Scenic Roots

(jimmydormire.com) Richard Winham presents Jimmy Dormire - guitarist, singer and songwriter - from the virtual Jazz in the Lounge Series, streamed on Wednesdays at Chattanooga’s Barking Legs Theater.

(The Chattery) Maybe you run a business and you really want to aim high - by learning how to fly a drone. Jeramy Davis can get you started. He’s an FAA-certified drone pilot - and the founder of Optic Unity, a small business here in Chattanooga that focuses on visual data. On Saturday, starting at Noon, he’ll be teaching a virtual course for The Chattery: “Introduction to Using Drones for Business...

(Assemblers Inc.) With people spending more time at home during COVID-19, Assemblers Incorporated has seen a surge in its business. Based here in Chattanooga, the company specializes in putting together items that we buy at major retailers - grills, bicycles and a lot more. Mike Giaccone is the founder and president of Assemblers.

For some, working from home during the pandemic has been - and still expected to be - temporary.  But for others, the move to remote work has become permanent, because employers - and employees - have decided it’s better that way. One company here in Chattanooga which has made that kind of change is FreightWaves, the freight data and logistics startup. Craig Fuller is the founder and CEO of Freigh...

Craig Fuller of FreightWaves on permanent remote work. Jeramy Davis on learning how to use drones for business. Barking Legs Theater:  Jimmy Dormire’s virtual virtuosity. These stories - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, teen librariansCrissy Varnell and Hannah Wright.  Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast wherever you get your podcasts. This series is produced and edited by W...

(findaband.com) Richard Winham shares a virtual performance by A Tale of Two - a duo in Nashville described as “a couple of steamy storytellers with a penchant for Southern gothic tales and bluesy Americana” - for the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series at the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC.

(The Chattery) Briana Garza has started more than one kind of business here in Chattanooga, from short-term vacation rentals to food tours.  Starting a business in the best of times is tough - and as an entrepreneur, Briana has had to adapt again and again during the pandemic.

(Northwest Georgia News) For three years in a row now, Back Alley Productions in LaFayette, Georgia has been voted “Best of the Best” for Live Performance Venue in North Georgia by readers of The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Life under COVID-19 forced Back Alley to pause its performances and close the doors at the Mars Theatre - but the show must go on, and it does, in other ways. Kaylee Smith is...

Kaylee Smith of Back Alley Productions in LaFayette, GA. Briana Garza on creating and adapting as an entrepreneur. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series:  Nashville’s A Tale of Two. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Sherry Cothran) On this week's "Scenic Roots: Live In The Library," Richard Winham shares a performance by Sherry Cothran - singer, songwriter and trained theologian - recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

(City of Chattanooga Department of Public Works) Ever heard of understory gardens? You can find a few - filled with native plants - here in Chattanooga. Last month, I spoke with Mark McKnight, president and CEO of Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center - along with Lucy Ellis and Lyn Rutherford, both with the City of Chattanooga’s Department of Public Works.

(Townsend Atelier) Starting this weekend, Townsend Atelier here in Chattanooga brings its “In the Studio” sessions to the virtual space. The rotating lineup of artists online begins on Sunday with Timur Akhriev, a painter born in Russia who immigrated to Chattanooga nearly twenty years ago.  He - and owner Peggy Townsend - dropped by “Scenic Roots.”

(UTC) We’ve told you about the Arts-Based Collaborative here at UTC. One project for the Collaborative that engages students on our campus is the Simulated Patient Actor Program - in partnership with the School of Nursing, where Dr. Amber Roache is an assistant professor and the coordinator of the nurse practitioner program.

(Blood Assurance) Blood Assurance is the only provider of blood products in the Chattanooga area - serving more than 70 facilities in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. Its inventory levels are dropping - and recently, the regional blood center asked for people, especially young people, to donate blood if they are able due to a critical need across its service area. Caitlin Stanley is...

Next week, a small group of faculty and staff on our campus - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - will begin a series of virtual discussions on race. Leading the discussions will be Prof. Michelle Deardorff - who also led similar discussions over the summer. Michelle is the Adolph S. Ochs Professor of Government - and the head of UTC’s Department of Political Science and Public Service. S...

Facing our own fears on how to talk about race at UTC. Caitlin Stanley with Blood Assurance in Chattanooga. UTC's Dr. Amber Roache on nursing and the arts. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

Richard Winham speaks with Joshua Bennett - poet, performer and professor - about his latest collection "Ode" on this week's "Talking Writing."

(Bessie Smith Cultural Center) Each week online, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga features community members reading children’s books - to spur dialogue on race relations.   The digital series is called “Bessie’s Front Porch” - and last week, musician Kofi Mawuko read “I Got the Rhythm,” by Connie Schofield-Morrison. Watch the entire readings from “Bessie’s Front Porch” on the...

(The Bitter Bottle) This year’s Wine Over Water begins on Monday.   As always, the festival will support Cornerstones and its historic preservation efforts here in Chattanooga. But the pandemic means this year’s events will be virtual - instead of on the Walnut Street Bridge. Kaleena Goldsworthy is owner and founder of The Bitter Bottle. She is teaming up with The Chattery to host Wine Over Water’...

Let’s talk about hospice. Dr. Greg Phelps is teaching an online course with that title - starting tomorrow at 5:30 PM, presented in part by The Chattery.    Greg is medical director for Alleo Health / Hospice of Chattanooga - and the author of the recent book, “Education of a Hospice Doctor.”

Last year, tourism in Chattanooga boomed - poised to climb even higher.    Quite a different story now, after more than six months of COVID-19. Barry White is the CEO of the Chattanooga Tourism Company.

Barry White, CEO of the Chattanooga Tourism Company. Dr. Greg Phelps on breaking down myths of hospice care. Kaleena Goldsworthy on a Wine Over Water class on cocktails. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

Richard Winham shares a virtual performance from earlier this month by guitarist Alan Shikoh for Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

Over the summer, I had the chance to speak with someone who will tell you plenty about the Volunteer State of Tennessee, especially its history and its food. Lynne Drysdale Patterson is a singer, songwriter - and the author of the book “Taproots of Tennessee:  Historic Sites and Timeless Recipes.” You might recognize her song, “Trails of Tennessee.” In fact, Lynne’s songs have been recorded on Gra...