Scenic Roots

An electric vehicle on four wheels has spider-like arms to grapple with off-road terrain. It’s called the Swincar E-Spider, and you can get behind the wheel at Adventure Sports Innovation - a Chattanooga business that brings high-tech into outdoor experiences. Patrick Molloy is CEO of ASI...

A nonprofit here in Chattanooga aims to provide group piano lab lessons to children and teens in the Eastdale area. The E.N. Bates Music Enrichment Program is holding a series of benefit concerts - and the first is tomorrow night at The Granfalloon, starting at 7 PM. It’s “A Tribute to Anita Baker: An Evening with Karla Felecia Scaife.” Celeste Bates Scaife is Karla’s mother - and director of Music Enrichment Program…

Riverbend returns to Chattanooga in May - with many changes made, acts announced with more to come, and tickets on sale. Mickey McCamish is executive director of Friends of the Festival - and before the holidays, he stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

A new arrival to the tech landscape here in Chattanooga is a digital agency. The firm Viget - which specializes in branding, designing and building software products and programs - chose to locate its newest office in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, with plans to hire. Brian Williams is co-founder and CEO of Viget - and Zach Robbins is director of business development...

Viget's Brian Williams & Zach Robbins on a new office in Chattanooga. Mickey McCamish of Friends of the Festival on Riverbend 2020. Celeste Bates Scaife on the E.N. Bates Music Enrichment Program. 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.

Where do you want to be in 2020? Marlee Elaine is a motivational speaker and life coach who can help guide you there. Here in Chattanooga, she’s teaching a class at The Chattery on Saturday from Noon to 2 PM...

ArtSpark covers traffic signal boxes in downtown Chattanooga with designs printed on vinyl from artists in this area. Submissions for designs to cover a second round of boxes are now open until January 31st. Amy Donahue is director of marketing and communication for River City Company...

LAUNCH CHA helps develop opportunities for entrepreneurs here in Chattanooga - and starting next week, it will offer that help through its ten-week Business Entrepreneurship Academy. Hal Bowling is LAUNCH CHA’s executive director, DeJuan Johnson is director of business support - and Bex Feldbin manages p.r. and communications...

Tomorrow night, River City Sessions is back for 2020 here on this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - starting at 7:30 PM. Mike Gray is the founder of the monthly concert series - and Bob Boyer is director of UTC Performances...

Mike Gray & Bob Boyer on this month's River City Sessions at UTC. LAUNCH CHA's team on raising Chattanooga's entrepreneurs. ArtSpark's next round of covering traffic signal boxes in Chattanooga. 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.