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Scenic Roots

Where The Books On The Shelves Are All Good

WUTC | By Ray Bassett
Published July 13, 2021 at 2:20 PM EDT
All-Good Coffee Shop & Used Book Store
All-Good Coffee Shop & Used Book Store / Facebook

In East Chattanooga, a bookshop that opened months before the pandemic is devoted to literacy and community.

You can find All-Good Coffee Shop and Used Books on Glass Street.

Betty Patterson started the business - and now the owner is her granddaughter, Jacquelyn Allgood-White.
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