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After the Civil War, new factories - from textile mills to iron fabricators - were built here in Chattanooga. This semester on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a grant-funded project has been digitizing photos, documents and other materials from that era of labor and industry in this city.

From planning and designing public spaces to building and maintaining them, placemaking keeps the focus on the people who use and benefit from those spaces. James F. Lima will talk about “The Economics of Placemaking” here in Chattanooga - at The Camp House on Thursday, May 4th starting at 5:30 PM - for the CIVIQ speaker series hosted by Chattanooga Design Studio.

How should growth be managed in the unincorporated parts of Hamilton County? Nathan Janeway is the County’s new Director of Development Services - and he’s involved in the process for the first comprehensive growth plan for the future of those unincorporated areas, recently announced by County Mayor Weston Wamp and County Commissioners.

The two guests on this month’s Open Book are Jennifer Daniels and Peggy Douglas.

United Way of Greater Chattanooga celebrated its centennial of service last year. This year, it launched “Learn United,” a community-wide conversation series - partnering with Millions of Conversations, a national nonprofit.

Lesley Scearce of United Way of Greater Chattanooga. On Rossville Boulevard, community crosses state lines. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

What’s next for the Rossville Boulevard corridor? For the past few years, The BLVD Project has been working with residents and businesses to build a thriving community along the corridor, which stretches more than two miles south of downtown Chattanooga to the Tennessee-Georgia state line.

For Hamilton County, setting the pace for future growth. A bold pack of ecological engineers in “Beaverland.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Beavers are crafty, consequential animals. They have shaped the history of this country, they loom large in our legends - and they are engineering our ecosystem at this very moment. Leila Philip - author of “Beaverland” - visits Chattanooga next month. I spoke with her and Mark McKnight of Reflection Riding.

“Spirit of Wild” - the latest book of poems by KB Ballentine. An arts advocacy coalition for students across Tennessee. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”