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(Aired Weds 10/09/24) Andy Ramirez is a documentary photographer here in Chattanooga. From protests to punk concerts, he uses still photography to - quote - “tell the stories of others in the hopes of better understanding my own.”

Wade Hinton on “Bridge Building” in a polarized workplace. A night to honor Chattanooga’s African-American luminaries. This year’s Lookout Comedy Festival; Cohutta Song Fest. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

For more than four decades, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center has preserved and celebrated the history and culture of African-Americans here in Chattanooga. On Saturday, the center will host the brand-new Bessie Smith Legacy Gala at the Chattanooga Convention Center, starting at 6 PM.

Everywhere you turn you’ll hear a punchline at this year’s Lookout Comedy Festival here in Chattanooga. The festival, which runs Wednesday through Saturday at multiple venues in this city, features comic talent from this area and around the country.

This weekend, the music is calling in Northwest Georgia. On Friday and Saturday, the first-ever Cohutta Song Fest debuts in the small railroad town a half hour from Chattanooga and twenty minutes from Dalton.

Drive about an hour west of Chattanooga - and you’ll find an emerging generation of farmers passionate about locally grown food here in Southeast Tennessee. Over the summer, we spoke with Kelsey Keener and Jess Wilson - along with David Cook of Food As A Verb.

Polarization. Far too often, we hear the word - and far too often, we use the word - to describe our politics and our culture. What about the workplace? Wade Hinton, CEO of Hinton and Company here in Chattanooga, wrote “Bridge Building: Creating Connection in an Era of Workplace Division.”

Last week, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly stopped by our studios here at WUTC for our latest one-on-one conversation. Among the topics: the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District; John Chambers sworn in as Chattanooga's new Chief of Police - and more.

(Aired Thu 10/17/24) This weekend, it’s time to “Fire Up the Fields”: Saturday at Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, starting at 5 PM - and after sundown is the signature burn of a 30-foot wooden sculpture designed and built by local artist Andrew Nigh.

(Aired Thu 10/17/24) In just a few years, the Between the Bridges Local Arts Festival has become another destination for Chattanooga’s art scene. This year’s festival - presented by AVA - is Saturday and Sunday in Coolidge Park, which is also celebrating its 25th anniversary.