Scenic Roots

Here in Chattanooga, startup entrepreneurs who are looking for a place to grow find a home on the North Shore - at The INCubator in the Hamilton County Business Development Center. The program of The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce helps guide those entrepreneurs over three to four years - launching them and their businesses to the next level. Alexis Willis is the Chamber’s director of small business and entrepreneurship - and oversees The INCubator…

Alexis Willis of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce's INCubator. Mark McKnight and Tish Gailmard of Reflection Riding on sandhill cranes. Learning how to make stained glass - and paint your own pottery for a cause. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, Mollie Vannoy and her daughter, Sybil McLain-Topel, talk about the gender pay gap. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never miss an episode. This series is produced and edited by Will Davis and made possible, in part, by EPB Fiber Optics.

A conversation with KB Ballentine and Linda Parsons. Giant Steps Music partners with SoundCorps on musical instruments. Improv Chattanooga moves forward - and, Young Yogaletts. These voices - and more - on this encore edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

His name is “Artifice” - and his job is “mentalist.” “Artifice the Mentalist” is the stage name of Chase Ellsworth. You may have seen Artifice perform here in Chattanooga - and having met him, I can tell you that seeing is believing. Artifice - and his wife, Lela - stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

Color Chattanooga Pink! starts tomorrow - a week of events that lead up to next Saturday’s Pink! Gala, which raises funds for the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial. Mark Hite is co-chair of Color Chattanooga Pink! - and Dr. Betsy Washburn is a breast oncology surgeon at the Locher Breast Center...

All the world’s a stage - and now, Shakespeare has a new champion here in Chattanooga. Scenic City Shakespeare aims to make the works of The Bard accessible to all with theatre and educational programs. The group is planning to produce its inaugural season this fall - and it is already hosting monthly discussion groups, as part of The Shakespeare 2020 Project. Ryan Laskowski is artistic director of Scenic City Shakespeare. He and actor Douglas May dropped by “Scenic Roots”...

Next week, the Chattanooga Supply Chain Symposium will bring together professionals to network and share ideas on how to build supply chains that more efficient and effective. The symposium takes place at Kenco Logistics on Wednesday, from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. John Freeze is director of the Center for Professional Education here on on this campus, the University of Tennessee of Chattanooga. He stopped by “Scenic Roots” for a conversation - and joining us by phone: Chris Barnes, a supply chain

In the valley of the Little Tennessee River, near the Appalachian Mountains, sits the 1,200 acres of Fort Loudoun State Historic Park. The British built the fort in the 1750’s, as they struggled with France and Spain for control of North America - and as the native people of Overhill Cherokee country strove to protect their homes and their way of life. Tomorrow at the park, starting at 1 PM, Ranger Lauren Baghetti will talk about the environment impacts on that landscape, from colonial times to

It’s that time of year for sandhill cranes. The Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival runs tomorrow and Sunday, from 8 AM to 4 PM, in Birchwood - celebrating the thousands of sandhill cranes that migrate through or spend the winter on and around the Hiwassee Refuge. Mime Barnes is with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, which presents the festival...