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How can - and should - music help drive what cities are and what they can be? Shain Shapiro is the author of the new book “This Must Be the Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better." Last month, he visited Chattanooga - and Yellow Racket Records - as part of his book tour.

You hear him weekdays as the co-host of “Morning Edition” from NPR here on WUTC. Steve Inskeep is also a historian - and his new book looks at President Abraham Lincoln through the people of his time with lessons for our time.

Mecum Auctions is the world leader in live auctions for classic collector cars, antique motorcycles, modern vehicles, road art memorabilia - and more. The weekend after next, Mecum returns to the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival.

“Differ We Must” - lessons from Lincoln by NPR’s Steve Inskeep. For the home of “The First Medals,” an ongoing mission of values. The Concours - and Mecum - at the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Last month, Captain Larry Taylor of Signal Mountain received the Medal of Honor. Days after, a parade for him filled the streets of downtown Chattanooga - ending at the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.

The weekend after next, the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival roars into town - Friday, October 13th through Sunday, October 15th in the West Village. On the festival’s final day: the Concours d’Elegance - a juried competition among vintage, historic and classic cars.

On Thursday afternoon, live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our monthly conversation. Among the topics: homelessness, public safety in downtown Chattanooga, AAA bond ratings for the City, the Chattanooga Airport and the challenges for cities to catch the wave for electric vehicles.

Hamilton County’s Innovative Response to Opioids Grants. Music at Mizpah with the Emily Nelson Rodgers Quartet. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Mizpah Congregation here in Chattanooga was founded by members of the Jewish community in 1866, the year after the end of the Civil War. On Sunday, November 5th, starting at 3 PM, the congregation will present Music at Mizpah, featuring the Emily Nelson Rodgers Quartet.

Hamilton County is among local governments here in Tennessee receiving money to fight the opioid epidemic - and it is implementing a strategy on how and where to spend those dollars. One piece of that strategy: 500,000 dollars in grants to community organizations for addiction treatment.