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If you go The Vinterest Southside grand opening will be Friday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 2121 Chestnut Street in Chattanooga’s Southside. The first 25 shoppers will get a door prize as well as gift card giveaways every 30 minutes. The 10,000 sq. ft. store will have 47 vendors selling “mid century, farmhouse, kitschy items, custom furniture options, boutique clothing and accessories, beautiful antiques, local food items” and more.For more information, follow “Vinterest Southside” on Facebook. Katherine Schurer sees what is happening in Chattanooga's Southside and believes her business, Vinterest Antiques, can play a small part in the vision for the area. Vinterest Southside will celebrate its grand opening Friday as 47 vendors move into the warehouse space on Chestnut Street — across the street from the First Tennessee Pavilion — to sell their vintage goods and artisan crafts. It will be the company's second location in Hamilton … [Read more...] about Vinterest Antiques opens new location on Chattanooga’s Southside

Taco Bell is bringing back its Beefy Crunch Burrito for $1 at its Chattanooga area restaurants for the next three months as a test to see if the menu item may be brought back nationwide. Fans of the discontinued menu item, who have urged Taco Bell for seven years to bring back the Beefy Crunch Burrito via a social media movement (Beefy Crunch Movement), vowed this week to help make the Chattanooga test successful. The test, which began Wednesday at some franchised Taco Bell locations, will be taking place in 30 Chattanooga restaurants through mid-July to judge consumer interest in the former menu item. Depending on its success in Chattanooga, fans who have been urging Taco Bell to bring the Beefy Crunch Burrito back for the past seven years could see a permanent return for all Taco Bell units next year. More than 68,000 people like the Beefy Crunch Facebook page — which exploded with excitement when the Chattanooga news broke with some fans planning trips to Chattanooga to buy … [Read more...] about Taco Bell brings back Beefy Crunch Burrito in Chattanooga market test

Bad Daddy's Burger Bar officially opened its first restaurant in Tennessee on Tuesday with the ceremonial cutting of a giant 10-pound burger at its new Chattanooga eatery to mark what officials say are equally big plans for the restaurant chain to expand in the Southeast. "We're going to be building probably six to eight new locations a year here in the Southeast, where we see real opportunities for growth," said Nick Leach, the regional manager for the Denver-based Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, a subsidiary of Good Times Restaurant Inc. "We looked at a number of thriving markets to enter to get into Tennessee and with the proximity to Atlanta, where we just opened a restaurant, we knew we really wanted to put our flag in the sand here in Chattanooga." Big Daddy's Maney Quintero, left, Brandon Payne, Southeast Regional Manager Nick Leach, and Burnham Jackson look at cutting a 10-pound burger at the opening of the Gunbarrel Road establishment on Tuesday. Big Daddy's Maney Quintero, left, … [Read more...] about Denver-based Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar expands into Chattanooga

“We would oppose any rezoning from R-1.” A developer is seeking new zoning for a North Chattanooga tract to raise townhomes and single-family houses in a project that's drawing more criticism of over-building in the area. Plans are to put 42 units on the 11.5-acre site off Knickerbocker Avenue in a more than $20 million project when built out, said Chris Anderson, GreenTech Homes' director of development and government relations. The developer is seeking a zoning change from R-1 residential to R-T/Z. Anderson said R-T/Z is a typical zone to transition from homes to townhouses. Only single-family homes will go on Knickerbocker Avenue, he said. A mix of homes and town-homes will go behind it on Notting Hill, Anderson said. But Garnet Chapin, who heads a neighborhood association near the parcel, said his group would fight the rezoning request when it goes before the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission, slated for next Monday. "We would oppose any … [Read more...] about North Chattanooga project draws over-building concerns

Gallery: Mad Priest coffee brings international flavor, support and events to Chattanooga A cup of joe and some cultural insight is a business model Michael Rice thinks Chattanoogans need. When the Georgia native moved to Chattanooga in 2015, he and his wife were excited about living in a smaller city with less traffic that was close to the mountains. It seemed like a perfect fit for them to open a coffee shop, but Rice said there was one thing missing from their new home. "We quickly found out Chattanooga was a cultural vacuum," he said, describing the coffee industry in the city as being filled with mostly white owners and baristas, including himself. “An Evening in Scotland” This Friday, April 6, from 6-11 p.m., Mad Priest Events is hosting a Scottish celebration at Chattanooga Brewing Co., 1804 Chestnut St. The event for those 21 and older cost $15 for a general admission ticket in advance or $18 at the door and will include music and food and beer are available for … [Read more...] about Mad Priest coffee brings international flavor, support and events to Chattanooga