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Local love: NOOGAtoday’s guide to reader-recommended small businesses
Put your money where your community is and help us create a guide to small businesses by submitting your favorite local spots and sharing this page with a friend.
February 17, 2026 03:52 PM
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Laura Figi
NOOGAtoday | Coffee beans roasting
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Part two: Behind the scenes of Chattanooga coffee roasteries
Have you ever wondered how your local cup of coffee is made? We went to five roasteries in town and found out more about their process.
August 2, 2023
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Haley Bartlett
NOOGAtoday | Oddstory noodles
Food
Local spots we’d change our name to for a lifetime of free food
What local spot would you consider changing your name to if a lifetime of free food was on the line?
August 1, 2023
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | The Magician cocktail by Matilda Midnight
Culture
Try these drink recipes created by local bartenders
We’re wrapping our Drink Up Month with drink recipes from local bartenders.
July 28, 2023
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | Frothy 5-course dinner
Food
Five-course dinner ft. local sauce + beer companies
Spend a night enjoying a five-course dinner with Hoff & Pepper and Oddstory Brewing Co.
July 27, 2023
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Haley Bartlett
NOOGAtoday | Rosie alpaca
Culture
Try this: Rosie Mae’s Alpaca Farm & Boutique
Spend an afternoon with adorable alpacas on a small farm in nearby Wildwood, GA.
July 21, 2023
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Haley Bartlett
NOOGAtoday | Convenient Cocktail Co.
Food
A Q+A with Devin Chapnick and Josh Mongoven
Meet the makers behind Chattanooga-based Convenient Cocktail Co.
July 20, 2023
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | Naked River crew
Culture
The history of Naked River Brewing Co.
Learn about how this brewery got its start and how it persevered.
July 19, 2023
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Chattanooga’s Ice Cream Crawl
Celebrate National Ice Cream Day and enter in to win some pretty sweet prizes.
July 10, 2023
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | Broads owners
Food
Broads cocktail lounge coming to downtown Chattanooga
Check out this sneak peak of a new cocktail lounge coming to the downtown area.
July 5, 2023
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Haley Bartlett
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Culture
New cohort for artist entrepreneurs
ArtsBuild is accepting applicants for its innagual Periscope CHA: Artist Entrepreneur Training.
June 29, 2023
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Haley Bartlett
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