Today

• Burn: Autumn Equinox Festival | Wed., Sept. 22 | 6 p.m.-12 a.m. | 4707 12th Ave. | $20 | Join Sanctuary Performing Arts + Chattanooga Fire Cabaret to celebrate the beginning of fall with a fire and flow festival including vendors, food, and tattoo artists. 🍂
• Kate Willet | Wed., Sept. 22 | 9 p.m. | JJs Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd. | $15 | Comedian Kate Willett is stopping in Chattanooga for 1 night to make her debut performance at JJ's Bohemia, Including local comedians Ryan Darling, Andrew Ledbetter, and Lauren Riley.
• Furnace Fets Kickoff: Crucial Night | Wed., Sept. 22 | 9 p.m. | Exile, 1634 Rossville Ave. | Free | Live vinyl DJs will spin the classic hardcore + punk records, and you're encouraged to bring your own obscure punk rock records. 🎸

Thursday

• Bike and Brew Tour | Thurs., Sept. 23 | 5:30 p.m. | Starting at Five Wits | $47 | Ride through downtown Chattanooga while stopping at some of the city's best breweries for a 5-oz pour + a fried moon pie tasting. 🚲
• Station Street Live | Thurs., Sept. 23 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Station Street | Free | Come out to enjoy this free family + dog-friendly live music event on Station Street.

Friday

• Big Eddie Caylor | Fri., Sept. 24 | 7:30 p.m. + 9:45 p.m. | The Comedy Catch | $12+ | Comedian Big Eddie Caylor is known as "The Mayor of Ooltewah."

Saturday

• Romeo y Julieta | Sat., Sept. 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Stove Works, 1250 E. 13th St. | Free | See an outdoor, immersive dance experience of Romeo + Juliet in Spang-lish. 🎭
• TN Vintage Base Ball: Sulphur Dell Cup | Sat., Sept. 25 + Sun., Sept. 26 | 11 a.m. + 6 p.m. | Army Post in Fort Oglethorpe (near 6th Cavalry Museum on Barnhardt Cir.) | Free | Go back in time and watch a 19th-century version of a baseball tournament. ⚾

Plan Ahead

• CIVIQ: Reimagining Our Relationship to Place | Thurs., Sept. 30 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Waterhouse Pavilion | Free | Ronda Lee Chapman discusses how we define community, how we honor ancestral lands we inhabit + enjoy, and the ways we interact with the inherent politics of place.

Weather

• 71º | Sunny | 7% chance of rain ☀️

Development

• The Chattanooga Housing Authority’s $31.8 million upgrade of the 200-unit apartment complex Cromwell Hills is nearing completion. 141 of the units are now refurbished, with more expected to be ready soon. Cromwell Hills has also been converted into a housing project under the Section 8 rental subsidiary program. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

Biz

• 6AM City, NOOGAtoday’s parent company, raised over $5 million in its latest round of funding. The company is 1 of the fastest growing startups in local news, and will have newsletters in 24 cities by Thanksgiving — including Boston, San Antonio + Seattle. Want to work with us? 6AM City is hiring for 30+ positions in editorial and sales. (Axios)

Coronavirus

• The Hixson Walmart on Highway 153 is reopening today after a temporary closure. The closure allowed a third-party specialist to sanitize the store following the rise in COVID-19 cases in the area. Following reopening, Walmart said it will continue to regularly check employees for COVID-19. (NewsChannel 9)

Edu

• Signal Mountain’s Thrasher Elementary School was named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School by the US Secretary of Education — 1 of only 6 schools recognized in Tennessee. Schools receive this recognition for overall academic performance and closing academic gaps among students. 🏆 (Chattanoogan.com)
• Purpose Point Learning Academy — a holistic early learning program located at 4801 Hwy. 58 — is hosting an open house on Oct. 2 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The academy offers childcare to children ages 1-12, with before + after school care, as well as parenting classes.

Health

• Last year, CommonSpirit Health and the Morehouse School of Medicine announced a 10 year, $100 million partnership to develop + train more Black physicians, helping address the underlying causes of health disparities. CHI Memorial is the first market within CommonSpirit Health to welcome MSM medical students this month. 🏥

Noogan

• Chattanooga native + country star Kane Brown was featured in Time magazine’s “Time100” list of 2021’s most influential people. He is honored among the likes of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex; gymnast Simone Biles; and singer Dolly Parton. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

State

• Gov. Bill Lee officially recognized this week as Clean Energy Week in conjunction with the annual National Clean Energy Week — a week of recognizing the value of clean energy for the environment. In Gov. Lee’s proclamation, he cited that more than 72,000 people work in Tennessee’s clean energy sector. 🌎

Correction

• This weekend, the TN Vintage Base Ball: Sulphur Dell Cup will take place. In yesterday's newsletter, we said that the cup's location would be near 6th Cavalry Museum. The tournament will actually be played in Ringgold at Clark Park on Robin Road.

Announced

• Congrats to Jeff R., winner of our giveaway with the Chattanooga Red Wolves. They’ll be enjoying a VIP experience ($500 value) at the Sat., Sept. 25 match, including 4 tickets to the just-opened Sky Suites, all-inclusive food, and a post-game meet and greet with the players. Tickets here. ⚽ Ⓟ