Scenic Roots

Sherry Cothran (Sherry Cothran) Beloved Woman is a nonprofit here in Chattanooga that helps women carve their own paths as entrepreneurs who can earn a living wage. It was founded by Sherry Cothran - songwriter, musician and Methodist minister. This week, Sherry and her band 30 Grit will perform her new album “REV” at a benefit for Beloved Woman - on Thursday, starting at 7 PM, at Barking Legs The...

(The Company Lab) From electric vehicles to quantum, the way we move people, goods, energy and data is changing. The CO.MOBILITY Summit - launched last year here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - showcases what is known as “sustainable mobility.” This week, the summit returns for its second year to UTC and this city - a gathering for innovators, entrepreneurs, investors,...

Keys to sustainable mobility at this year’s CO.MOBILITY Summit. Sherry Cothran on an evening For Beloved Woman at Barking Legs. Juneteenth at the Chattanooga Festivals of Black Arts and Ideas. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A cluster of Fremont’s Leather Flowers at Orchard Knob Reservation. (National Park Partners) Orchard Knob Reservation is the physical hill that stands in the heart of the historic Orchard Knob neighborhood here in Chattanooga. As a natural area, it is unique for this city: it’s a National Park, filled with native grasses, rare flowers - even a type of cactus that grows beside its towering Civil Wa...

Chemistry students at Brainerd High School tackled the problem of “thermal runaway” in collaboration with Underwriters Laboratories and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. (UL Research Institutes) How do you build a device that protects a battery from dangerous overheating that could spark a fire or an explosion - letting out some heat, while trapping the rest so the battery doesn’t burn t...

A banner for Mississippi in May at Creative Arts Guild in Dalton. (Dalton Civitan Club) In Dalton this weekend, Mississippi in May. On Saturday, the Dalton Civitan Club - the oldest civic club in the city - hosts its fourth annual music festival in Burr Performing Arts Park. Gates open at 3 PM. Kelsi Westfall is the first act at 4 PM. The final act at 8 PM: the North Mississippi All Stars. Heath P...

A sign for PORCH Communities in front of bags and groceries. (PORCH Chattanooga) Here in Chattanooga, neighbors are helping neighbors to fight food insecurity through a new grassroots organization: PORCH Chattanooga. Haley Bartlett is city editor at NOOGAtoday.

A cabin at Roamstead’s campground in Cosby, TN - near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Roamstead) Sometimes, two words are better than one when you fold them into one. For example, combine the words “glamorous” and “camping” - and you get the word “glamping”: a type of camping with amenities and services beyond traditional camping. Or, take the words “roaming” and “homestead” - and you get th...

Camping in comfort: Roamstead’s path to the great outdoors. NOOGAtoday: Fighting food insecurity at PORCH Chattanooga. Mississippi in May: A music festival in Dalton’s Burr Park. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga) In this series - in partnership with United Way of Greater Chattanooga - we explore the impact that workplace policies have on our local families and children. For this episode, we talk about social connectedness with Jessica Pilcher, Director of United for Working Families at United Way of Greater Chattanooga - and Liane Cooper, Chief Operating Of...

The Great Buddha statue at Bodh Gaya - considered the holiest site in Buddhism - in Eastern India. (Paramita Center Southeast) Dr. Les Kertay is a consulting and clinical psychologist here in Chattanooga. For many years, he has studied Buddhism - especially its philosophical aspects. In the past few years, Les has studied with a Tibetan Buddhist monk, Lama Samten - originally from Tibet, but livin...

Eric Kronberg (Kronberg Urbanists + Architects) Eric Kronberg is known as a “zoning whisperer.” He is a principal at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects in Atlanta - where he strives to demystify and harmonize urban design, architecture and development into better places for all. On Thursday, May 23rd, Eric will be the speaker at the next CIVIQ, presented by Chattanooga Design Studio - starting at 5:3...

Patterns of Place: Part II with Eric Kronberg, coming to CIVIQ. Forging a new path to study Buddhism in the Southeast. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Vase with spiral design by Pierre D’Avesn, circa 1926 - 1931, from the collection of David Huchthausen. (Lloyd Shugart / via The Hunter Museum) Art glass reflects the time and place that shapes it. A century ago, artists and their studios in this country and Europe fashioned art glass in what was then a new style: Art Deco. Next week, pieces from an art glass collection go on display at the Hunter...

Outside La Paz Chattanooga. (La Paz Chattanooga) “Avanzando” in Spanish means “going forward.” This past academic year, first-generation Latino students from our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - and Chattanooga State Community College attended monthly meetings of “Avanzando Through College,” a program by La Paz Chattanooga to help empower them to succeed in college. I spoke wi...

Molotes on the menu at Taqueria Jalisco in Chattanooga. (Taqueria Jalisco) In 2005, a small red food truck serving Mexican food opened in Southside Chattanooga. Over the years, the food truck became a restaurant - Taqueria Jalisco - as the neighborhood transformed into what it is today. Taqueria Jalisco is a family business: Jorge Parra is the owner - his mother Maria is the executive chef. This s...

(The Company Lab) Sustainable mobility is defined as - quote - “the future-forward movement of people, goods, energy and data.” That concept is at the heart of the CO.MOBILITY Summit, launched last year - hosted by The Company Lab, or CO.LAB, here on our campus: the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Next week, the Summit returns - at UTC and at other venues in this city - from Monday, May 20...

People, goods, energy, data: this year’s CO.MOBILITY Summit. La Paz Chattanooga: Taqueria Jalisco, Avanzando Through College. At the Hunter Museum, Art Deco stylings shimmer in glass. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Chattamatters) Orchard Knob is a Chattanooga neighborhood with a rich history. Once home to many Black professionals, the community today faces challenges. From Chattamatters, hear from some of the residents of Orchard Knob who explain how they and their neighbors are taking on these obstacles together. _____ This piece on the voices of Orchard Knob was produced by Mary Helen Montgomery, Ian-Alij...

(Nessa Parrish / WUTC) On this special edition of "Scenic Roots," listen to the student storytellers of Rising Rock from the Spring 2024 semester here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

(The ManKind Project) We know far more about mental health now than we did seventy-five years ago this month - when Mental Health Awareness Month was first observed in this country. On Saturday, the City of Chattanooga - and The ManKind Project - are hosting Men’s Mental Health Matters Chattanooga, for men and boys, downtown in Miller Park from 10 AM to 2 PM. Also on hand at the event: the nonprof...

A child receiving care from staff at the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti in December 2023. (Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti) In Haiti, gangs control many parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Gang members are relying on extortion and kidnapping to finance themselves - and assert their power over the country’s future. The rampant violence is deepening Haiti’s severe and chronic politica...

Eric Kronberg (Kronberg Urbanists + Architects) How can neighborhoods in Chattanooga add more attainable housing? Sometimes, you have to start with a toolkit - as Eric Kronberg will tell you. Known as a “zoning whisperer,’ Eric is a principal at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects in Atlanta - where he strives to demystify and harmonize urban design, architecture and development into better places for...

Housing First: Part I with Eric Kronberg, coming to CIVIQ. Hope For Haiti, a Chattanooga walk-a-thon for CNP Haiti. Mental health matters for men and boys in Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(United Way of Greater Chattanooga) 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 financial stability with Jessica Pilcher, Director of United for Working Families - and Brittany Lockwood, Program Manager - both at United Way of Greater C...