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On this edition of “Scenic Roots,” a few voices from the recent CO.MOBILITY Summit at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: investor and AOL cofounder Steve Case, in conversation with Craig Fuller of FreightWaves - and Tasia Malakasis of The Company Lab with Lauren Usher of gener8tor on the CO.LAB Sustainable Mobility Accelerator.

Grundy County - an hour northwest of Chattanooga - has one of the highest percentages of payday loans in the State of Tennessee. BetterFi is a local nonprofit in that county - based in the town of Coalmont - that aims to “end predatory lending one loan at a time” by refinancing those loans and educating people about debt, saving them money and improving their credit.

A chance for community voices to reimagine Montague Park. How the Black Lunch Table will fill in the gaps at Stove Works. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Montague Park is the largest urban park in Chattanooga, home to Sculpture Fields and the Chattanooga Football Club Foundation. An urban design and landscape planning process is now reimagining the park to revitalize the space, including two public meetings on Tuesday for community input.

The Black Lunch Table is an oral history archiving project focused on the lives and works of Black artists in communities across the country. One cofounder: artist Heather Hart, whose installation is on display at Stove Works here in Chattanooga - which will host Black Lunch Table on Friday and Saturday.

Students here on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - have produced a podcast series of edited conversations between people of differing views and backgrounds in this area.

Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee on “Y’all Don’t Hear Me.” UTC’s Will Davis on “Tennessee Valley Across the Table.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

The Black experience in Appalachia is one of the highlights of this year’s Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas - starting on Friday at 6 PM at Stove Works: “Y’All Don’t Hear Me," curated by Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee.

Preserve Chattanooga’s Todd Morgan on people saving places. Celebrating 40 years of music at the upcoming Riverbend. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

The first Riverbend Festival was held in downtown Chattanooga in the summer of 1982. Since Riverbend missed a year during the pandemic, the festival is celebrating 40 years of music this year - starting Friday through Sunday at Ross’ Landing.