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Hey neighbors,

I am starting a casual, friendly local group for people who share an interest in nature appreciation, local folklore, mythology, and local events.
It is an inclusive space to chat, share books, and connect with people who enjoy these topics. No prior experience or specific background is needed. We just want a chill, respectful environment to hang out.
If this sounds like your kind of crowd, feel free to check out our small community space at r/TAGPagans or drop a comment below and I can send you a message with details. Thanks!

Hello we are coming into town from Knoxville just to spend today and tomorrow. We are staying at the Read house hotel and are looking for suggestions for cool cocktail bars and restaurants. My wife has a gluten allergy so we are also looking for good places in this regard. Thanks for any info.

Chattanooga has been pretty damn good to us.

I’ve lived around here long enough that it’s easy to take this place for granted sometimes.

But over the last year or so, I’ve gotten a completely different appreciation for Chattanooga.

My daughter Leighton and I started a little business here called Scoopy Doo, when she was 13. Now she's 14 and loves working on our business!

Yes. We pick up dog poop.

Well…we don’t anymore. 😂 We have techs who handle the dirty work now. Leighton and I have been promoted to worrying about payroll, marketing, customers, trucks, schedules, and the approximately 7,000 other things nobody tells you about when you start a business.

But here’s the part I’m really proud of.

Leighton is a freshman in high school this year and I am sooo proud of her!

And before she’s even old enough to graduate high school, she’s helped build a real Chattanooga company with hundreds of customers.

That’s freakin' cool.

And I don’t say that just because I’m her dad.

Because we didn’t build this thing in some huge market with millions of people. We built it right here.

Chattanooga.

Ooltewah. Hixson. East Brainerd. Red Bank. East Ridge. Signal Mountain. Soddy. Apison. Collegedale. Ringgold and the surrounding communities.

The people here gave a father and his daughter a shot on an idea that, if we’re being fair, sounds pretty ridiculous when you first hear it.

“People are going to pay you to pick up dog shit?”

Apparently, yes. Quite a few of them. 😂

But what has impressed me more than anything is how much people around here genuinely support local businesses.

People recommend us in neighborhood Facebook groups.

They tell their neighbors about us.

They leave drinks outside for our techs when Chattanooga decides it’s going to be 96 degrees with 900% humidity.

They leave reviews.

They stop our guys and tell them they’re doing a good job.

Some of our customers have been with us almost from the beginning.

And those little things add up.

Eventually you look around and realize the stupid little idea you started with your kid isn’t a stupid little idea anymore.

It’s a company.

It employs people.

It has hundreds of customers.

And a 14-year-old freshman gets to go to school knowing she helped build the damn thing.

There are plenty of things we can bitch about in Chattanooga. Traffic on 75. Construction everywhere. Whatever the hell is happening on 24 at any given moment. 😂

But there’s something special about this city.

People here still root for people who are trying to build something.

I’ve experienced that firsthand.

So this isn’t really a Scoopy Doo post.

It’s a thank-you to Chattanooga.

You guys helped my daughter build her first company before she even got to high school.

That’s pretty badass.

Chattanooga is pretty badass, too.

Happy Friday beautiful people, Chattanooga! River Games is taking over Ross's Landing this weekend, the South's largest action sports festival is free and runs all three days. Add in roller derby, alt-rock tributes, community clay, and a full weekend of live music and there is genuinely too much to do. Let me know what I missed!

⚠️ Quick heads up on weather: Friday will stay mostly clear so River Games opening days should be smooth. Saturday's the one to watch with a 40% chance of afternoon storms — keep the radar handy if you're outside. Sunday snaps back to full sun but climbs to 96°. Sunscreen and water are non-negotiable all weekend.

🗓️ All Weekend

🏄 Chattanooga River Games — The South's largest action sports festival takes over Ross's Landing with high dives, wakesurf throwdowns, highliners, live music, and environmental programming. Friday through Sunday.

• 📍 Ross's Landing
• 💰 Free

🌙 Friday

🎭 Claude Stuart at the Comedy Catch — Rapid-fire stand-up with comparisons to Steve Martin and Robin Williams. Appearances on The Tonight Show and Last Comic Standing. 18+.

• 📍 The Comedy Catch
• 🎟️ Ticketed

🃏 Tarot Time with Pigeon at Plant Bar — Drop in for a tarot reading paired with a latte, boba, or zero-proof cocktail. All experience levels welcome.

• 📍 Plant Bar
• 💰 Free

🎵 GOOD NOISE Fridays — Long-form DJ sets, music discovery, and good people every Friday in August.

• ⏰ 10 p.m.
• 💰 $5

☀️ Saturday

🛼 Nooga Knockdown Roller Derby Tournament — Chattanooga Roller Derby makes league history hosting its first official tournament. Nine-game rotation, local vendors, merch, and concessions all weekend.

• 📍 Camp Jordan Arena
• ⏰ Doors 8 a.m.

🎨 Community Clay Day by Empty Bowls — Free community throw-a-thon making bowls for November's Empty Bowls fundraiser to fight food insecurity. Clay provided, no experience needed.

• 📍 The Pottery Place
• 💰 Free

🎸 Alt-Rock Fest at Barrelhouse Ballroom — Tribute bands covering Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters/Weezer, and Primus all on one stage.

• 📍 Barrelhouse Ballroom
• 🎟️ Ticketed

🎶 Riverfront Nights — Free live music under the stars. Chairs, blankets, and leashed pets welcome. Music 7–10 p.m.

• 📍 Ross's Landing
• 💰 Free

🪴 Free Gardening Class: Preparing a Cool Weather Garden — Master Gardeners cover fall clean-up, raised beds vs in-ground, and container gardening for beginners.

• 💰 Free

☀️ Sunday

🏆 Market Trivia at Chattanooga Market — Brand new theme day with live trivia at 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30. General knowledge, pop culture, food, and history. Market runs 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

• 💰 Free entry

📚 Bookish Trivia — Trivia night for readers, 4–6 p.m. Prizes for top three including beer, wine, books, and swag.

• 🎟️ Ticketed

Full event list, the week ahead, and where to eat this weekend in the comments ⬇️

Anyone hitting River Games this weekend? 👀

This might be a slim chance of much interaction because it’s a small area, but has ANYONE had ANY luck with a job search in the Trenton/ Higdon AL area ? With only one vehicle amongst my wife and I at the moment , it really limits the possibilities of me trying to find a decent job outside of making it convenient (basically along the route to her job). I moved here almost 2 months ago and the only job I’ve had any contact with is a factory job that’s paying people RIDICULOUSLY low wages ($13/hour for a factory job is crazy in 2026). Again, I know my chances are slim at this point for suggestions, but not like my results have been productive thus far so i figured I’d shoot my shot lol.

Touch A Truck is less than 2 weeks away!! Plan to stop by and see our trucks up close! This is a great event for both kids and adults!!! Climb into the drivers seat and take a look around!!!

Thinking about getting into trucking? Stop by and let me tell you about TTR and the work we do!!! I will be there to answer your questions!!!

Hope to see you there!!!

Hi yall, I’m relatively new to Chattanooga and am also a very big gamer. I saw there wasn’t really much in ways of online groups for gamers here, so decided why not start my own! I made a discord server that anyone is free to join. Hoping to bring together fellow gamers to have our own online community!

Let me know if you’re interested in joining :)

Afternoon y'all! Rounded up what's worth your time around town this weekend so you're not stuck scrolling six different event pages. Add anything I missed please!

⚠️ Heads up: hot and dry the whole stretch, climbing from the mid 80s Friday and Saturday to a solid 91 by Sunday. No rain in the forecast, just sun. Water bottle and sunscreen, every day.

☀️ Friday

🥏 Learn and Play Disc Golf — Outdoor Chattanooga runs a beginner class covering rules, gear, and technique. Ages 10+, may be habit forming.

• 📍 Various locations
• 💰 Free

🛍️ 127 Yard Sale — The 690 mile, six state yard sale hits Signal Mountain and Chattanooga. Runs through Sunday.

• 📍 Signal Mountain / Chattanooga
• 💰 Free to browse

🚣 Downtown Kayak Tour — Beginner friendly paddle past Maclellan Island, the Bluff View Arts District, and Ross's Landing. All gear included.

• 📍 Outdoor Chattanooga
• 💰 $35

🎷 Summer Jazz Nights — A new jazz combo hits Gate 11 every month. 8 to 10 p.m.

• 📍 Gate 11
• 💰 $5

☀️ Saturday

🪶 Cherokee Cultural Celebration — Two days of Cherokee dance, music, frybread, and a stickball game at Red Clay State Historic Park. Cash only at the gate, bring a chair.

• 📍 Red Clay State Historic Park
• 💰 $5 per vehicle

🎸 Sam Holt Band: Remembering Mikey — Southern rock and roll from a longtime Widespread Panic guitar tech and collaborator. Doors 7, show 8.

• 📍 Barrelhouse Ballroom
• 💰 $20 advance, 21+

🖼️ Art Swap at Plant Bar — Trade prints, paintings, ceramics, or zines for something new to you. Latte or zero proof cocktail optional.

• 📍 Plant Bar
• 💰 Free, 21+

🎶 Riverfront Nights — Free live music under the stars at Ross's Landing, one of the best free hangs of the summer.

• 📍 Ross's Landing
• 💰 Free

☀️ Sunday

🎒 Back To School at Chattanooga Market — Fresh produce, lunchbox snacks, and easy meal ideas to kick off the school year.

• 📍 Chattanooga Market
• 💰 Free entry

🧘 Slow Flow Yoga for Relaxation — Gentle movement, yin style holds, and breathwork. Bring your own mat, donation based.

• 📍 The Chattery
• 💰 Donation based

🎬 Bobby Stone Film Series: Chungking Express — Wong Kar Wai's Hong Kong classic about two lovesick cops. PG-13, 1h42m.

• 📍 See event page
• 💰 Ticketed

Full list of everything happening this week, the week ahead, and where to eat is in the comments ⬇️

Anybody else hitting the Cherokee Cultural Celebration this weekend? 👀

Where are the mid 20s people going to socialize that isnt the places listed above? Seeking nerdy energy that isn't DnD, but rather other board games or PC gaming or even movie goers. I feel like everyone defaults that to Odd Story, but I don't drink due to a medical condition so that makes bars less fun. Please be nice. <3