Scenic Roots

Raíces: Roberto Venegas, CEO of marketing firm Bliones. At Sculpture Fields, the burning time of the year is here. “90’s by Nature” returns outdoors at Reflection Riding. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

The flag of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) How did the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians form in North Carolina, after the U.S. Military forcibly removed thousands of Cherokee from the Southeast to west of the Mississippi River in the 1800’s - what was known as “The Trail of Tears”? Anita Finger-Smith is a researcher who specializes in the records of the Ea...

(Chattanooga Motorcar Festival) Start your engines … for this year’s Chattanooga Motorcar Festival. The showcase for vintage and modern cars, featuring an auction and racing, runs tomorrow through Sunday. I spoke with two people who will be there throughout the weekend. Mark Kennedy is a reporter and columnist for The Chattanooga Times Free Press - part of the team covering the Festival. Ken Gross...

Getting into gear at the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival. Origins of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(AVA) This weekend, artists in the Chattanooga area will showcase their work in Coolidge Park. You’ll find them at this year’s Between the Bridges Local Art Festival, on Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM. Sarah Moore is director of special events at AVA, the Association for Visual Arts.

Latin Festival at Chattanooga State, a Culture Chatt event. (Culture Chatt) Jaime Kerns is an educator and one of the co-founders of the nonprofit Culture Chatt. Shadrina Booker is chief development and marketing officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga. They are among the voices from the Latino community in this city that we are sharing with you on “Scenic Roots” for this Hispan...

Raíces: A conversation with Jaime Kerns & Shadrina Booker. AVA’s Sarah Moore on this year’s “Between the Bridges.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Chattanooga Times Free Press) Andrew Schwartz is a recent arrival to Chattanooga. He is the new religion reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Carmen Davis and Brian Smith (City of Chattanooga) Carmen Davis can tell you about the music scene here in Chattanooga - and the arts scene - and the slices of culture this city has to offer. She just started her new job with the City of Chattanooga - as Director of the new Division of Culture, Arts and Creative Economy, under the Department of Parks and Outdoors. I spoke with her - and Brian Smit...

A concert in Chattanooga. (Chattanooga Tourism Co.) Chattanooga’s contributions to music can be found at the crossroads of genres. Its music scene shines bright in a constellation that spans from Nashville to Atlanta and points elsewhere, here in the Southeast - and beyond. The Chattanooga Music Census is a citywide initiative - launched a few days ago at ArtsBuild - that seeks input from local mu...

Make music happen with the Chattanooga Music Census. Carmen Davis & Brian Smith with the City of Chattanooga. Andrew Schwartz of The Chattanooga Times Free Press. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A mural by Alex Paul Loza. (Alex Paul Loza) Alex Paul Loza is a sculptor, muralist and portrait artist. Sara Tolbert is also a multidisciplinary artist, from murals to tattoos. Pablo Mazariegos is a documentary filmmaker, therapist and counselor. They are among the voices you will hear from the Latino community in this city on “Scenic Roots” during this Hispanic Heritage Month, in a series of conv...

(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.

(Thrive Regional Partnership) “Resilient.” We hear that word a lot when we talk about the effects of climate change - and what to do about them. Residents in Tennessee and Georgia are now participating in a pilot program called “Resilient Communities” - steered by Thrive Regional Partnership and the Open Space Institute. Among the communities in the program: South Chattanooga, Dalton, Spring City...

From the Chattanooga Drive Electric Festival at The Bend. (Olivia Ross / Chattanooga Times Free Press) Chattanooga is living proof of the production boom for electric vehicles here in the South. As for sales of electric vehicles, this region tells a different story. Dave Flessner is business editor at The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Charging up a few trends on electric vehicles in the South. Resilient communities for the age of climate change. Stratton Tingle of SoundCorps with the latest “SoundBites.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(The Chattanooga Times Free Press) Each month, Edge Magazine from The Chattanooga Times Free Press tells the story of the business scene here in this city and beyond. Jennifer McNally is the editor of Edge .

Summer Dregs & Mon Rovîa (The Pop-up Project) Decades ago, a textile mill in Chattanooga’s Oak Grove neighborhood once employed thousands of people. The site of the Standard-Coosa-Thatcher Mill at 1800 S. Watkins St. covers 350,000 square feet. Its buildings are still structurally sound, though marked by the elements and vandalism since they became vacant in the early 2000’s. Last month, a per...

Coming to Coosa Mill: “An Evening With Mon Rovîa.” Jennifer McNally of The Chattanooga Times Free Press. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(UTC) Mocs Give Day is tomorrow here at UTC. The 24-hour online fundraising and engagement drive celebrates all things blue and gold - and benefits each student who sets foot on this campus. Amy Donahue is senior director of marketing for UTC Advancement. For more details - and to show your support - on Mocs Give Day, visit mocsgiveday.utc.edu . Go Mocs!

Refugees at airport. (UTC) For some, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a shock. For others, it was foreseeable - if not inevitable. How did we get here? Where do we go from here? Tomorrow, a panel discussion here at UTC will take place at the Guerry Center Reading Room, starting at 5:30 PM - titled, “The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Politics, Policy and Outcomes and The Implications for Refugees an...

A dancer in the Kyiv City Ballet. (Kyiv City Ballet) This week, a dance company from Ukraine - in exile since Russia’s invasion more than six months ago - will perform on our campus: the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The world-renowned Kviv City Ballet will present a feature-length “Swan Lake” on Wednesday - and on Thursday and Friday, it will offer a mixed repertoire with the Chattanoog...

Bob Boyer & Brian McSween on the Kviv City Ballet at UTC. Voices of Ukraine: Marina Peshterianu & UTC’s Dr. Irina Khmelko. Amy Donahue of UTC Advancement on Mocs Give Day 2022. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Chattanooga Times Free Press) (aired Thu 9/29/22) Scenic drives, fall colors - and a Chattanooga woman who is on track to visit seven continents before she turns 30. These are a few stories in the October issue of “Chatter” magazine. Sunny Montgomery is executive editor of “Chatter” - and “Get Out” magazine - both from The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Students in ArtsBuild’s Imagine! Program on stage. (ArtsBuild) (aired Thu 9/29/22) ArtsBuild - the nonprofit here in Chattanooga which supports local artists - also provides opportunities for students in the Hamilton County schools. Amy Lowdermilk is programs manager at ArtsBuild.