Scenic Roots

Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

The Tivoli Theatre here in Chattanooga is midway through its Broadway season.

Nick Wilkinson is executive director of The Tivoli Theatre Foundation - and he dropped by “Scenic Roots” for a look back and a look ahead...

Robert Gilliam served as a Marine in Vietnam - and ever since, he has struggled with PTSD and anger management.

He channels his emotions by painting - and tomorrow night, he will start teaching a free art class for veterans on Thursdays at American Legion Post 214 in Rossville, Georgia.

Robert calls his class “Paint To Slay Demons” - and he stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

During our recent conversation with amateur historian Sam Hall, we were reminded of The Chattanooga History Collections - home to photos, personal papers, administrative records, books and other objects from this city’s past. 

The co-curators of the Collections are The Chattanooga Public Library - and this campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Late last year, we spoke with Corinne Hill, the Library’s executive director - and Carolyn Runyon, director of special collections here at UTC...

This year is the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City - and this weekend, a free celebration here in Chattanooga will revisit that landmark era for African-American culture.

The 800 Collective will present “A Studio in Harlem” - Saturday at The Edney Innovation Center, from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM.

Josiah Golson is an artist, lawyer and writer here in Chattanooga who founded The 800 Collective - a diverse group of artists who use art to spark civic engagement...

Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

If you’re curious about using your voice to make a few bucks or maybe even a living, Nicole Porche can tell you how to get started.

She has starred in series on Lifetime, The Food Network and Spike TV - with various credits behind the camera, too.

These days, Nicole is a voiceover coach - and tonight, she is visiting Chattanooga, to teach a class at The Chattery starting at 6 PM.

Before coming here, she joined us by phone from her native New Orleans for a conversation...

Five hundred years ago, a young tree was growing outside of Chattanooga:  the hemlock.

Hemlocks have been called “the redwoods of the East” and the “iconic evergreen of the Appalachians” - but in this area, they are also in danger of being wiped out as a species by an invasive insect.

Juliet Johnson is a wilderness advocate who teaches conservation and foraging - and last month, she wrote about hemlocks for “Nooga Today”...  

For more than thirty years, International Allied Missions Haiti - or IAM Haiti - has been providing medical care to those who need it most and are the hardest to reach in that country.

The nonprofit service ministry is based here in the Chattanooga area. 

Madeline Boulware is a nurse - and the administrative director of IAM Haiti...
  

New Bloom Labs here in Chattanooga is a testing facility for hemp growers in this area and beyond.

The business was launched back in the fall - amid the hemp industry boom here in Tennessee and elsewhere.

John Kerns is CEO of New Bloom Labs, which he runs with his brother Jesse...