🌱 Chattanooga Margarita Festival + Free Virtual Screening

Hey, friends! It's Thursday in Chattanooga and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in the community today. Without further ado...

First, today's weather:

A p.m. t-storm in spots. High: 94 Low: 77.

Here are the top three stories today in Chattanooga:

1. The popular Chattanooga Margarita Festival is returning this August. The festival will feature 20 of Chattanooga's best restaurants and bars while celebrating all things margarita. Participants will help crown the best margarita in Chattanooga. Click the link for the full list of festival entries. (The Chattanoogan)
2. The City of Chattanooga has been given $4.9 million in federal money to clean up the U.S. Pipe/Wheland Foundry site. The location is the proposed site of the new minor league baseball stadium. $500,000 will be used for brownfield assessments, another $500,000 for clean-up, and the remaining funds will be used for revolving loan funds to revitalize the property. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
3. The Chattanooga Jewish Film Series is offering a free virtual screening of "Image of Victory." The movie will be screened from Jul. 17 through Jul. 22. The screening is basically a prologue to the film series that begins on Aug. 17. Click to register. (Chattanooga Pulse)

Today in Chattanooga:

• Beer & Wrecker Board At The City of Chattanooga (9:00 AM)
• Job Fair At Volkswagen Chattanooga (10:00 AM)
• Chimpanzee Keeper Chat With The Tennessee Aquarium (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Chattanooga's next Nightfall concert is this Friday at Miller Plaza. Yam Haus and Jason Lyles will be performing. Click for the full schedule. (Nightfall Chattanooga)
• Jul. 10 is Peach Festival at the Chattanooga Market. You do not want to miss the peaches and peach-inspired baked goods. The market is from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Visit Chattanooga)
• Matilda the Musical will be performed by the Signal Mountain Playhouse through Jul. 30. Click to learn more about the production and to purchase tickets. (SMPH.org)

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That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.