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In a few weeks, Rock the Riverfront returns to Chattanooga Green. Starting Thursday, March 14th through Sunday, April 14th, the Green will once again be filled with interactive art, music, entertainment and more for the community.

For the past few years, Be the Change Youth Initiative has supported nonprofits here in the Chattanooga area through its Concerts for a Cause series. And now, the initiative is taking that support - and its engagement with our community - to the next level.

Last fall, the Hamilton County Fair returned for Veterans Day Weekend - at a new venue: McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. The planning is already in progress for this year’s Fair - again for Veterans Day Weekend in November. Karen Shostak is deputy director of Hamilton County Parks and Recreation.

For the Hamilton County Fair, looking back - and forward. New chords for community at Be the Change Youth Initiative. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Each month, SoundCorps - the music nonprofit here in Chattanooga - showcases five locally-produced songs in “SoundBites,” which supports our own musicians. Stratton Tingle - executive director of SoundCorps - shares the latest SoundBites with us.

For this episode, we talk about flexibility with Lauren Hall, President and CEO of First Things First - and Jessica Pilcher, Director of United for Working Families at United Way of Greater Chattanooga.

More than three million dollars will be invested to improve and expand career and technical education at four sites across Hamilton County. This month, the Hamilton County Commission approved the funding, proposed by County Mayor Weston Wamp. Haley Bartlett is city editor at NOOGAtoday.

It’s Chattanooga Entrepreneur Week..Business owners are attending talks and meetups at fully booked events across the city to gather commercial tips and make local connections. William Newlin of Chattamatters looks at how this week fits into Chattanooga’s vast network for small business.

In this series, we explore the impact that workplace policies have on our local families and children - and how United Way of Greater Chattanooga is looking to close the gaps. Our guest: Jessica Pilcher, director of the United for Working Families initiative.

For this episode of "United for Working Families," we speak with Jennifer Andrews, director of early childcare strategies at the nonprofit Chattanooga 2.0 - and Katie Harbison, president of Chambliss Center for Children.