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Travel and Outdoors
Plan the perfect picnic in Chattanooga
Get ready to grab your blankets and stock your baskets — it’s picnic season.
April 02, 2026 02:57 PM
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Haley Bartlett
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How much of your day can you spend on a bike in Chattanooga?
We take a look at our bicycling infrastructure and how we can make the area more bikeable.
April 15, 2025
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Plan Ahead: The Chattanooga Market’s 2025 season
The beloved Sunday market is gearing up for its opening weekend this spring — here are the biggest events you don’t want to miss this season.
April 9, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
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Travel and Outdoors
Play Streets coming soon to Northern Chattanooga
Here’s a new way families can enjoy the outdoors in Chattanooga.
April 8, 2025
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Kristen Templeton
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Travel and Outdoors
3 places to find spring blooms in Chattanooga
Check out these spots to see native blooms this spring.
April 8, 2025
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Kristen Templeton
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Travel and Outdoors
How Alter Eco Farms is fixing Chattanooga’s soil
Find out how a local farm is reintroducing biodiversity back into soil + how you can help your own gardens and farms.
April 7, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
Coolidge Park featuring green grass and trees, a circular paved walkway with blue benches. The Walnut Street Bridge is in the background, slightly obscured by trees.
Travel and Outdoors
Take on Chattanooga’s Earth Month Challenge
See if you can check off all of these activities by the end of April.
April 4, 2025
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Kristen Templeton
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Chattanooga becomes North America’s first National Park City
After a nearly two-year long campaign, the Scenic City has gotten the official designation — find out what that means and how to celebrate.
April 3, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
Overview of Downtown Chattanooga showing Coolidge Park and the trees that span toward the mountain
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Sprouting a greener city with the Chattanooga Tree Project
The Scenic City has launched a plan to plant thousands of trees — let’s see what the five-year journey entails.
April 3, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
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How to get into birdwatching in Chattanooga
From wrens to finches, and feed to houses, here’s the ultimate guide to bird watching in Chattanooga.
March 25, 2025
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Where to find Thanksgiving dinner in Chattanooga
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