Scenic Roots

Alan Mallach (Jim Moy Photography) (Aired Thu 9/19/24) Alan Mallach is the next guest for CIVIQ, the speaker series from Chattanooga Design Studio. Now a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress in Washington, he is a city planner, advocate and writer with decades of experience in housing, economic development and urban revitalization. Alan’s talk at CIVIQ - “Growth for Whom? (Inequity a...

(Aired Thu 9/19/24) What does a credit rating - and a change in that rating - mean for a city? Here’s William Newlin of Chattamatters. _____ Chattamatters is a civic storytelling project of The Enterprise Center, created in partnership with the City of Chattanooga. Visit chattamatters.com - and Chattamatters on social media.

Chattamatters: The city’s credit rating, by the numbers. Fall Meacham at UTC: Tomás Q. Morín & Christian J. Collier. The long road to prepare for Wreaths Across Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Signal Centers) (Aired Tues 9/17/24) In this series, we explore the impact that workplace policies have on our local families and children - and how United Way of Greater Chattanooga is looking to close the gaps. For this episode, we talk about health and wellness with Valerie Renfro, chief human resource officer - and Tenisha King, deputy human resource officer - at Signal Centers with Jessica P...

Katie Owens (Katie Owens) (Aired Tues 9/17/24) Katie Owens is a writer and artist who explores story, landscape and place through creative works from traditional craft to storytelling. Born in Savannah and self-taught as an artist, she now lives on Signal Mountain, attuned to the natural world around her. Katie is one of the Wolf Trap teaching artists at the Arts-Based Collaborative here on our ca...

(Chattanooga Design Studio) (Aired Tues 9/17/24) One day each year, people around the world repurpose street parking spaces in their communities - turning them into tiny parks and places for art and play to flourish. This year, what’s known as Park(ing) Day is this Friday - and here in downtown Chattanooga, you’ll find it along Broad St. between 6th and 8th Streets. Ginger Birnbaum and Sydney Smit...

(Rafael López / National Museum of the American Latino) (Aired Tues 9/17/24) Music, arts, food, dance - and soccer - are the key ingredients for this weekend’s Hispanic Heritage Festival here in Chattanooga. The festival is Saturday from 12 PM to 4 PM at Highland Park Commons, where the Beth Cup soccer tournament begins at 3 PM. Lily Sanchez is with La Paz Chattanooga. Kelly Valcarce is director o...

Este fin de semana: Festival de Herencia Hispana en Chattanooga. This Park(ing) Day in Chattanooga: The Parklet Of Your Dreams. A storyteller weaves the threads of arts-based learning at UTC. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Abby White (Chattanooga Times Free Press) Last week, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly delivered his State of the City address for this year at the Walker Theatre. On this extended episode of “Scenic Roots,” we bring you what he said. Banner for Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly’s State of the City 2024 Address. (City of Chattanooga)

Alan Mallach (Jim Moy Photography) How do vacant spaces become vibrant places for cities and neighborhoods - and how do they become vibrant for everyone? Alan Mallach is a city planner, advocate and writer with decades of experience in housing, economic development and urban revitalization. Now a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress in Washington, Alan will visit Chattanooga later th...

(Gary W. Rollins College of Business / UTC) BJ Coleman is an alum of our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - and a former Green Bay Packer. Next Tuesday, September 17th, he will be the featured guest for the inaugural Leadership and Ethics Speaker Series here at UTC - hosted by the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. BJ will meet with business students and student athletes at 4 P...

Christian J. Collier (Ian Riley Photography) Christian J. Collier writes about ghosts of many kinds in “Greater Ghost,” his debut full-length collection of poems: “Greater Ghost.” Next Tuesday, September 17th, he will talk about - and read from - that collection at The Book & Cover here in Chattanooga, starting at 7 PM. (Four Way Books)

Spirits within and among us: Christian J. Collier’s “Greater Ghost.” From football to higher ground for a new speakers series at UTC. Preview: In conversation with Alan Mallach - coming to CIVIQ. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

On Signal Point. (Rock The Ridge) Of all the festivals in the Chattanooga area, Rock the Ridge on Signal Mountain is a recent arrival. The festival that celebrates the wild of Walden’s Ridge - with speakers, food trucks and music - returns for a second year on Saturday at the Walden Ridge Civic League from 10 AM to 4 PM. Celeste Aguado is one of the festival’s volunteers. Tish Gailmard is learning...

( Drive Electric Scenic City) This weekend, electric vehicles from Chattanooga area dealerships will be available for you to experience firsthand. The EV Ride and Drive - free for the public - is this Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM at Chattanooga State Community College. Angela Poffenbaugh is with The Company Lab, which is presenting the event along with Drive Electric Scenic City. Kiana Brusett is w...

A sampling of processed recycled glass in bottles at Overlooked Materials. (Overlooked Materials) Where supply and demand meet, opportunity is knocking. Overlooked Materials is a new business at 951 S. Watkins St. here in Chattanooga that offers the first curbside recycling service in this city since 2018 - and the first local glass processing since the 1980’s. Morgan Holl is the company’s founder...

Cannons at Shiloh National Military Park. ( National Park Service) One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War was fought between Union and Confederate troops in Southwest Tennessee. Nearly 24,000 soldiers died in the Battle of Shiloh, near Tennessee’s border with Mississippi, in 1862. Today, the battlefield is preserved at Shiloh National Military Park. Dr. Timothy Smith is a former National Pa...

Preserving the history at Tennessee’s Civil War battlefields. Glass business - and glass history - at Overlooked Materials. The wild on the mountain: This year’s Rock the Ridge festival. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A cyclist on a pump track. (River City Company) Under the Olgiati Bridge in the Riverfront District in downtown Chattanooga, you’ll see a public play space, full of bright colors and activities. SportSpot - which just opened under the bridge - is a pop-up sports experience that offers roller skating, pickleball, basketball and a pump track for bikes. It’s open daily from 9 AM until sunset through...

(Tennessee Valley Authority) In this series, we explore the impact that workplace policies have on our local families and children - and how United Way of Greater Chattanooga is looking to close the gaps. For this episode, we talk about parental leave with Elliot Scott, director of talent acquisition at TVA - and Jessica Pilcher, director of United for Working Families at United Way of Greater Cha...

(Thrive Regional Partnership) Thrive Regional Partnership here in Chattanooga is the nonprofit for responsible growth across sectors in 16 counties across Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. On Friday, it hosts a series of panel discussions with regional stakeholders on the future of land stewardship - titled “Collaborate x Connect: A Natural Treasures Stewardship Forum” - from 3 PM to 5 PM at Bridge...

Gracie Gilbert as Jenna in CTC’s “Waitress: The Musical.” (Chattanooga Theatre Centre) After serving up a centennial season, Chattanooga Theatre Centre presents “Waitress: The Musical” as the first production for its 101st season. With music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, “Waitress” premieres on Friday and runs through Sunday, September 29th in CTC’s Mainstage Theatre - recommended for ages 13 and...

A view of downtown Chattanooga along the Riverfront. (The Enterprise Center) How can communities with low voter turnout improve civic engagement from people where they live - especially from young people - in a divided nation with a polarized electorate? This summer, students from the Class of 2027 at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill - the Morehead-Cain scholars - tackled that quest...

For young scholars, a civic engagement summer in Chattanooga The first taste of CTC’s new season in “Waitress: The Musical.” SportSpot under the Olgiati Bridge on Chattanooga’s Riverfront. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(River City Company) For nearly a decade, NoonTunes has showcased local musicians in downtown Chattanooga. Jimmy Allgood opens this year’s free concert series - starting this Wednesday - from Noon to 1 PM on the Miller Park stage. More acts to follow at the same time on subsequent Wednesdays through October - and as in years past, concerts will be broadcast later here on WUTC. Esther Lovingood is...