Chattanooga's Scoop-3/10/25

Check out what good went on in Chattanooga this week..

Author

Dan Hicks
March 10, 2025

Let’s get to it.

Agenda this week

  • Good News

  • Upcoming Events

  • New Businesses

  • Real Estate

  • Restaurant of the Week

Good News

  • Friends House Ministries: This week, I heard a gentleman named Monty Reeves share a story about a mission he is leading here in Chattanooga. Friends House Ministries helps men recover from addiction, secure affordable housing, learn new skills, and find employment. Monty had just returned from visiting a prison, where he spoke with men eager to rebuild their lives, re-enter the workforce, and reunite with their families. Currently, the organization operates four homes that provide housing for 32 men, with plans to expand further. Learn more about their mission here: Friends House Ministries.

  • Chattanooga River Market: The River Market will be open this weekend! This is an event I love attending a few times a year here in Chattanooga. If you're looking for unique local crafts, live music, and a great atmosphere, check out what’s happening at the market here: Chattanooga Market | River Market.

  • Crafter’s Emporium and Book Exchange Giving Back:
    Joann Dunegan, the owner of Crafter’s Emporium and Book Exchange, recently reached out to The Scoop to share a heartfelt message about her store’s charitable efforts. For over two years, Crafter’s Emporium has partnered with the nonprofit organization Extended Arms to support those in need. The store collects donations from customers and uses the funds to purchase essential hygiene products, including soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, first aid kits, lotion, sunscreen, deodorant, tissues, rain ponchos, socks, gloves, blankets, and hats. These items are assembled into care bags and distributed to the homeless downtown.

    In addition to hygiene kits, the store also puts together snack bags and donates funds to Extended Arms to help purchase discounted McDonald's gift cards for those in need.

    To support these efforts, Crafter’s Emporium hosts special fundraising events, such as Hot Diggity Dog Day and charity bingo.

    “Giving back to our community has been very important to me since our store opened three years ago,” Joann shared.

    Her dedication to making a difference is a great reminder of the impact small businesses can have in their communities. Learn more about Crafter’s Emporium here: Crafter Emporiums Website

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” 

- Marcus Aurelius

Upcoming Events

Chattanooga is going to be packed with St Patrick’s Day activities. Take a look at some of the events that caught our eye.

Saturday, March 15, 2025

  • Shamrocks and Shenanigans Festival on Station Street

    • 📍 24 Station St Suite 106, Chattanooga, TN

    • ⏰ 12:00 PM

    • 🍀 Festival featuring entertainment and activities FREE

  • The Official Lucky’s St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl - Chattanooga

    • 📍 Whiskey Cowgirls

    • ⏰ 4:00 PM

    • 🍻 Bar crawl event

Sunday, March 16, 2025

  • Kaleidoscope Entertainment Presents: St. Paddy’s Day ft. The Molly Maguires

    • 📍 1501 Long St., Chattanooga, TN

    • ⏰ 7:00 PM

    • 🎶 Live music event

Monday, March 17, 2025

  • St. Patrick’s Day Networking

    • 📍 Naked River Brewing Company

    • ⏰ 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM

    • 🤝 Networking event

Other Events:

  • ShamROCK & ROLL – The Playlist St. Paddy’s Bash – Where the Party’s At!

    • 📍 100 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN

    • ⏰ Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 5:00 PM

    • 🎵 Music and party event

New Businesses

Spirit Airlines- Chattanooga’s Airport is adding a new airline to the mix. They are going to be offering 3 year round direct flights to Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Newark. See the details here: Spirit Airlines, Inc. - Spirit Airlines' New Chattanooga (CHA) Service Arriving Soon with Nonstop Flights to Three East Coast Cities

Tastee King Donuts- Back open after a car ran through it! It was closed for about 7 months as they worked hard to get it back up and running. They make donuts fresh every day. Located Hwy 58 Here is the Facebook page.

Hughes Market- This isn’t a new business but it is seasonal. They are back open. They have fresh vegetables and the best sourdough bread in town. Hughes Farmers Market | Chattanooga Local Farmers Market

Real Estate

📢 Have Questions about buying or selling? 💬 Contact Dan Hicks at RE/MAX
📞 (423) 605-0773 | 📧 [email protected]

Restaurant of the Week

El Jinete Mexican Restaurant- They have 6 locations. 3 in our area are Hixson, Ooltewah and Cleveland

After about the 5th person told us to come here we had to give it a go. The maragaritas and salsa is on point. Check out the website Home - El Jinete Mexican Restaurants

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Where should we try next?

Thanks for reading. I’d Love to shout you out in a future email. Let me know what GOOD has happened recently. [email protected] or reply to this email. See you this time next week.

Dan