Past Features from Chattanooga Business Owners

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Archive depth5 owner profiles are live, image-backed, and linked below.
Best first readRiver Street Deli for staying power and lunch-counter operations; Locals Only for retail curation; Chattanooga Whiskey for the civic/legal origin story; Hutton & Smith or Velo for operator craft.
Latest full issueMay 8 digest is the latest newsletter-format issue; River Street Deli is the newest standalone owner profile. Both routes are linked below so readers can choose the format they meant to open.
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What is new since the last issue?No new email has been published since the May 8 issue; the archive now states that plainly so returning readers can choose a profile, nominate an owner, or subscribe without guessing whether they missed a send.
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If you want the biggest civic backstory Start with Chattanooga Whiskey: a startup, a 100-year-old state law, and a local brand that turned legal change into a distillery. Read Chattanooga Whiskey → If you want an operator story Start with Hutton & Smith: two geologists, a precise brewing point of view, taproom culture, and the daily work behind a local favorite. Read Hutton & Smith → If you want a founder-in-the-neighborhood story Start with Velo Coffee: bicycle deliveries, single-origin coffee, and how a Southside roaster became part of Chattanooga's routine. Read Velo Coffee →

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River Street DeliFood · Northshore deli
How Bruce Weiss has kept a River Street lunch counter useful, specific, and regular-worthy since 1998. Newest profile · best for restaurant staying-power lessons · 5 min →
Locals Only Gifts and GoodsRetail · Local makers
How a Frazier Avenue shop turns Chattanooga-made work into shelf space, gifts, and repeat discovery. Newest profile · best for retail curation lessons · 5 min →
Chattanooga WhiskeyManufacturing · Food & Drink
How legal constraint became brand momentum, then a real downtown production business. Best for civic startup lessons · 5 min →
Hutton & Smith Brewing Co.Manufacturing · Taproom
How founders turned technical taste, community ritual, and consistency into a neighborhood brewery. Best for operator craft · 5 min →
Velo Coffee RoastersRetail · Roasting
How a tiny delivery habit grew into a durable specialty coffee brand with a loyal local routine. Best for local brand building · 4 min →
May 8 weekly issueFull newsletter digest
The Chattanooga Whiskey feature packaged as the weekly email experience, with the local context and reader flow intact. Best for checking the subscriber experience →
River Street Deli sandwich plate
Food · Northshore deli

River Street Deli

How Bruce Weiss has kept a River Street lunch counter useful, specific, and regular-worthy since 1998.

Founded 1998 · 151 River Street
Public-research profile published October 13, 2026
Newest profileRead profile →
Locals Only Gifts and Goods display
Retail · Local makers

Locals Only Gifts and Goods

How Danielle and Eric Landrum's Frazier Avenue shop turns Chattanooga-made work into shelf space, gifts, and repeat discovery.

Family-owned · 10 Frazier Avenue
Public-research profile published October 13, 2026
Owner profileRead profile →
Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery
Manufacturing · Food & Drink

Chattanooga Whiskey

How a startup fought to change a 100-year-old state law — and then built an award-winning distillery. 2026 Craft Producer of the Year.

Founded 2012 · Downtown Chattanooga
Profile route rechecked October 2, 2026
Latest profileRead Q&A →
Hutton & Smith Brewing taproom
Manufacturing · Food & Drink

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co.

Two geologists walk into a brewery — and never leave. GABF medal winners, brewery cats, and gneiss beer on MLK.

Founded 2015 · MLK Boulevard
Profile route rechecked October 2, 2026
Owner profileRead Q&A →
Velo Coffee Roasters
Retail · Manufacturing

Velo Coffee Roasters

Started with a bicycle and a coffee roaster. Sixteen years later, they're the standard for specialty coffee in Chattanooga.

Founded 2010 · Southside
Profile route rechecked October 2, 2026
Owner profileRead Q&A →

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