Scenic Roots

From “Tactical Images Six Art Movements." (Hart Gallery) A new tactile art exhibition in downtown Chattanooga uses technology to help people with blindness or other visual impairments to experience the art. The exhibition, “Tactical Images Six Art Movements,” is on display at Signal Centers’ Hart Gallery - free and open to the public until Saturday, May 20th. Courtney Chandler is the gallery’s dir...

Steve Case (Revolution) Steve Case was one of the co-founders of AOL, a pioneer in the early Internet just before the turn of the millennium. In recent years, as a billionaire investor through his venture capital firm Revolution, he has supported entrepreneurs and startups beyond Silicon Valley - beyond the coasts - in communities such as Chattanooga, to kickstart what he calls “The Rise of the Re...

Steve Case on “The Rise of the Rest” for Chattanooga. “Tactical Images” reaches beyond barriers at Hart Gallery. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Daniel Samayoa, Gesner Samayoa and Pablo Mazariegos. (Resilient Story) Filmmaker Pablo Mazariegos of Resilient Story came to the United States from Guatemala and now lives in Chattanooga. His new documentary - “Un Nuevo Pasado (Someday Soon)” - explores the journey of young Guatemalan immigrants to this country and shares their stories of longing, loss, grief and hope. On Saturday, starting at 4 P...

A T-shirt for Be the Change Youth Initiative. (Be the Change Youth Initiative) Be the Change Youth Initiative is a nonprofit in the Chattanooga area that encourages youth to use their gifts and talents to help others. On Wednesday night, Be the Change opens its latest Concert for a Cause series - this time, tackling food insecurity - with a concert at The Feed Table & Tavern here in Chattanoog...

From “Sour Party,” which will premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival. (Chattanooga Film Festival) Next month, the Chattanooga Film Festival returns with a hybrid experience to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The in-person experience runs from Friday, June 23rd through Sunday, June 25th - with The Read House Hotel as the main venue. The virtual experience will be available online from June 23rd...

This summer’s return for the Chattanooga Film Festival. A series by Concerts for a Cause tackles food insecurity. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Nessa Parrish / WUTC) On this special edition of "Scenic Roots," listen to the student storytellers of Rising Rock from the Spring 2023 semester here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

(SoundCorps) Each month, SoundCorps - the music nonprofit here in Chattanooga - showcases five locally-produced songs in “SoundBites,” which supports our own musicians. Stratton Tingle - executive director of SoundCorps - shares the latest SoundBites with us.

From “As You Like It” at Greenway Farms in Hixson. (Scenic City Shakespeare) “All the world’s a stage…” at Greenway Farms in Hixson. That’s where Scenic City Shakespeare presents “As You Like It,” starting on Friday. Among the cast: Emma Collins, Arche Twitty and Hunter Rogers.

Charles Wood, president and CEO of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. (Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce) Charles Wood is the new president and CEO of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. A native of South Mississippi, he headed economic development at the Chamber for the past decade. Since late last year, he also served as interim leader of the Chamber, which is supported by busine...

A familiar new leader at the Chattanooga Area Chamber. “As You Like It” by Scenic City Shakespeare at Greenway Farms. The latest SoundBites from Stratton Tingle of SoundCorps. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Creative Commons) “Rising Rock” is a class for storytellers here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The Spring Semester showcase of audio stories from Rising Rock will air Monday here on “Scenic Roots.” Billy Weeks is the professor of the class in UTC’s Department of Communication. Joining him are a few of the Rising Rock students from the Spring Semester: Maddie Van Horn,...

James F. Lima (James Lima Planning and Development) Placemaking for public spaces is meant to put people first, every step of the way - from planning and design to building and maintaining those spaces. James F. Lima will talk about “The Economics of Placemaking” here in Chattanooga - at The Camp House on Thursday, starting at 5:30 PM - for the CIVIQ speaker series hosted by Chattanooga Design Stu...

Our full conversation with James F. Lima, next at CIVIQ. Fun stories ahead from Rising Rock students at UTC. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A statue of William Shakespeare at Chattanooga Theatre Centre. (Steven Stiefel / Chattanooga Theatre Centre) This year, Chattanooga Theatre Centre turns 100. It was founded in 1923 as the Little Theatre of Chattanooga. Today, CTC is the oldest continuously running community theatre in this country - and it recently announced its centennial season. Rodney Van Valkenburg is CTC’s executive director.

Members of Chattanooga’s Sudanese community on the Walnut Street Bridge. (Hana Karrar Ramirez) Over the weekend, members of the Sudanese community in Chattanooga gathered on the Walnut Street Bridge. They showed support for the people of Sudan - among them, family and friends - now displaced and suffering because of the recent outbreak of fighting in the African nation, and as the United Nations w...

A Sudanese view in Chattanooga on the fighting in Sudan. The centennial season at Chattanooga Theatre Centre. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Alison Lebovitz (WTCI PBS) For more than a dozen seasons, Alison Lebovitz has shared conversations with dozens of guests as the host of “The A List.” The one-on-one interview series, produced locally by our public media partner WTCI PBS, premieres its 14th season on Thursday at 8:30 PM. (WTCI PBS)

Alison Lebovitz, the host of “The A List” on WTCI PBS. Mickey McCamish on Chattanooga’s Armed Forces Day Parade. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(The Book & Cover) Here in Chattanooga, on Hanover Street in the heart of Riverview, you’ll find The Book & Cover. On Saturday, the independent bookstore that encourages everyone to read books and be curious hosts The Ink Drink. Sarah Jackson and Emily Lilley are two of the founders and owners of The Book & Cover. (The Book & Cover)

Recent participants of the Veterans Entrepreneurship Program at UTC’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business. (VEP at UTC) One place that helps veterans translate their skills from military service into success in civilian business is our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - through the Veterans Entrepreneurship Program at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. Each year, VEP provi...

A path for veterans to become entrepreneurs aims higher. Raise a book - and a glass - at The Book & Cover’s Ink Drink. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. at UTC with the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at UTC. (Mya Mckinney) The “Divine Nine” refers to the nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities in this country. In 1971, those organizations began to establish chapters here on our campus, two years after adopting its current form as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Here’s M...

On Friday, the play “Pygmalion” premieres at the Oak Street Playhouse here in Chattanooga, as our own Richard Winham tells us.