Scenic Roots

(Crabtree Farms) Crabtree Farms here in Chattanooga will be one of the vendors at tomorrow’s Main St. Farmers Market - days after opening its own seasonal on-site farm store - following rules for pre-ordering and pickup at both locations. Melonie Lusk is executive director of Crabtree Farms...

(Main St. Farmers Market) The Main St. Farmers Market in downtown Chattanooga - run by volunteers - has stayed open during the coronavirus pandemic as an essential service.  Customers have had to place pre-orders with vendors, with information from a weekly email newsletter - and pickup between 4 PM and 6 PM on Wednesdays.   Jessie Gantt-Temple is a farmer - and board president of Main St. Farmers...

Jessie Gantt-Temple of Chattanooga's Main St. Farmers Market. Melonie Lusk, executive director of Crabtree Farms in Chattanooga. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps - and Barking Legs Theater. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, musicians James Von Stein and Jason Von Stein. 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 on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never miss an episode. This series is pro...

(Nick Lutsko & The Gimmix) On Fridays, our own Richard Winham brings us sessions recorded live at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.   This week, he brings us Nick Lutsko & The Gimmix...      

(nu-blu.com) And now, from our Richard Winham, a sampling from “QuaranTunes at Noon.” The lifestream concert series - presented by WoodSongs Dalton on Fridays - supports The DEO Clinic. Here’s Daniel Routh and Carolyn Routh of Nu-Blu…

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera had to cancel the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic. But it has been busy ever since - from programming online and securing some help for its musicians to fundraising and the path ahead. Samantha Teter is the CSO’s executive director…

At The Hunter Museum here in Chattanooga, art has gone virtual for the time being.  Cara McGowan is the Hunter’s director of marketing and communications…

(Mental Health Association of East Tennessee) In the past few months, mental health professionals in this area have had to respond to event on top of event that has affected so many people all at once:  the outbreak of COVID-19 and weeks of lockdown, job loss, anxieties about losing a job or reopening a business, storms and tornadoes. Ben Harrington is CEO of The Mental Health Association of East...

Ben Harrington & Sarah Waldrop on mental health in East Tennessee. Cara McGowan on going virtual at Chattanooga's Hunter Museum. From QuaranTunes at WoodSongs Dalton:  Daniel & Carolyn Routh. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

“Welcome To Bomingham” is a new young adult novel set in Birmingham in the early 1960’s, examining the racial violence against African-Americans there during segregation and the civil rights movement. That violence included dozens of bombings in the two decades after World War II. Rhonda Lynn Rucker of Maryville is the author of “Welcome To Bombingham”...  

Ever heard of artful visible mending? You’ve probably seen it more than you think you have. Alexa Lett is teaching an online class at The Chattery on Saturday, starting at 1:30 PM...

(Linguistic Society of America) At a time like this, learning a language can be a way to connect with people  - even if you have to do it all onscreen. Tomorrow, The Chattery and Chattanooga School of Language will hold a Virtual Language Social starting at 6 PM. Laurie Stevens is with the School of Language and Jennifer Holder is with The Chattery...

(AVA) The coronavirus pandemic has forced arts organizations to close their doors and change their ways of presenting works to the public. On Friday, The Association for Visual Arts here in Chattanooga is releasing online a collaboration in video form with H*ART Gallery Tennessee and Barking Legs Theater. Kreneshia Whiteside is chief curator at AVA...

And now, from our own Richard - Richard Winham: a sampling of “Stringer’s Ridge” - the Celtic / folk band here in Chattanooga, from their Facebook Live concert on St. Patrick’s Day....

(CO.LAB) How can entrepreneurs and innovators even survive in a pandemic economy?   Marcus Shaw is CEO of CO.LAB here in Chattanooga...

In only a matter of weeks, the economic shock from the shutdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 has grown quite steep:  More than 20 million jobs lost in this country last month, with the official jobless rate at nearly 15 percent - numbers not seen since the Great Depression - and still counting.   That pain is being felt deeply here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. Dave Flessner is busin...

Dave Flessner of The Chattanooga Times Free Press. CO.LAB's Marcus Shaw on entrepreneurs and COVID-19. A spirited sampling of Chattanooga's own Stringer's Ridge. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, college student Joshua Wood. 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 on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never miss an episode. This series is produced and edited b...

On this edition of "Scenic Roots: Live In The Library," Richard Winham brings us a session from jazz singer Mel Martin, recorded at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.

(rodfranciscoaching.com) Rod Francis can tell you - and teach you - a lot about the practice of mindfulness. He is an instructor at The Center for Mindful Living here in Chattanooga - as well as an author, speaker and professional coach...

The Children’s Advocacy Center:  The Emmy Haney House provides a path to healing for children in the Chattanooga area who have experienced child sexual abuse or severe physical abuse. Kristen Pavlik McCallie is the center’s executive director...

(Sequatchie County Fellowship of Churches and Food Bank) When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Southeast Tennessee, rural food banks were forced to adapt - while still feeding a growing number of people. Fred Oberkircher is director of The Sequatchie County Fellowship of Churches' food bank in Dunlap...  

(We Over Me Chattanooga) As Chattanooga began to shut down in mid-March, one community effort to help came together quickly - and it continues to help all over. Chris Sands is with We Over Me Chattanooga...

(Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke) Last week, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke gave his annual State of the City address. He urged residents to stay strong as Chattanooga confronts the coronavirus pandemic, how to handle reopening, tornado recovery - and the economic toll from the massive wave of layoffs - here and across the country.   Yesterday, I had the chance to speak with Mayor Berke…