Madison Toone is a student in communication on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. This semester, due to the pandemic, she has been learning remotely from home in Memphis - and she has been interning remotely for us here on “Scenic Roots” and WUTC. Madison brings us the story of how Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports helped a Chattanooga restaurant - and how he connected virtually with students here at UTC.

How should we reimagine the transit system here in Chattanooga, so CARTA buses are accessible and affordable for all who use them and need them - from downtown to underserved areas? Chatt En Route is one effort led by the Chattanooga Design Studio, partnering with the community, to answer one part of that question.

Christina Gibson & Josué Carrillo on reimagining bus stops. How Dave Portnoy has helped Chattanooga - and UTC students. Josiah Golson on “800 Collective Journals”; abc@utc in Alabama. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham shares the first part of his conversation with poet and teacher KB Ballentine, whose most recent collection - “Edge of the Echo” - was recently published.

To celebrate this Earth Month - and tomorrow’s Earth Day - EPB here in Chattanooga recently launched a new service for customers called Energy Pros.

Tomorrow, the Latin American Dialogues Speakers Series here at UTC concludes for this semester. The virtual event - titled, “Anticolonial Theory in the 21st Century” - begins tomorrow on Zoom, starting at 5 PM.

A young widow here in Chattanooga is helping widows and widowers across the country navigate their lives after loss during the pandemic.

Azuráe Redmond, founder of Young, Black & Widowed. The final Latin American Dialogues this semester at UTC. Talking Writing: Poet and teacher KB Ballentine, Part I. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham presents a jazz performance from The Kash Wright Trio - Kash Wright on piano, David Schwab on bass and Jim Crumble on drums - at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

Karitsa Mosley Jones of Chattanooga represents District 5 on the Hamilton County School Board. This semester at UTC, she was one of the community leaders who engaged with students in a series of virtual talks through the Department of History and the nonprofit RISE Chattanooga - titled “The Struggle for Racial Justice and Equity.”