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In a few months, Riverfront Nights - the free summer concert series - returns to Ross’ Landing on the Tennessee River here in downtown Chattanooga. This year’s lineup for the series features 14 concerts, every Saturday night from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend - with one break in June.

On Thursday afternoon, live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our monthly conversation. Among the topics: the revised financing for the new multi-use stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts in the South Broad District; gun violence and mental health; remembering Capt. Larry Taylor.

“Hand to Mouth” - labor through movement at Stove Works. Chattamatters: A look at the Hamilton County Commission. On Signal Mountain, creating a wildlife habitat for a zip code. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.

Down the street from the Chattanooga City Council, the Hamilton County Commission makes decisions that impact about twice as many people in ten towns and cities including Chattanooga. More from William Newlin of Chattamatters.

A group of residents on Signal Mountain is trying to certify an entire zip code as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. How close are they - and what does it mean? Tish Gailmard - naturalist and Signal Mountain resident - tells us.

International Women’s Day is in March - and here in Chattanooga, a celebration for the arts will honor women of all nationalities and support a cause - set for Friday evening, March 8th at Chattanooga Theatre Centre.

If you visit Stove Works in South Chattanooga, you’ll find contemporary art nestled where manual labor once assembled cast iron stoves. “Hand to Mouth” is a multimedia exploration of labor and physical movement that opens there on Friday,

“Good Women” is Haile Hill’s debut collection of short stories, delving into the lives of twelve Black women here in Appalachia. Hill - a native of East Tennessee who now lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina - visits Chattanooga later this month.

Beyond Chattanooga, the Lula Lake Land Trust covers 8,000 acres around Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Daniel Roberts is the Trust’s community engagement coordinator.

From Bogotá to 8 80 Cities: Gil Penalosa at the next CIVIQ. Halle Hill - author of “Good Women” - on her way to SoLit. Covering the ground a step at a time at Lula Lake Land Trust. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”