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ICYMI: April 2020 – Local produce, shelter-in-place + the tornado

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How is it already the last day of April? Trista here, and March felt like it was at least a year long, and I’m pretty sure April just started, but the calendar is telling me differently. Before we get to May, let’s look back at the month and give it a proper send-off.

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Top conversations

Where to buy fresh produce in Chattanooga

Growing season has officially started, and people are excited about fresh greens, tomatoes + berries. It’s only natural this conversation was one of the most popular. Eat your veggies, y’all. 🥬

Everything you need to know about shelter-in-place order in Chattanooga

When Mayor Andy Berke put the shelter-in-place order in effect, y’all had a lot of questions. We summed up everything you needed to know about what the order allowed and what it restricted. Strange time, huh?

Weigh in on whether or not shelter-in-place should end in Chattanooga

Hot topic alert 🔥 — the executive order took up a lot of space this month, but of course it did. This is the first time we’ve seen anything like this, so everyone had a lot to say. Y’all shared your opinions on the shelter-at-home order ending or continuing, and it was pretty divisive.

The Humane Society rescues 26 small dogs (NewsChannel 9) took the cake with 411 clicks. Hey, if you adopted one of those pups, will you send us pics?

Terrell Owens’ TikTok video (Instagram) was a fun watch. If you don’t dance when the pizza is delivered … why?

The Main Street Farmers Market saw a lot of views from y’all looking for local produce. They’re doing curbside pickup, and you can place an order on their website. Peep the above article about local produce to find out more. ☝️

Top comments

On this IG post of cleaning up after the tornado:

“I like that chattanoogans start cleaning up right away. They don’t wait around expecting someone else to do it. Great hard working folks.” @jameshbkyle

On this FB post about EPB working on power outages:

We yell thank you to every lineman we see. Looking forward to our own power being back but we are so grateful for all the hard work! These crews are obviously busting it!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻” – Jeanette Y.

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