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On Thursday afternoon, live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our latest monthly conversation. Among the topics: the just-approved city budget; affordable housing; CARTA; train crossing warning systems; WalletHub; 423 Chain Breakers - and more.

Innovation tools for rural entrepreneurs in the Tennessee Valley. Learning in the outdoors: Educators of The Wauhatchie School. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

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.

If you’re a longtime sports fan, you’re probably familiar with Van Earl Wright’s larger-than-life presence on the air. He's the next guest on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” - this Thursday at 8:30 PM on our public media partner WTCI PBS.

Will the Hamilton County Commission give schools the budget they’re asking for? Last week, the school board passed a 674-million-dollar budget - and on Wednesday, the county commission will decide whether or not to fund that request in full. The story from William Newlin of Chattamatters.

Listening for - and living in - “Glimpses” with Matt Williams. Empowering entrepreneurs at the National Black Market. NOOGAtoday: A community project to grow urban tree canopy. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

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.