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The United Way of Greater Chattanooga is celebrating a century of impact in our community. Joan McClane is a reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press - and this weekend in the Sunday edition, she will dive into the history of United Way, where the nonprofit stands today and where it is headed.

Homelessness continues to rise here in Chattanooga. Earlier this year, the Chattanooga Regional Homelessness Coalition counted more than a thousand people experiencing homelessness on a given night in Hamilton County. More from Mary Helen Montgomery of Chattamatters, a civic storytelling project at The Enterprise Center.

This month, Sam Gooden - Chattanooga's own and one of the founding members of The Impressions - died at age 87. Last week, I spoke with DJ Griffin - Sam's grandson - in a conversation at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

United Way of Greater Chattanooga is celebrating a century of service - and the celebration kicks into high gear next week. The Impact Days community volunteer event begins on Friday, September 16th - and concludes on Saturday, September 17th with a birthday block party.

Almost time to clear the way for the return of Park(ing) Day in downtown Chattanooga. Next Friday, parking spaces will be reclaimed, reimagined and repurposed as “parklets” for people on Broad Street between 4th Street and Aquarium Way.

Tomorrow night, “The Last Train to Nibroc” arrives at The Mars Theatre in LaFayette, Georgia. The latest play from Back Alley Productions is a tale of love, loss and life in rural Kentucky in the 1940's.

And now, a visit to Proof Bar and Incubator in downtown Chattanooga. Our own Nessa Parrish takes us there.

ETC’s “The Daughters of the Moon” at Barking Legs Theater. Lisa Denton, features editor at The Chattanooga Times Press. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

This week, the first in a cycle of nine plays exploring the African diaspora throughout American history comes to Chattanooga. “The Daughters of the Moon” - produced by Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga - premieres Friday at 7:30 PM at Barking Legs Theater.

Here in the Chattanooga area, the fall yields a harvest of festivals - often many festivals in many directions at once. How to keep on top of them all? Lisa Denton is the features editor at The Chattanooga Times Free Press - and she compiles the paper’s Fall Festival Guide.