Scenic Roots

The future of quantum computing, powered in Chattanooga. For Broad Street, a reimagining with the public in mind. Step up, music makers, for this year’s Songwriters Stage. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Rain AMR / Creative Commons) Theatre entrepreneurship is a new program in the works for students here at UTC. Stephen Thomas - a student intern for Scenic Roots - sets the stage.

Arsen Martyshchuk and Nina Klimenkova at UTC this fall. (Olivia Ross / Chattanooga Times Free Press) With the visit of Ukraine’s President to Washington - and an address to a joint session of Congress - we are reminded of two students from that war-torn country who joined our campus here at UTC this fall. Joshua Shoop - a student intern for Scenic Roots - met them during this past semester. Takeo...

Inside the Foxwood Food Center at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. (Chattanooga Area Food Bank) This past semester here at UTC, our student interns for Scenic Roots - all in the Communication Department - covered a few stories in our community. First, a look at food insecurity here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley from our own Aidan Loughran. A glimpse of Chattanooga Community Fridge. (The U...

A sign for Clínica Médicos, with shovels. (Clínica Médicos) Dr. Kelly Arnold is founder and medical director of Clínica Médicos. Clínica Médicos here in Chattanooga serves to make quality health care accessible to people in the underserved Latino community in this city and in this area. The next step for the nonprofit’s mission is an expansion to provide dental and behavioral health care for that...

Dr. Kelly Arnold, founder of Clínica Médicos in Chattanooga. More stories from our student interns this semester at UTC. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Dr. Chandra Ward (Angela Foster / UTC / UTC) What should the future of transit look like here in Chattanooga? Aidan Loughran - a student intern for Scenic Roots - spoke with one person on our campus here at UTC who has been tackling that question.

Jim Ogden (National Park Partners) If you want to learn about the history of Civil War battles here in the Chattanooga area, he’ll take you there with his storytelling, full of knowledge and insights and relentless curiosity. Joshua Shoop - a student intern for Scenic Roots - caught up with him.

A red wolf, photographed by Jessica A. Suarez. (Jessica A. Suarez) This past semester here at UTC, our student interns for Scenic Roots - all in the Communication Department - covered a few stories in our community. At Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center here in Chattanooga, you’ll find red wolves. Ever since they caught the eyes of Jessica Suarez, she has captured them with her camera....

A red wolf photographer. Jim Ogden. Transit equity. Stories from our student interns at UTC on “Scenic Roots.”

Micah “Mickey” Chapman. (Brian Holden) Held this fall, the Chattanooga Hip-Hop Summit is fast becoming a tradition for creatives in this city, as Stephen Thomas - a student intern for Scenic Roots - tells us.

From UTC’s Music Row page. (UTC) Did you know there’s a Music Row here on our campus at UTC? Joshua Shoop - a student intern for Scenic Roots - checked it out this past semester.

Inside Yellow Racket Records. (Yellow Racket Records) This past semester here at UTC, our student interns for Scenic Roots - all in the Communication Department - covered a few stories in our community. Aidan Loughran visited Yellow Racket Records here in Chattanooga.

Artists painting an earlier section of the 10th St. Mural Project. (EPB) On 10th Street here in downtown Chattanooga, you’ll find community murals on two sides of the EPB substation fence. Last month, an open call began for local artists to submit their proposals for murals to add to the third side of the fence in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard area. The theme for this set of murals: “Tradi...

From our campus to your screen, the Arts-Based Collaborative here at UTC - abc@utc - works with teaching artists in the Chattanooga area to create educational content for children. One example is “Raise Your Hand” - the flagship program of the EDUCATE channel from our public media partner WTCI PBS, where Robyn Stringfellow is manager of educational content and services. Robyn Stringfellow (Rob Upt...

Robyn Stringfellow of WTCI PBS on learning through the arts. “Traditions on MLK” for Chattanooga’s 10th St. Mural Project. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

This afternoon, live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our monthly conversation.

(thethreesisters / Creative Commons) On Friday, starting at 2 PM, the Winter Break Spectacular comes to Chattanooga’s Miller Park. Marcus Ellsworth is programs manager for River City Company.

(EPB) For the problem of homelessness here in Chattanooga, there is no one quick fix - but there are targeted efforts to help break the cycle. One of those efforts is Connect for Good, a holiday giving campaign to benefit a homeless-to-housing initiative known as the Flexible Housing Fund. Connect for Good is led by EPB, the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition and the City of Chattanooga. Mike...

Postcards from the JGFC’s anti-semitism awareness campaign. (Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga) Have you seen the new pink billboards around Chattanooga? The provocative messages on them are as bold as the color. The billboards - which will be up for eight weeks - are part of a new public awareness campaign against antisemitism, just launched by the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga....

A bold campaign against anti-semitism in Chattanooga. Connect For Good, holiday giving for homeless-to-housing. Coming to Miller Park: The Winter Break Spectacular. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Part of a painting by Lois Mailou Jones, an artist of the Harlem Renaissance - signed “Haiti 1980.” (The Smithsonian Institution) Now in its 70th year, the Hunter Museum of American Art here in Chattanooga has evolved in many ways through the decades. As we conclude our conversation series in collaboration with the Museum, we talk about the Hunter and African-American art. - Dr. Shewanee Howard-Ba...

(Immersion Gallery) The latest arrival on the Chattanooga art scene is more than just a gallery - it’s an experience that surrounds you, maybe even confounds you. Immersion Gallery promises if you step within its space - quote, “perceptions will be changed,” “expectations will be subverted” and “senses will be elevated.” On Friday, starting at 5 PM, the gallery hosts a soft opening at 231 Broad St...

Part of a map from the Historic River-to-Ridge Area Plan. (RPA) Our guests: Todd Morgan, director of Preserve Chattanooga – and Dan Reuter, City Planning Administrator and Executive Director of the Regional Plan Association, funded by the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County with additional funding from other jurisdictions. Here in Chattanooga, the historic River-to-Ridge Area – generally bound...

Preserve Chattanooga: the Historic River-to-Ridge Area Plan. Kevin Bate opens the door to the world of Immersion Gallery. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”