Great things happening in Chattanooga!
- Rock the Riverfront, which will be located on the Chattanooga Green on Riverfront Parkway, is returning March 17th – April 16th, with a new interactive art installation + entertainment. See the full entertainment lineup here.
- McKamey Animal Center will host their ” St. Pawtrick’s Day Adoption Event where they will waive adoption fees for all dogs weighing 17 pounds or more. Happening this Friday, March 17th – Sunday, March 19th!
- Chattanooga River Market is open for four weekends, beginning in March.
- Southern Living named Chattanooga as one of the South’s Best Cities 2023.
- Forbes has named Chattanooga one of the best places to travel to in 2023 along with other worldwide destinations.
- Chattanooga is projected to be among the top markets for growth in home sales in 2023.
- The U.S. population is centering around Southern states like Tennessee and Georgia this decade.
- Hamilton County residents can now call 211 for permanent housing needs. United Way call center will now handle requests which will help people actively experiencing homelessness to find permanent housing.
- Unum, a Chattanooga-based insurance company, just celebrated their 175th birthday, making it one of Chattanooga’s oldest operating businesses. In celebration, employees bagged ~1,000 snack packs for the Y-Community Action Program benefitting food-needy children as well as hygiene kits for the Community Kitchen.
- Chattanooga Whiskey was named the Craft Producer of the Year at the 2023 Icons of Whisky Awards.
- TastingTable.com, a global culinary guide, names Rembrandt’s Coffee House best coffee shop in Tennessee for its European charm and fresh menu!
- The Crash Pad (An Uncommon Hostel) has been nominated for the “Eco-Warrior” HOSCARs award in Hostelworld’s international competition. Crash Pad received its nomination for its LEED Platinum status for environmentally-friendly design and operations (the world’s first hostel to reach this status). Go cast your VOTE here!
- More affordable housing may be on the horizon with new grant incentives for home builders.
- Chattanooga Libraries are offering FREE museum passes for Hunter Art Museum as well as other passes to places like the Chattanooga Zoo, Creative Discovery Museum, Reflection Riding and Audubon Society (Reflection Riding is only available at the downtown location).
- Chattanooga Airport is now powered by 100% on-site solar energy. This is the first aviation terminal in the world to be LEED Platinum Certified.
- Volkswagen Chattanooga wins multiple environmental awards for their solar park.
- Chattanooga was featured on ‘RV There Yet?’ on Discovery Channel.
- The U.S. Department of Energy recognized the City of Chattanooga for energy efficiency achievements and leadership.
- Chattanooga is the only producer of graphite in the U.S. and it’s also environmentally friendly, unlike graphite that’s produced in China.
- IRONMAN Chattanooga was ranked within the Top 5 in five categories: 1st in Best Overall Swim, 2nd in Best Overall Satisfaction, 5th in Best Overall Bike, 5th in Best Overall Finish Line, and 5th in Best Overall Venue
- Samantha Brown filmed an episode of ‘Places To Love’ in Chattanooga. Watch it here!
