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(Aired Thu 3/13/25) Last year, the City of Chattanooga’s reserve fund hit a record high - more than 150 million dollars. William Newlin of Chattamatters tells us why the city is spending down some of that fund.

(Aired Weds 3/19/25) How do we interact with dolphins? How are we in common? How are we different? How can we learn from them? The film “Call of the Dolphins 3D” - now screening at the Tennessee Aquarium’s IMAX 3D Theater here in Chattanooga - dives right in.

(Aired Weds 3/19/25) An epic story about an epic time takes the stage at Barking Legs Theater here in Chattanooga. The SEED Theatre presents “Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches” at Barking Legs, all performances for mature audiences only.

(Aired Weds 3/19/25) In July 1925 - a century ago this summer - the Scopes Trial was held in Dayton, Tennessee. On trial: John Scopes, a high school teacher accused of violating a Tennessee law that barred the teaching of evolution in public schools.

(Aired Thu 3/20/25) In last week’s elections here in Chattanooga, voters approved a change in the city charter to allow city employees to live outside the State of Tennessee. The fact that Chattanoogans can decide to change it is rare for Tennessee, as William Newlin of Chattamatters tells us.

Mouthy Oddities: Life and death, carved into jewelry. At ArtsBuild, opportunities for local artists with disabilities. Veterans on the water: The mission of RangeOars Row. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Annie LaVoie is a taxidermist and a bone carver whose own brush with death inspires the avant-garde jewelry she creates today. She uses stone, bone and organic remnants to fashion the pieces of her “Mouthy Oddities” collection.

Paving the way: Hamilton County’s road improvements. “Walk This Way Through Fashion” at the Hunter Museum. The Chattanooga Insight Meditation Community’s new home. As you’ll hear - and more - on this episode of “Scenic Roots.”

“Walk This Way” - now on display at the Hunter Museum of American Art in downtown Chattanooga - features footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes. On Thursday, starting at 6 PM, Chery Jordan and the Runway Rebels will present “Walk This Way Through Fashion.”

Here in Hamilton County, road improvements are taking place - and on the calendar. Nathan Janeway is the County’s director of development services under County Mayor Weston Wamp. Lee Helton is a Hamilton County Commissioner.