The planned space

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Quick facts

• The project model is based on a nationwide initiative that boasts a 90% success ratio after three years.
• Over the last year in Hamilton County, 97% of those who moved into permanent supportive housing have remained housed.
• On average after three years, these residents typically graduate from support, work full-time jobs, and are able to contribute to their communities.

Next steps

• Latina Professionals Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration | Thu., Oct. 13 | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Chattanooga State Community College, 4501 Amnicola Hwy., Chattanooga | Free | Head to the final Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month event for Latin American food, local business giveaways, and more.
• Noontunes Concert Series | Thu., Oct. 13 | 12-1 p.m. | Miller Plaza, 850 Market St., Chattanooga | Free | Today’s afternoon performance will be by Matt Shigekawa + Dustin French of Shiggy. 🎵

• Scenic City Shakespeare in the Park - “Hamlet” | Fri., Oct. 14 - Sat., Oct. 15 | 7:30-10:30 p.m. | Greenway Farms, 5051 Gann Store Rd., Chattanooga | Free, RSVP recommended | Be sure to bring a lawn chair or blanket to this free outdoor performance of “Hamlet.” 🎭

• An Evening with Mon RovÎa | Sat., Oct. 15 | 8 p.m. | Coosa Mill, 1800 S. Watkins St., Chattanooga | $20.00 | Singer-songwriter Mon RovÎa will team up with experimental pop producer Summer Dregs to perform in an old mill.
• Chattanooga VegFest | Sat., Oct. 15 | 12-5 p.m. | Coolidge Park, 150 River St., Chattanooga | Free+ | Come out and enjoy vegan eats at this festival. 🍽️
• White Oak Connector Grand Opening Hike + Celebration | Sat., Oct. 15 | 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | White Oak Park, 2 Midvale Ave. E., Red Bank | Free | Celebrate the opening of the White Oak Connector with a morning hike and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

• Artful Yoga with Eden Traylor | Sun., Oct. 16 | 1:30-3 p.m. | Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View Ave., Chattanooga | $5.00 | Enjoy an art-inspired yoga practice with instructor Eden Traylor.
• Crafting with Craft Bevvies | Sun., Oct. 16 | 6-7 p.m. | Sluggo’s, 505 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga | Price of purchase | Paint tiny pumpkins with the library while enjoying cocktails in Sluggo’s basement bar. 🍸

• Learn to Ride a Bicycle Class | Mon., Oct. 17 | 4-5:30 p.m. | Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St., Chattanooga | Free | Let League of American Bicyclists certified instructors teach you how to ride a bike using the gliding technique at this class. 🚲

• 73º | Partly cloudy | 21% chance of rain ⛅

• City Council approved an ordinance absolving Chattanooga homeowners of sewer lateral repair costs under city right-of-way (the area extending from your private property line to the sewer main line). Now, homeowners who identify a problem can report it to the city to handle repairs. (WDEF)

• Big Bad Breakfast — a restaurant started in Oxford, MS by James Beard award-winning chef John Currence — is coming soon to Chattanooga’s North Shore. The breakfast spot will be located in the 2 North Shore shopping center. Stay tuned for an opening date. 🍳

• At its 40th anniversary milestone event, the Chattanooga Community Kitchen will unveil a new name + a renewed, expanded mission. The event will be part of the community kitchen’s annual Fall Festival on Fri., Oct. 21 from 2-5 p.m. 🥫
• In honor of White Cane Safety Day (Sat., Oct. 15), a group of Signal Centers staff members + clients who are blind will “take to the streets” today. The group will board the CARTA bus and travel to Coolidge Park to teach blind clients to navigate public transportation and improve their independence.

• Chattanooga police are urging folks to drop off their mail inside of post offices rather than in postal drop boxes due to a spike in thefts. Many of these cases involved checks being cashed after they were stolen out of the drop boxes. 📮 (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

• On Thurs., Oct. 20, UTC will host its premiere screening of the Emmy Award-winning film “Songbirds: A Documentary.” The film was directed by UTC alum Dagan Beckett, who will attend the free on-campus screening. (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)

• Don’t forget: the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival will take place this weekend in downtown Chattanooga. The three-day event will feature 1,500+ cars from various time periods, a family fun zone, and more. Check here for festival road closures this week. 🏎️ (Chattanoogan.com)

• Rev your electric engines. The Chattanooga Green Prix — an annual student-designed + built electric power race car event — will take place Fri., Oct. 28-Sat., Oct. 29. View the full race schedule here.

• Spice things up with Chattanooga-based Hoff & Pepper’s small batch hot sauces. Each sauce is made with peppers from a generational family farm right here in TN, as well as premium ingredients and gourmet spices. We love Hoff’s Smoken Ghost Hot Sauce. 🌶️ *

• SPENGA is giving new members in October a scary good deal: $50 for their first month of Unlimited Classes. Sign up — and get moving, NOOGA.*