Richard Winham shares a session from The Briars - the acoustic Americana duo of Jerris Schmidt and Robert Lovett - recorded live downtown at the Chattanooga Public Library.

Here in Chattanooga, he served - for decades as pastor at Second Missionary Baptist Church, as a leader for civil rights and as a Hamilton County Commissioner. The Rev. Paul A. McDaniel died this past weekend at the age of 91. Earlier this year, he spoke with us here on “Scenic Roots” during our series of conversations about Ed Johnson , who was lynched on the Walnut Street Bridge in 1906.

Alex Paul Loza is a visual artist, sculptor and educator, born in Peru and based here in Chattanooga. These days, one of his works in progress is a sculpture of Rep. Thaddeus Stevens, known as the “Father of the 14th Amendment.” We talked about what’s next for that sculpture - and murals - and more.

The Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute elevates the role and influence of professional women in this city’s business and civic sectors. Next month - on Thursday, September 9th - the Institute will hold its annual IMPACT dinner at the Chattanooga Convention Center - this time, with masks and social distancing required, due to the pandemic.

Rossville Boulevard begins south of downtown Chattanooga - and continues to the Tennessee-Georgia state line. The BLVD Project is a grassroots effort - working under the nonprofit ELLA Library - that seeks to build a thriving community for residents and businesses along the more than two miles of the Rossville Boulevard corridor.

Heather Herweyer & Jazmine LeBlanc on The BLVD Project. Kim Shumpert & Sharon Law on CWLI’s IMPACT Dinner. Artist Alex Paul Loza; Remembering Rev. Paul A. McDaniel. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham shares a conversation with Nickolas Butler, author of the novel of “Godspeed” - a tale of self-destruction in the service of a dream - several dreams, in fact.

Chattanooga’s Hindu community is growing. Next spring, the congregation of Sanatan Mandir of Chattanooga plans to open its new temple on Hickory Valley Road, leaving its current home of nearly thirty years on Canyon Drive.

“Capture” is a new performance by the Chattanooga Ballet, inspired by the current exhibition at the Hunter Museum: “Power, Passion & Pose.” Tomorrow evening, the Ballet - which recently added more dancers to its ranks - will premiere the work at the Hunter, starting at 6 PM.

Startup Week Chattanooga returns this fall - with a few changes for the celebration of entrepreneurs and innovation in this city. The Company Lab - or CO.LAB - steers the week, which this year will run from October 18th through the 22nd - but most of its events come from local individuals, businesses and organizations.