📍 Essential info

• Drive time: ~1.5 hours
• Year city was established: 1834
• Est. population: 1,862

🎟️ Experience

🍔 Eat

🏨 Stay

• Play Reading Series | Tuesday, Jan. 16 | 7-9:30 p.m. | Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga | Free | Discuss contemporary play scripts with other theater enthusiasts — donations appreciated.
• Spoken Word and Poetic Readings | Tuesday, Jan. 16 | 8-10 p.m. | Wanderlinger Brewing Co., 1208 King St., Chattanooga | Free+ | Bring two pieces of poetry (your own or someone else’s) to read on stage.

• Culinary for Adults: Here’s the Skinny | Wednesday, Jan. 17 | 6-9 p.m. | Creative Arts Guild, 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, GA | $80 | Learn to make healthy recipes in this 18+ instructional class.

• Nature by the Pint: My Fascination with Fungi | Thursday, Jan. 18 | 5:45-7 p.m. | Hutton & Smith Brewing Co., 431 E. MLK Blvd., Chattanooga | Free+ | Dive into the mysterious world of fungi with local scientist Skye Webb while enjoying brews.
• Acting on Camera 101: Working as an Actor in the Southeast | Thursday, Jan. 18 | 6-8 p.m. | The Chattery, 1800 Rossville Ave., Chattanooga | $35 | Discuss the ins and outs of working as an actor + perform in front of Caroline Locorriere, owner and teacher at Nashville Acting Studio.

• Dry January Dinner | Friday, Jan. 19 | 6-9 p.m. | Sleepyhead Coffee Main + Dodds, 2602 E. Main St., Chattanooga | $109.16-$206.48 | Celebrate the start of Dry January with a five-course meal prepared by Mac’s Kitchen and Bar + mocktails from Sleeyhead’s zero-proof bar.

• Are you 18-44 and experiencing hair thinning?
• Do you lead a plant-based lifestyle?
• Experiencing signs of peri- and post-menopause?

• Pending county commission approval, $260,000 will be used to upgrade court security. The funds, issued by the state, will go towards installing a “bulletproof bench in General Sessions Court, bulletproof glass for the Sheriff’s Office in the Courts Building, and security cameras.” (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

• Georgia-based Cherry Street Brewing has permanently closed its NorthShore brewpub (300 Cherokee Blvd.) after two years of operation. “At this time, we will be putting the majority of our distributed products on hold,” cites the announcement, in reference to its Georgia breweries.

• Turn the burrs into purrs. The Chattanooga Humane Educational Society will give out 30 straw-filled coolers to be placed in areas with stray cats to protect them from the cold temperatures. You can pick up a cooler today, Jan. 16 through Sunday, Jan. 21 while supplies last.

• CARTA will receive $920,581 from Tennessee Department of Transportation’s IMPROVE Transit Investment Grant. The funds will go towards replacing fareboxes + collection equipment to increase options of payment.

• The Chattanooga Zoo, in partnership with the Chattanooga Public Library, will host its Adventure Days at the Zoo on Sunday, Jan. 21. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., library cardholders (ages 18 and under) will get free admission + participate in hands-on activities.

• Applications are now open for Hamilton Place Mall’s Black-Owned Business Expo slated for Saturday, Feb. 24. Vendors that sell handmade crafts, artisanal goods, clothing, and more will set up throughout the mall’s common areas. Apply by Monday, Feb. 5.

• Meet Money Pickle: your gateway to smart financial planning. How it works: 1. Get matched with an experienced, top-notch financial advisor for your specific needs. 2. Connect with them through an easy, free video call. 3. Transform your investments, retirement, wealth management + more with their trusted advice. Get matched.*