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Known for cast iron cookware and cornbread, the town of South Pittsburg sits in the southwestern end of the Sequatchie Valley between the Cumberland Plateau and the Tennessee River. Ben Benton looks at the town's 150th anniversary for The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Richard Winham shares a session from Josh Driver recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

TFP’s Barry Courter looks ahead to this year’s Riverbend. A milestone for the Simmons-O’Neal Memorial Concert. Stratton Tingle of SoundCorps with the latest “SoundBites.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Karen Guinn is a registered nurse who started her career with the Hamilton County Health Department nearly forty years ago. Today, she is director of the county’s homeless health care center - and we recently spoke about her elevated role.

On Thursday, the Hunter Museum of American Art will present a program inspired by the current exhibition on Nellie Mae Rowe. Charlie Newton is an artist, educator, activist and longtime resident of Chattanooga’s Westside. Adera Causey is the Hunter’s curator of education.

Now on display for Black History Month, the Chattanoogans exhibit at CHI Memorial honors the lives of prominent African-Americans in this city. The exhibit is the work of students from our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

For this Black History Month, Chattanooga Theatre Centre is presenting a musical adaptation of “The Color Purple,” based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker - starting Friday at 8 PM. CTC's Ric Morris is the director.

Building the onramps for “sustainable mobility” at CO.LAB. UTC’s Dr. Mina Sartipi on new vistas for smart cities. “Ridges to Rivers” flows into action at Tennessee Aquarium. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

For years, the Company Lab - or CO.LAB - here in Chattanooga has helped guide startup businesses from launch to scale. Now, the nonprofit is setting its sights on what it calls “sustainable mobility.”

“Ridges to Rivers” is the latest addition to the Tennessee Aquarium here in Chattanooga. The new gallery, which opens Wednesday, is a multi-sensory journey through the streams of Southern Appalachia, home to an abundance of aquatic species.