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Southside Chattanooga Volume 1Issue 1
Executive Editors: Kayce Foote & Lauren Swafford Published by: Southside Chamber of Commerce
Mean Mug Coffeehouse- Matt Lewis’s new edition to his Southside empire
Blow your heart outGo ahead,
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Located in Nooga’s Southside Art District, Ignis Glass Studio has opened up their working studio for a one-of-a-kind, hands on, glass blowing experience. Owner and professional glass blower Chris Mossey encourages folks of all ages to step out of the usual, and try their hand at creating a unique heirloom glass ornament.
“We opened the working studio on
Rossville Ave to the public about a year ago, but our Broad Street studio will be only for the public to blow their own glass. We’re hoping to be opened there by July,” Mossey said.
To enhance your experience,
Ignis allows you to choose your own original colors. The studio’s artists will assist you in creating your piece, right down to trapping your breath inside the glass! Appointments are available throughout the year, but Ignis does ask that large parties contact the studio in advance to schedule a workshop. The price is $40 per ornament, $35 per ornament for groups of 10 or more.
Dear Chris Mossey,
Meeting you inspired me to do more of nothing. By nothing, I mean nothing that I don’t want to do. Your ability to create—whether by means of glass, ceramics, or even just painting some pieces of burnt wood with colored wood filler—leaves me flustered with fanciful thoughts.
Nature is your inspiration, and hearing you describe your gypsy way of life made me want to sell everything I own and reside amongst the walnut trees whom you talked so fondly.
You’re mature, wise, and seasoned in your craft of living off of what you love. I long to hear more about your endeavors to bring happiness to those around you through art, and how texture is your favorite element of what you do. The fact that the physical touch of your work is what gives you the most joy shows me how simple-minded and artistic you truly are.
Keep livin’ easy, Chris. You’ve done more than cap-ture my breath in a blown glass ornament; you’ve captured my heart.
Til the end,Lauren Swafford
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Photo: Kayce Foote
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Matt Lewis, the entrepreneur of Southside
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He owns four businesses on Southside: Hair of the Dog Pub, The Honest Pint, The Terminal Brewhouse, and Mean Mug Coffeehouse.
Spending the night in a sleeping bag on the floor of his restaurants has been a common occurrence.
He’s Irish.His hometown is Greenville, South Carolina.
He wakes up early every morning to bake fresh muffins for Mean Mug.
He believes his cocky attitude has brought him the most success.
He did NOT play Neville in the Harry Potter films
Matt’s first endeavor, Hair of the Dog Pub, opened in 2008.
He currently lives in a condo conveniently located above The Mean Mug Coffeehouse
He openly admits he’s old school: “It’s kind of an old-world idea, the local brewery feeding the community.” -Matt Lewis
Information gathered by: Lauren Swafford
Photo: Chattanooga Times Free Press
10 Things youShould know About
Green Spaces and the Community Design Forum are teaming together to bring you green drinks, snacks, and a moderated panel discussion for all things environ-mentally friendly and design oriented. The panel will be held on March 28th, beginning at 5:30 at the Creative Discovery Museum of downtown Chattanooga, in order to keep the creative juices flowing!
As the fourth annual Green Drinks Forum in ‘Nooga, the hope of the panel is to increase earth TLC awareness and enhance interaction in the local area. Green Spaces will provide cutting edge door prizes ranging from furniture to food, and many cleaning products and clothing pieces in between.
A core presentation will be given featuring
members of the Urban Design Challenge team, Elemi+, and outside experts who willcomment and give their suggestionsregarding the design of I-27, as well as the upcoming plans for developments on 4th Street.
We would like to encourage the localcommunity ofChattanooga to bring all personal thoughts and recommendations, as well as any ideas or sketched drafts you wish to share. It’s time
to enhance our hometown, and better the environment of our world.
If you would like more information, please visit Green Spaces on Main Street or at their website greenspaces.com.
drink ‘til you turn greenContributed by: Green Spaces
Antiquing?
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RevivalMerchants on Main
1110 Market St #109 Chattanooga, TN 37402
607 E Main Street Chattanooga, TN 37408
1401 Williams St # C Chattanooga, TN 37408
306 W Main Street Chattanooga, TN 37408
The Antique Market
Southside Antiques
Photo: greenspaceschattanooga.com
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Living the dream: The story of the most famous boutique on southside
It’s spring again! And for the ladies, this means special occasions are just around the corner. This season, Southside Chattanooga is profiling one of its most popular formalwear shops, Boutique Couture. Located at the corner of Market and Cowart Streets, Boutique Couture is quietly nestled in a historical, redbrick building. Formerly a small apartment building, Emily Good-in, the founder and CEO of the shop, reno-vated the first floor to fashion perfection: “Boutique Couture was a dream of mine since I
was young. As a child, my mother and my grandmother taught me to sew. I would design my Easter dresses or a dress for a middle school dance. Although I have long forgotten my sewing skills (I’ll leave that to the professionals) my love for fashion has always been there! In college I studied business, marketing, and entrepreneur-ship, just in case that special opportunity presented itself. After working several years in the corporate world, I decided to take a leap of faith and go for my dream of owning my own boutique. I knew Chattanooga needed a
fashion-forward bridal and formalwear store and the Southside of Chattanooga seemed
like the perfect location, with its historic and artsy vibe.
The shop opened its doors in October of 2006. Since that time, we have gained a reputation as THE store to find couture looks! From magazine covers to reality shows, from blog spots to a music video, from being fea-tured in a novel to our most honored press: our own brides’ wedding
albums, we continue to build a stylish presence in Chattanooga and beyond!
From ‘one of a kinds’ to designer fashions, you will find bridal, prom, evening, and cocktail dresses as well as bridesmaid and mother of the bride gowns. All gowns are registered to ensure that you will make a unique statement at your special event. For the men, we have traditional and designer tuxedo
and suit rental. Let us help you find THE LOOK to complete life’s cherished moments!”
-Emily Goodin, founder and CEO of Boutique Couture
For more information and previews of this season’s chosen fashion lines and designers, visit the store’s site at www.theboutiquecouture.com.
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Contributed by: Emily Goodin Edited by: Lauren Swafford
Photo: BoutiqueCouture.com
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