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Juneteenth is the holiday that marks the end of slavery - and the emancipation of African-Americans - after the end of the Civil War in 1865. Over the weekend, The Unity Group of Chattanooga began its Juneteenth Commemoration Week.

(aired Mon 5/02/22) Skuid is a tech startup here in Chattanooga that helps companies develop customer-friendly apps for its workers. Ken McElrath launched Skuid - an acronym for Scalable Kit for User Interface Design - in 2013.

(aired Mon 5/02/22) Most weekdays, you might hear the notes of bagpipes emanating from the Citizen Cemetery near our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The bagpiper works for UTC as a senior instructional designer - and you can trace his family back to Scotland.

Engineering is a hands-on discipline. So is the quest for the next generation of engineers. This weekend, our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - hosts an E-Week Open House, for students k-through-12 and their families in this area.

At a nature preserve, the night can be as full of activity as the day. Think of hikes by moonlight, Red Wolf howls, owl prowls and gazing at the stars. That’s what you’ll find at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center in Chattanooga - which hosts “Follow the Fire” on Saturday, starting at 5 PM.

For this episode, we bring you the latest in our monthly series “Chatting with Chancellor.” Last week, I sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Dr. Robert Dooley, Interim Chancellor here on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - and the Dean of the Gary W. Rollins College of Business.

From Chattanooga to Israel through Partnership2Gether. “For Colored Girls”: A production full circle for NoogaVision. “Celestial Bodies”: Art to illuminate on display at Stove Works. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots."

Partnership2Gether - known as “P2G” - connects Jewish communities within Israel and Jewish communities around the world, including here in Chattanooga and the Southeast. Last month, members of the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga traveled to Israel through P2G.

In dramatic expression, a choreopoem blends poetry, music, dance and song. The word was coined a half-century ago by the writer of the work “For Colored Girls…” - now on stage here in Chattanooga, presented by NoogaVision Theatre and Performing Arts Co.

On a clear night, when you can see the constellations in the sky, the stars can appear ever close and yet ever far. For Neena Wang, the constellations are “our oldest ancestors.” A multidisciplinary artist, Neena is the curator of “Celestial Bodies” - opening Friday at Stove Works here in Chattanooga.