Head to the Highland Park neighborhood for a day of music and fun. | Photo provided by Highland Park Porchfest
Highland Park Porchfest, a music festival where “porches become stages, yards become seats, and radical generosity and good will rule the day,” will return on Saturday, Oct. 11.
This year’s festival will feature 17 bands that will perform across a dozen porches in the Highland Park neighborhood. The first performance will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the final act will close at 11:05 p.m.
New this year
A pre-party featuring free live music will happen at White Duck Taco on Friday, Oct. 10 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Greenwood Avenue will be closed (between Kirby + Bennett Avenues) from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday for food and non-food vendors.
13 of the 17 bands have never played Porchfest before.
The last three acts of the night will be performed on a stage, which will be set up on that closed section of Greenwood Avenue.
The USDA Rural Development Office in North Shore and the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center are closed due to the government shutdown. The essentials — like Social Security, Medicare, and air traffic control — are still up and running. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Opening
You don’t have to drive to Nashville to get hot chicken.Dave’s Hot Chicken is having its grand opening today at 11 a.m. at 2266 Gunbarrel Rd. The restaurant serves chicken tenders, sliders, fries, shakes + other fun drinks. If you want to see the ribbon cutting, get there by 10:30 a.m.
Watch
For one of Chattanooga’s oldest football rivalries, would you expect anything less than a new hype video? Ahead of tonight’s Baylor-McCallie showdown, the Blue Tornado dropped bars and lyrical digs on the top-ranked Red Raiders, and theyburn hotter than Friday night lights. Kickoff’s at 7:45 p.m. at McCallie’s Spears Stadium.
Health
Hamilton County Schools is opening up bids for a new student mental health services provider. The district will start accepting proposals next week, with final picks expected in November. This move comes after ending its Centerstone partnership in August — a gap some board members say has already impacted students. (Local 3 News)
Number
200,000. That’s how many pieces of candy Midtown Connect is hoping to collect ahead of its Fall Festival + Trunk-or-Treat. Donations are being accepted through Friday, Oct. 10 at six locations. The festival will be Saturday, Oct. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. and up to 5,000 children are expected.
Festival
Between The Bridges will be back at Coolidge Park on Saturday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free festival features 50+ local artists. Pro tip: Plan ahead for parking — the 7 Bridges Marathon is happening the same weekend.
Plan Ahead
Do you wanna build a snowman, birdhouse, miniature book, or fairy lamp? Those are all things you can create during free workshops at the Chattanooga Public Library’s Maker Day on Saturday, Oct. 11. It’ll be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the 4th Floor Makerspace at the downtown location.
Finance
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The Buy
Your favorite Nordstrom fall fashion essential. Sometimes, just one great new piece can update what’s already in your closet from last year. We’re eyeing:
The fun doesn’t have to end here. After reading the newsletter, head over to our games page. Games refresh with new challenges every day at 6 a.m. from crossword puzzle to Sudoku to themed word search.
It’s apple cider season, and we recently got a recommendation you won’t want to miss. Reader Shelby G. wrote in to rave about the cider at Fairmount Orchard on Signal Mountain. As Shelby put it, “I swear it has crack in it — it’s really sooo good!”
Honestly, that’s all the convincing we need to make the trip up the mountain and support a longtime local favorite. If you want to try it, don’t wait — Fairmount Orchard is set to close after this season.
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