Welcome to the ‘20s, Chattanooga. A century ago, Noogans were fighting with the boll weevil + Frieda Carter was putting gnomes all over Lookout Mountain. Now, we’re making it onto Forbes lists, attracting millennials near and far + becoming home to a VW electric car production facility.
In 2019, we sent 257 newsletters to your inbox + started countless conversations with you. We’ve scaled some big stories together, from Chattanooga’s first food hall opening to a comedy festival + major economic development news, and we can’t wait for you, the readers, to inspire us even more in 2020.
In the new year, we’re dedicated to telling you the stories you want to hear and the news you need to hear. Do you wanna know who comes up with those quippy traffic signs about baby Yoda wearing a seatbelt? (I know I do.) Ask us. Want to know which bars serve creative mocktails? Ask us. Did you find your new favorite hiking trail that everyone should know about? Tell us. We’re here for you, and we always want to hear from you.
Speaking of, we want to know what you’re looking forward to in 2020. We’ll start.
Trista: I’m so excited to fall in love with this city even more, and my favorite way to do that is through conversation. My second favorite way to do that is by exploring. I can’t wait to eat at Real Roots Café when they open shop downtown, and I want to find the best swimming hole when warm weather comes back around. I’d like to volunteer more in 2020 and find ways to give back to this beautiful community. 2019 was my first full year in Chattanooga, and I’m looking forward to so many more. Cheers, y’all.
Chloé: I’m looking forward to growth in 2020 — to personal and professional improvement + to writing about how Chattanooga continues to evolve. I want to make new connections with readers, community members and visitors. I’m an introvert, but someone please coax me to a networking event or some other out-of-my-box social gathering. (I’ll regret writing that later. 🤣) I want to read more, so send me suggestions. (I’m into non-fiction, like true crime, autobiographies and memoirs — also poetry, but I welcome other genres.)
