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(aired Thu 6/23/22) This month, we’ve brought you a series of conversations with the Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas. The multi-day festival celebrates Juneteenth through the extraordinary contributions of artists of African descent in the arts.

Jenny Sadre-Orafai is an essayist, poet and author with roots here in Chattanooga. Her new collection of poems - “Dear Outsiders,” published by the University of Akron Press - explores what it means to be local to a place where you don’t belong. On Wednesday at 6:30 PM, she'll give a reading at The Book and Cover in Chattanooga.

The U.S. economy continues to spiral downward. A report released Friday by the Commerce Department shows that the economy contracted at the end of last year by the fastest pace since 1982. This puts even more pressure on President Barack Obama, who this week presented his $3.6 trillion budget proposal. Saturday morning, the president said he knows he faces an uphill battle.

ArtsBuild is another community partner for the inaugural Chattanooga Entrepreneur Week. It hosts Periscope CHA Pitch Night for artist entrepreneurs on Wednesday, May 1st at RISE Chattanooga - 2901 Taylor St. - starting at 6 PM.

Moll King's recent collection of poems - “As You Did to the Leased of These” - tackles housing and homelessness here in Chattanooga. On Wednesday, she - and Nikki Lake of CALEB - will read from that collection at Townsend Atelier, starting at 6:30 PM.

The Walter E. Boehm Birth Defects Center is holding its 2nd Annual Gems For Hope on Saturday, November 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chattanooga Golf & Country…

The 6th annual Beast Feast will pit some of the best in Bar-B-Que to pork it out in a heated competition at the Chattanooga Market on Sunday May 25, 2014.…

(Aired Tues 9/17/24) One day each year, people around the world repurpose street parking spaces in their communities - turning them into tiny parks and places for art and play to flourish. This year, what’s known as Park(ing) Day is this Friday - and here in downtown Chattanooga, you’ll find it along Broad St. between 6th and 8th Streets.

Most of the focus at the Republican National Convention has been on politicians at the top of the ticket. But Mesa, Arizona Mayor Scott Smith is leading a delegation of mayors to Tampa for the RNC. He talks with host Michel Martin about some of the issues local leaders are hoping the national politicians don't forget.

As cities continue relaxing shelter-in-place mandates and reopening, sports leagues are cautiously readying to compete again.