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Here in Southeast Tennessee, the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition applies for Federal funds for agencies in this area that are working to end homelessness. Mackenzie Kelly - who led the Coalition on an interim basis since last summer - was recently named its new executive director.

In 2018, Ella Livingston - a first-time entrepreneur - founded Cocoa Asante, a luxury chocolate brand with a home base here in Chattanooga. She is the next guest on "The A List with Alison Lebovitz," this Thursday night at 8:30 PM on our public media partner WTCI PBS.

A view from Washington on the SMART grant in Chattanooga. At Stove Works, a chance for artists to deepen their portfolios. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Thanks to a Federal grant, a connected mobility project here in Chattanooga is planning and prototyping the use of smart technologies in two downtown corridors as a way to enhance safety and efficiency. Stan Caldwell is director of the SMART Grants program at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Since 2017, Stove Works has provided a venue for contemporary art - from education to production to exhibition - here in Chattanooga, including a workshop by a visiting artist this Saturday starting at 1 PM.

Matt Williams made his name in television with sitcoms - such as "Roseanne" and "Home Improvement" - that vaulted its stars from stand-up into household names. These days, his multimedia project “Glimpses” looks beyond the stars on a screen or in the sky - and seeks to spark the light that he says can dwell within us.

For Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, the place to be here in Chattanooga is the National Black Market. Based in Nashville, the Market returns to this city for the second year in a row - with events on Friday and Saturday.

How can Chattanooga add to its tree canopy - the part of the city shaded by trees? One answer comes from the Rotary Tree Towns project - thanks in part to research here on our campus: the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

How can tools of innovation available to cities such as Chattanooga help small businesses in communities across the Tennessee Valley? Rural entrepreneurship was one of the many topics at this year’s CO.MOBILITY Summit here in Chattanooga.

At the foot of Lookout Mountain, there is a school where nature is the classroom. The Wauhatchie School is known as a “forest school” that offers an immersive education in the outdoors for preschool, kindergarten, first grade and home school students - to spur learning and connect with nature.