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Tasia Malakasis calls herself a “serial entrepreneur.” An Alabama native, she is into her first weeks as the new CEO at The Company Lab - or CO.LAB - the Chattanooga nonprofit for local startups. Tasia’s portfolio ranges from high-tech to running her own goat cheese company.

Here in Chattanooga, Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center stretches some 300 acres, from Lookout Creek to the western slope of Lookout Mountain. Among its many wonders: It is home to a plethora of native plant life and a breeding program for endangered red wolves.

Barry Courter remembers Sam Gooden of The Impressions. Tyler Logue on building a time capsule at The Read House. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Memories and tributes have been flowing in the past week - here in Chattanooga and around the world - for Sam Gooden. A native of this city and an original member of the iconic R&B group The Impressions, Sam died last week at the age of 87.

This year, the Read House in downtown Chattanooga is celebrating its 150th anniversary - the longest continuously operating hotel here in the Southeast. Next week, the festivities turn to filling a time capsule - Wednesday, August 17th from 4 PM to 6 PM at the hotel.

Jessie Knowles & Jack Endelouz on “Jessie’s Messy Mind Show.” Jenny Pack, new executive director at the 6th Cavalry Museum. Maggie Carruth O’Connor previews this fall’s TEDxChattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Jessie Knowles describes her solo show as an “artistic outreach” to raise awareness of mental health. An interdisciplinary artist here in Chattanooga, Jessie lives with what she calls her “mental differences” - and she tells her story in her own words in “Jessie’s Messy Mind Show,” which premieres Friday night at The Seed Theatre.

It’s the start of the next chapter at the 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. The museum preserves the military history of the Fighting Sixth Cavalry - displaying items from the World War II era. This summer, Jenny Pack joined the museum as its new executive director.

This fall, TEDxChattanooga returns with a new roster of speakers and a few changes. This year’s talks by community speakers - independently organized under the TED program’s global initiative of “ideas worth spreading” - will be held on Wednesday, November 16th at Common House in downtown Chattanooga.

Claire Vassort and Anna Carll on “Give Way to the Wind.” Josiah Golson on “Festival” at Stove Works in Chattanooga. Ann Treadwell on the Chattanooga Jewish Film Series. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”