Sounds For Summer: Introducing The Southside Porchfest

Next On The A List From WTCI PBS: Local 3's Cindy Sexton

Cindy Sexton on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4ca40c/2147483647/strip/false/crop/887x783+0+0/resize/598x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F96%2Fd505dbd74fb8940f8f7cc73de35f%2Fwtci-the-a-list-cindy-sexton.jpeg]Cindy Sexton on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz”(WTCI PBS) (Aired Thu 5/28/26) For residents here in Chattanooga, the Tennessee Valley and beyond, Cindy Sexton is a familiar face. For viewers of Local 3, she is more than the longest-running TV news anchor in Tennessee, ever informing this community. She is regarded as a trusted friend for her reporting and a heart for this place we call home. Cindy is the next guest on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” from our public media partner WTCI PBS - this Thursday at 8:30 PM and on the PBS app.

Rain Barrels, A Useful Tool For Chattanooga Homeowners

A rain barrel. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb69c2c/2147483647/strip/false/crop/898x893+0+0/resize/531x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2c%2F13a73a6b45bf974518c04d37f196%2Frain-barrel-rain-water-solutions.jpg]A rain barrel.(Rain Water Solutions) (Aired Thu 5/28/26) For homeowners here in Chattanooga, rain barrels can handle many jobs at once. Eric Hancock is with the City of Chattanooga's Stormwater Management Division.

Growing In - And For - Community: The Farm At The Beth

Arugula grown at The Farm at the Beth. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/13bd6c8/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1080x1014+0+0/resize/562x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F30%2F1a%2F8cc048c042eebda8bd06777c5ab0%2Farugula-the-farm-at-the-beth.jpg]Arugula grown at The Farm at the Beth.(The Bethlehem Center) (Aired 5/28/26) To cultivate a farm, year after year, in a community space takes hard work. In Southside Chattanooga, there’s an urban farm where a basketball court once stood at The Bethlehem Center, a faith-based nonprofit in the Alton Park neighborhood. Damon Bartos is manager of The Farm at the Beth. This spring, I spoke with him and Lillian Moore, at that time The Beth’s director of community impact.

The Exchange: "Without Fear Or Favor" On Free Speech

Dr. Claudia Kramer [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/44fceab/2147483647/strip/false/crop/662x649+0+0/resize/539x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd4%2Fa8%2Fc54e5bf1475c84f801154926ede7%2Fdr-claudia-kramer.jpeg]Dr. Claudia Kramer(UTC) (Aired Thu 5/28/26) Wherever there’s free speech, there will always be debate about free speech. Dr. Claudia Kramer is the Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She’s now writing a monthly column for Business Trend, the email newsletter from the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce.

Sounds For Summer: Introducing The Southside Porchfest

Southside Porchfest logo. [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ddb8403/2147483647/strip/false/crop/700x500+0+0/resize/700x500!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2F50%2F43d7e9d74bfa9dd0132d622b41bd%2Fsouthside-porchfest.jpg](Southside Porchfest) (Aired Thu 5/28/26) What if you could host a summertime spin on MAINx24 and do it Porchfest-style around Southside Chattanooga? On Saturday, June 6th, the brand-new Southside Porchfest will offer that experience for the public at multiple locations across Southside. Maggie Carruth O’Connor is with Chattanooga Porchfests. Monica Kinsey is with City of Creators.