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A bold campaign against anti-semitism in Chattanooga. Connect For Good, holiday giving for homeless-to-housing. Coming to Miller Park: The Winter Break Spectacular. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Have you seen the new pink billboards around Chattanooga? The provocative messages on them are as bold as the color. The billboards - which will be up for eight weeks - are part of a new public awareness campaign against antisemitism, just launched by the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga.

For the problem of homelessness here in Chattanooga, there is no one quick fix - but there are targeted efforts to help break the cycle. One of those efforts is Connect for Good, a holiday giving campaign to benefit a homeless-to-housing initiative known as the Flexible Housing Fund.

On Friday, starting at 2 PM, the Winter Break Spectacular comes to Chattanooga’s Miller Park. Marcus Ellsworth is programs manager for River City Company.

Live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our monthly conversation.

From our campus to your screen, the Arts-Based Collaborative here at UTC - abc@utc - works with teaching artists in the Chattanooga area to create educational content for children. One example is “Raise Your Hand” - the flagship program of the EDUCATE channel from our public media partner WTCI PBS.

The Chattanooga Area Food Bank's expansion in Dalton. “One Small Step” for Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

With food banks nationwide squeezed by high prices and high demand, the Chattanooga Area Food Bank - which operates in several counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia - recently began an expansion of its site in Dalton.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is one of six sites across the country selected to participate in "One Small Step" - an initiative from StoryCorps - through the PodLab, UTC's podcasting studio, in collaboration with WUTC and community partners in this city and the Tennessee Valley.

Perhaps the most iconic building - along with its sign - in this city, the Chattanooga Choo Choo complex has evolved over time from a gateway to the world to a hotel and entertainment center. In our latest conversation in collaboration with Preserve Chattanooga, we look back - as we prepare all aboard for the future.