Search results for

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.

Reginald Smith II of The Bethlehem Center in Chattanooga. SoundCorps’ Stratton Tingle on the return of Rail and Hops. The taste of success at Double Cola turning 100 years old. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

The Bethlehem Center is a faith-based nonprofit that serves children and families in Southside Chattanooga. It is located in the Alton Park neighborhood, where most residents are African-American with low to moderate incomes. Reginald Smith II is the center's executive director.

This weekend, the Rail & Hops Brewers Festival returns to downtown Chattanooga. Lee Fields and the Expressions will headline Saturday’s gathering, which starts at 5 PM in Miller Park. The festival supports SoundCorps, the nonprofit for Chattanooga area musicians.

Tomorrow night in downtown Chattanooga, the debut of something new: “The Songbirds Radio Hour.” It’s a new monthly show of music and interviews, hosted in front of a live audience at the Songbirds Guitar and Pop Culture Museum - and each show will have a theme that digs into and beyond the music.

How well do students here in Hamilton County perform at grade level on tests taken across the State of Tennessee? Carmen Nesbitt is education reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press - and this weekend, in an article for Sunday’s edition, she analyzes the data on student proficiency and where it needs deep improvement.

Reed Caldwell on the premiere of “The Songbirds Radio Hour.” Dawn Hjelseth of River City Company on this year’s “Noontunes.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A week from tomorrow, Noontunes returns to center stage in downtown Chattanooga. This year’s series of weekly concerts featuring local musicians begins next Thursday, September 8th and runs through Thursday, October 27th - all concerts starting at Noon in Miller Plaza.

One hundred years ago, as the 1920's began to roar here in Chattanooga, what is now known as The Double Cola Company was born. Today, Katrina Farmer with Double Cola talks about how the company is showcasing its century in business - in part by giving back.

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.