Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Cast Iron Cook-off, Christmas concerts
Things to do in Chattanooga this week.
Stories by Lisa Denton
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Stay overnight in a restored Pullman train car after Chattanooga Choo Choo revamp
The Chattanooga Choo Choo isn't the only place you can stay in a luxury rail car, but it may be the only one with worldwide name recognition.
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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include shows by Ricky Skaggs, candlelight concert and home tours
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Deadline near for Chattanooga Times Free Press’ annual Wrapping Paper Design Contest
Don't forget the deadline for the Chattanooga Times Free Press' annual Lin C. Parker Wrapping Paper Design Contest, presented by Scenic Community Credit Union,…
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include MainX24, Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ Holiday Market
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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30+ new events, favorite traditions to celebrate a Chattanooga Christmas 2023
In "Tennessee Christmas," Amy Grant sings of missing out on snow in Colorado and wishing she could bring home a California tan for New Year's Eve but decides s…
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This Chattanooga event made a national list of Thanksgiving traditions; take our quiz to see how it fared
Test your knowledge of the holiday with our Thanksgiving trivia quiz.
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8 great ways to spend your downtime on Thanksgiving Day around Chattanooga
Think all there is to do on Thanksgiving Day is eat and watch football? You might be surprised by how many activities are available on the actual holiday aroun…
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Time to enter the Chattanooga Times Free Press’ 2023 Wrapping Paper Design Contest
The approach of the holiday season signals it's time for the Chattanooga Times Free Press' annual Lin C. Parker Wrapping Paper Design Contest.
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include Ice on the Landing, Reindeer on the Riverfront
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include Asian Lantern Festival, Enchanted Garden of Lights, Dolly’s ‘Rockstar’ film
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Here’s where veterans, active-duty military can get free meals on Veterans Day around Chattanooga
Restaurants, coffee shops and grocery stores will be serving up gratitude in the form of freebies Saturday for Veterans Day 2023.
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How old wood, rusted tin and walls covered in dollar bills tell the story of Chattanooga-based Champy’s restaurants
Walking into a Champy's restaurant is sort of like stepping into a kaleidoscope. Whatever direction you turn, bright colors flash before your eyes.
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McDonald Farm in Sale Creek prepped, ready for 2023 Hamilton County Fair
The director of the Hamilton County Fair has almost two decades' experience in event production, including the Riverbend Festival, but the barrel-racing, calf-…
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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Hamilton County Fair, Christmas markets, tours of replica Columbus ship
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Halloween from A to Z, from Chattanooga apparitions to which states would fare best in a zombie apocalypse
What do you know about Halloween? Here's a collection of random facts and trivia, ordered from A to Z, to get you in the mood to celebrate.
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include Halloween send-offs, first Santa sightings
HunterGirl, the Winchester, Tennessee, singer who was runner-up on the 20th season of "American Idol," has become the first female country artist in over 30 ye…
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Chattanooga’s Leslie Jordan gets Instagram wish for Palm Springs Walk of the Stars inclusion
Two and a half years after his Instagram plea to be included on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of the Stars, former Chattanoogan Leslie Jordan was awarded …
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Ringgold family uses Halloween decor to aid St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Outfitting their home for Halloween is a longstanding tradition for Adam and Shelby Lingle, but it's not all for fun.
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Chattanooga’s Riverbend Festival on ‘temporary pause’ for 2024; Riverfront Nights expands
On the heels of a revamp that shortened its duration and raised its pricing, Chattanooga’s Riverbend Festival will be put on hold in 2024, Friends of the Festi…
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include Halloween parties, Tiffany Haddish comedy, opera ‘La Boheme’
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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From muffins to meatballs, 20 ways to use up extra apples
It's hard to beat a fresh apple eaten out of hand, but they're also a multipurpose ingredient, adding extra flavor and crunch to everything from smoothies to g…
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Soddy-Daisy couple’s home temporarily possessed by marauding skeletons
For the past few weeks, the house at 10010 Dayton Pike in Soddy-Daisy has been under assault. In September, the scattered tombstones of a cemetery emerged in t…
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include Comic Con, Jewish film series, Hollywood screenwriter, Ketner’s Mill
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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10 things to know about the 2023 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, coming Oct. 13-15
The Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, now in its fourth year, has come to set the pace for fall events in the Chattanooga area.
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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Prater’s Mill, New Salem festivals, spooky fun
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Personal chefs in Chattanooga say job is fun but inconsistent
If the life of a big-city private chef is glamorous but lonely, as reported recently by The New York Times, working in Chattanooga softens both narratives.
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The owner of Chattanooga Ghost Tours tells spooky stories of haunted spaces around town
The owner of Chattanooga Ghost Tours wasn't trying to prove or disprove the existence of spectral beings when she opened the business in 2007, but she's come a…
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Things to do in Chattanooga area this week include 3 Sisters bluegrass, traveling circus, Skyhoundz dogs
Here are this week's events.
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Four Chattanooga-region restaurants serve some of Yelp’s best-reviewed pizzas in Tennessee, Georgia
A monthslong project by The Washington Post to find the best pizza restaurants in each state, based on 7.5 million customer reviews submitted to the website Ye…
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Things to do in Chattanooga area this week include new symphony season, fall festivals, haunted houses
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Things to do in Chattanooga area this week include Yale guitarist, battle reenactment, theater centennial
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Chattanooga-area Jeep drivers explain why all those rubber ducks are on their dashboards
There's a saying among Jeep owners that the brand name is actually an acronym meaning: "Just empty every pocket."
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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Marine Corps band, polo matches, Alan Cumming visit
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Lanis Littlefield satisfies her gardening urge with a charming potting shed
An arborist friend once told Lanis Littlefield that she had a beautiful garden but, also growing in it, "the worst trees you could possibly have." She laughs a…
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Things to do around Chattanooga this week include Moon River, Gladys Knight concert, Jeep Fest more
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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First Things First: 5 ways to deal with adult children who make poor decisions
Note: Various colleagues are filling in while First Things First President and CEO Lauren Hall is on maternity leave. The following is an excerpt from a column…
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150+ fall festivals around the Chattanooga area to plan your weekend day trips
Ready for an early dose of autumn?
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Where to find Chattanooga-area restaurant supply stores
Chattanooga-area foodies can find four restaurant supply stores that also cater to residential customers.
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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Labor Day festivals, family fly day, star party
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Things to do in Chattanooga area this week include Siskin StarNight, Chocolate Festival, Fyffe UFO Days
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Chattanooga-area flower farms add sunset picnics, other dining options to you-pick visits
An internet search will turn up lots of advice on choosing flowers for a dinner party. What if you could pick them yourself?
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include Splash arts festival, Marc Martel as Freddie Mercury
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Chattanooga artist to host Q&A about creating Little Debbie statue in Collegedale
The namesake statue that resides in Collegedale's newly opened Little Debbie Park isn't the only figurative sculpture artist Alex Paul Loza has created, but it…
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Chattanooga theater company Obvious Dad seeks to stage ‘defiant’ experiences
As Obvious Dad nears the end of its third season, artistic director Blake Harris says priorities have shifted for the professional summer stock theater company.
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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Little Debbie sculpture talk, Plum Nelly art show, FarleyCon
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
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Ruby Falls adds luxury lodging with three ‘rustic and refined’ treehouses
Something amazing has sprouted in the woods behind Ruby Falls.
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Things to do in Chattanooga area this week include margarita festival, comedian Theo Von, Pete the Cat authors
Here's what's happening this week in the Chattanooga area.
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include sales tax holiday, ‘Jaws’
Here's a list of this week's events.
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Things to do in Chattanooga this week include Top Tomato Festival, free mac and cheese
Here's what the Chattanooga area has to offer this week.
