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Park(ing) Day in Chattanooga, TN
a street parking space that has been transformed into a living room setup with rugs, a table and chairs, a bookshelf, a desk, a lamp, plants, and a coat rack.
The design studio set up a (Park)ing Day example that matches this year’s theme. | Photo by NOOGAtoday
Get ready for the one day out of the year when we actually like finding parking spots in downtown Chattanooga — Park(ing) Day.

After a two year hiatus (not to mention two years spent inside at home), the Chattanooga Design Studio is bringing the inside back out at Park(ing) Day this Fri., Sept. 16.

What is Park(ing) Day?

The poetic answer is that Park(ing) Day is a celebration of the public realm, the spaces we all share, and how we use those spaces.

The get-to-the-point answer? It’s a day celebrated worldwide, wherein public parking spaces are transformed into tiny parks or social spaces, usually surrounding a specific theme.

This year’s theme is “Inside Out,” as a way to bring everything we’ve done indoors the past few years back outside.

What can I expect?

Taking part in Park(ing) Day is completely free — for those setting up parklets + folks walking around. With this year’s theme, expect parking spaces that have been converted to spaces we had to create at home during the pandemic, like:
  • An at-home yoga studio or gym
  • A mini greenhouse
  • An at-home theater
  • A WFH setup (Spoiler alert: NOOGAtoday will be set up with a WFH parklet of our own)
Want a few specifics? Fine, we’ll give — Hart Gallery will set up a tiny art gallery, White Oak Bicycle Co-op will create a bike repair parklet, and the Chattanooga Food Center will set up a space with plants, a mini seed library, and veggie trivia.

Where will it take place?

Businesses + organizations will set up their parking spaces on Broad Street, spanning from the Tennessee Aquarium to the downtown AMC Theater — if you were hoping to park on Broad this Friday, it may be wise to plan for elsewhere.

🗣️ “It’s all about thinking about how cities and those specific spaces are devoted, and how they can be devoted to people.” — Eric Myers, Executive Director of the Chattanooga Design Studio
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Today
  • Nickajack Bat Cave Kayak Tour | Mon., Sept. 12 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Mapleview Recreation Area, Mapleview Rd., South Pittsburg | $69 | Kayak to see endangered gray bats begin their nightly hunt for insects. 🦇
Tuesday
Wednesday
  • Basecamp | Wed., Sept. 14 | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Waterhouse Pavilion | Free, RSVP | Check out this free coworking and happy hour event downtown. 💻
  • Book Chatt Connection | Wed., Sept. 14 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Downtown Chattanooga Library | Free | Join local librarians and fellow readers at the library for a fun book discussion.
  • Lunch & Learn: Urban Forest Canopy Project | Wed., Sept. 14 | 12-1 p.m. | Green Spaces, 63 E. Main St. | Free+ | Charlie Mix, the GIS Director for UTC and the IGTLab, will present research behind the Chattanooga Urban Forest Canopy Project. 🌳
Thursday

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The Red Wolves are home for two more regular season matches this fall. | Photo provided by the Chattanooga Red Wolves
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  • Sat., Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. against the Richmond Kickers (celebrating Hispanic Heritage Night)
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Weather
  • 79º | Partly cloudy | 15% chance of rain ⛅
Civic
  • The City of Chattanooga will host its second Procurement Expo — to help area businesses to bid on city contracts — on Thurs., Sept. 22 at the Hixson Community Center. The event is part of the city’s ongoing efforts to simplify + streamline the experience of doing business within Chattanooga.
Development
  • New retail space, restaurants, and apartments are planned for a site near the intersection of McCallie + Central avenues — where two other residential projects were also unveiled this year. A business called “Smoothie” and a liquor store have already been identified for the site. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Health
  • The Hamilton County Health Department recently began administering a limited supply of Bivalent COVID-19 booster shots to eligible individuals. This vaccine is designed to target the BA.4 + BA. 5 Omicron subvariants, in addition to the original Coronavirus strain.
Sports
  • The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department recently announced six new inductees to the Class of 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame. These student-athletes won a combined 19 individual Southern Conference Championships + 17 team titles. Congrats, Mocs. 🎉
Transit
  • The Chattanooga Airport is advising travelers to arrive at least two hours prior to departure beginning Mon., Sept. 12 amid TSA upgrades. The screening area will be reduced to one lane from Tues., Sept. 13-Thurs., Sept. 15 during the equipment upgrades.
Community
  • Tennessee American Water will begin its annual water system flushing program starting the week of Sept. 12. Flushing will take place on weekdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. for ~four weeks. During this time, customers may experience a temporary drop in water pressure or slight discoloration in their water. (Local 3)
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Arts
  • The Hunter Museum of American Art won five awards at the 2022 Southeastern Museums Conference. Recognized for excellence and innovation, one award was for publication design + the other four awards were for the museum’s use of technology. (Chattanoogan.com)
Tech
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Culture

Moon River Recap
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Moon River may have been cut short this year, but it was still a blast. | Photo by NOOGAtoday
While Moon River Music Festival was unfortunately cut short on Sunday due to flooding, we’re reminiscing on our favorite parts (one of which includes getting refunds — thanks Moon River).
  • Favorite food | Fistful of Tacos + Fro-Daddy Donuts (a local brand that you can check out at the Chattanooga Market)
  • Favorite set | An unexpected standout (only because we hadn’t heard of them before the show) was Lucius
  • Favorite moment | Editor Kristen got to meet Briston Maroney in person, which definitely took the cake
  • Pro tips for next year | Check the weather ahead of time, and wear rain boots for mud if the forecast calls for rain
THE WRAP
Today’s edition was written by Brianna.

Editor’s pick: We hope to see some of you at (Park)ing Day this Friday — stop by to chat, watch our incredibly riveting day of smashing laptop keys, or grab a NOOGAtoday sticker. We’re so excited and grateful that we get to be a part of the day (although, admittedly, our parking space may look pretty shabby compared to some). While we’re downtown, I will also be using this opportunity to further investigate the downtown duck mystery.
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