Your Friday at a glance:
- Weather: High of 52.
- What to do: If you want to see Betty White again on the big screen, go to a Sandhill Crane Festival or celebrate your favorite fandom at Chattacon, here’s this weekend’s event calendar.
- What to do pt. 2: This long weekend commemorates the life of Martin Luther King Jr., and the Chattanooga area has a number of events and services all weekend long.
- What to know: Emissions testing requirements end today in Hamilton County.
Good morning, Chattanooga!
How well do you know your neighbors?
A couple of months ago, I got to go to an international fair downtown filled with food vendors, cultural dancers, music and henna tattoos, putting on display the richness of diversity the area has attracted in recent years.
As Chattanooga’s demographics continue to grow more diverse, new local initiatives are working to introduce us to the cultures of our neighbors.
“We wanted to give the community an opportunity to authentically engage with each other, and also give [immigrants] an avenue to establish their home businesses,” said Jamie Dixon Kerns, who helped launch Culture Chatt, a small festival in Red Bank highlighting different heritages each month.
Now for some recent stories:
LET’S EAT: If you love Trader Joe’s as much as I do, here’s a recipe for an easy chicken tortilla soup made with Trader Joe’s enchilada sauce.
HELPING HAND: The Biden administration is planning to provide 1 billion free at-home COVID-19 tests as well as N95 masks to American households.
NEW WHEELS: Nokian Tyres is launching a new tire soon for its Dayton, Tennessee, plant.
-Tierra Hayes, thayes@timesfreepress.com
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