the music organization and the local community.
NEW FACES: The Chattanooga City Council has approved two new department head appointments to Mayor Tim Kelly’s administration.
FOOD PLACES: Here’s how your favorite local restaurants fared in this week’s health inspections.
-Tierra Hayes, thayes@timesfreepress.com
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