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Take a look at the Instagram for Be The Change Youth Initiative here in Chattanooga - and you’ll read this description: “Youth Should Be SEEN, HEARD, & LOVED. Our Mission: Reduce Youth Suicides through Mental Health Advocacy and Building a Stronger Community.”

As this Thanksgiving approaches, the world is again in turmoil. This weekend here in Chattanooga, a multifaith Thanksgiving service seeks to light a candle despite the darkness. Sunday’s service begins at 4 PM at Pilgrim Congregational Church - 400 Glenwood Drive.

On the Line - to tell the story of Be the Change Youth Initiative. A multifaith Thanksgiving service this weekend in Chattanooga. New works by artists for 30 years of Barking Legs Theater. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

What better way to celebrate than incubate? This month, Barking Legs Theater here in Chattanooga is hosting nearly two dozen events to mark its 30th anniversary. Among them: new works by artists from an incubator residency project. On Monday night, Moll King - and Donnie Marsh and Ashley Saturday - will perform their new works.

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 95 next year. Here in Chattanooga, one tribute to the legacy and work of the civil rights leader and his associates - featuring music and spoken word reflections - will be held on the evening of Thursday, January 25th at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

In this corner of the Southeast, the crisis of food insecurity has gotten worse. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank, which serves 20 counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia, estimates 40,000 more residents - including 12,000 more children - have struggled with greater food insecurity in the past year.

Food insecurity deepens in the Chattanooga area and beyond. In January, a tribute to MLK’s legacy in downtown Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

In this second part of a two-part look at the fundamental issue facing both the city and the unsheltered--finding an affordable place to live, we talked to Casey Tinker, the manager of The City of Chattanooga’s Office of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.

Brandon Davis & Shorty Beaty on the Hamilton County Fair. Stratton Tingle with the latest SoundBites from SoundCorps. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

What would a County Fair on a historic farm be without a showcase for agriculture? This is the first year that the reimagined Hamilton County Fair - presented by Little Debbie - will be held at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. This weekend at the Fair, you'll find Shorty there.