🌱 La Paz Grows In Size + Traffic Ordinance On Station Street

Hello, friends. Danielle Fallon-O'Leary here with your Thursday edition of the Chattanooga Patch newsletter, full of all the community information you need to know right now.

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Sun and some clouds. High: 67 Low: 51.

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Here are the top three stories in Chattanooga today:

1. La Paz Chattanooga is partnering with Girls Inc. and two other programs to accommodate the city's fast-growing Latino population. The new partnership represents La Paz's tenth onsite community program that aims to teach conflict resolution, healthy relationship building, and goal setting for girls in grades three to five. The partnership with Girls Inc. will bring the “discovery girl” program that aims to equip girls with the skills and knowledge to strengthen their character. There are currently two other programs in the works. (WDEF News 12)
2. On Tuesday, Councilwoman Raquetta Dotley introduced an ordinance that would limit traffic on Station Street. The limitations would apply from Market to Rossville Street, Thursday through Sunday from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. According to Dotley, there is too much foot traffic spilling into the street during these times. The second part of the ordinance says that each business on or near Station Street must provide general security. (WTVC)
3. The 110th Anniversary Women’s Suffrage Reenactment March is slated for Friday, Mar. 31 at 12:00 p.m. The march, organized by the Chattanooga Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, will start at the lawn of the Hamilton County Court House and begin the ¼ mile procession down Georgia Avenue towards Miller Park. A formal 30-minute program will be hosted at Miller Park at 12:30 p.m. (Chattanooga Pulse)

Today in Chattanooga:

• Family Music Night At HiFi Clyde's (7:00 PM)
• Music Trivia Thursdays! At Sing It Or Wing It Karaoke Bar And Grill (7:00 PM)
• Mariachi Aventurero & Ismael Sandoval At Songbirds Guitar & Pop Culture Museum (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Adam Lawson, the executive chef at Amada Tapas & Wine, a new favorite place for tapas on Chattanooga's Southside, says he owes his business to the influence his parents had in the kitchen while he was growing up in Michigan. Learn more about his story at the link. (Subscription: Chattanooga Times Free Press)
• Help leaders prioritize the most pressing issues facing Hamilton County! Mayor Weston Wamp encourages residents to share their input with this online survey before he delivers his first State of the County address on Friday, Mar. 31. (WTVC)
• Registration is now open for the inaugural 2023 River City Ribbon Run 5K. The race, hosted by CHI Memorial Foundation, will be held on Saturday, Apr. 22, at the Chattanooga State campus. Learn more about how the inaugural race is uniting all cancer patients, families, and survivors! (Chattanooga Pulse)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager 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.