We know April is practically here, but before March is out of mind, let’s revisit some of the best things we saw this month. For starters, our readers got hyped about dogs + cats, nostalgia for local businesses and flooding that could have been.
Top conversation: Meet the Chattanooga Police Department’s K9 unit
The CPD has about 500 sworn officers, but DYK there are six dogs in their K9 unit? In honor of National K9 Veterans Day, we highlighted these remarkable animals that help keep our community safe.
We also quizzed you, asking, “What breed of dog is not as commonly used for police work?” Your choices were German Shepherd, Greyhound, Belgian Shepherd and Dutch Shepherd. The answer was, of course, the Greyhound with 71% answering correctly.
Here are a few other conversations y’all engaged with this month:
- 14 of Chattanooga’s oldest businesses
Ever wondered about some of the oldest businesses and how they’ve managed to stick around? Yeah, we did too. So we asked around, and here’s what we found out. - What to expect at Chattanooga’s new cat café
Get this, there’s now a café where you can spend time with 20+ cats while sipping on complimentary coffee + tea. The cats are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and many are adoptable. - Leaders look to manage Chattanooga traffic, minimize commutes
With the city’s continued growth, leaders are looking to keep commutes to 20 minutes during off-peak hours. A recently released report, a product of the Velocity 2040 community envisioning process, has some suggestions. - 10 tracks from Chattanooga artists
The music scene in Chattanooga is evolving, and we asked local music nonprofit Soundcorps to share their 10 favorite tracks released in the past year by local artists.
Top clicked link: Samual L. Jackson on CBS’s “60 Minutes”
As most of you know, Samuel L. Jackson is a Chattanooga native. He was featured on “60 Minutes” and part of the interview was filmed here. Skip to the 04:05 mark to hear him describe growing up in Chattanooga.
Here are a few other links that got high clicks:
- Downtown restaurant Bluewater Grille closed for good Sunday. Owners Craftworks Holdings, which operates several Big River Grille & Brewing Works, Logan’s Roadhouse and Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom locations in the area, might open another concept in the space. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
- The Tennessee Department of Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division wants residents to check for unclaimed money. Last year, the division helped 48k people reclaim $33 million owed to them. (WRCB)
- This video from Sam Hall shows what potential catastrophic flooding Chattanooga could have experienced recently. TVA estimated their system of dams helped prevent $1.6 billion of flood damages in February.
Top comment: on School student nails American Idol audition, heading to Hollywood
“Good kid. Deserves to get somewhere.” — Lynda V.
More highlight-worthy comments:
- You’re Invited to “Meet Our Ghost - Haunted Room 311 Returns”
“Trying to figure out any good reason to want to see a ghost. Just can’t come up with one.” — Lamar C. - What are your thoughts on these renderings of the proposed West End development?
“Super excited!! Loved learning about it at the meeting last week!! Just wish it would hurry up!” — @tatemaggie
