Scenic Roots

People, goods, energy, data: this year’s CO.MOBILITY Summit. La Paz Chattanooga: Taqueria Jalisco, Avanzando Through College. At the Hunter Museum, a showcase for glass - Art Deco style. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

People, goods, energy, data: this year’s CO.MOBILITY Summit. La Paz Chattanooga: Taqueria Jalisco, Avanzando Through College. At the Hunter Museum, Art Deco stylings shimmer in glass. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

A century ago, artists and their studios in this country and Europe fashioned art glass in what was then a new style: Art Deco. Next week, pieces from an art glass collection go on display at the Hunter Museum of American Art here in Chattanooga - on Thursday, May 23rd.

This past academic year, first-generation Latino students from our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - and Chattanooga State Community College attended “Avanzando Through College,” a program by La Paz Chattanooga to help empower them to succeed in college.

In 2005, a small red food truck serving Mexican food opened in Southside Chattanooga. Over the years, the food truck became a restaurant - Taqueria Jalisco - as the neighborhood transformed into what it is today. Jorge Parra is owner of the family business.

"Sustainable mobility" is at the heart of the CO.MOBILITY Summit, launched last year here on our campus: the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Next week, the Summit returns - at UTC and at other venues in this city - from Monday, May 20th through Wednesday, May 22nd.

People, goods, energy, data: this year’s CO.MOBILITY Summit. La Paz Chattanooga: Taqueria Jalisco, Avanzando Through College. At the Hunter Museum, Art Deco stylings shimmer in glass. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Orchard Knob is a Chattanooga neighborhood with a rich history. Once home to many Black professionals, the community today faces challenges. From Chattamatters, hear from some of the residents of Orchard Knob who explain how they and their neighbors are taking on these obstacles together.

Orchard Knob is a Chattanooga neighborhood with a rich history. Once home to many Black professionals, the community today faces challenges. From Chattamatters, hear from some of the residents of Orchard Knob who explain how they and their neighbors are taking on these obstacles together.

Orchard Knob is a Chattanooga neighborhood with a rich history. Once home to many Black professionals, the community today faces challenges. From Chattamatters, hear from some of the residents of Orchard Knob who explain how they and their neighbors are taking on these obstacles together.