| Scholarly and Wild |

| Scholarly and Wild |

Star Lowe couldn't find a literary gathering place in Chattanooga, so she created one herself.

| The Real Work |

| The Real Work |

Chattanooga artist Matthew Dutton can turn an object or idea into art that is lovely, nostalgic, and sometimes, deeply creepy.

| Dancers to the Core |

| Dancers to the Core |

Zanzibar Belly Dance Studio is a mainstay for some, but unknown to many. Its owners are working to change that.

| Playing the Music Market |

| Playing the Music Market |

Chattanooga musician Nick Lutsko has broken into the music scene by starting small and standing out.

| Slipping Into Shape |

| Slipping Into Shape |

Before Anderson Bailey and Jessie Bean went into business, they had to get out-­of­-round.

| The Brew Crew |

| The Brew Crew |

The craft brewing business is getting crowded, but the owners of two Chattanooga breweries say there’s room for more.

| Genesis the Greykid: Well Versed |

| Genesis the Greykid: Well Versed |

Genesis the Greykid has made his craft his career, with the hope of inspiring Chattanooga's growing community of poets.

| Common Grounds |

| Common Grounds |

Together, a new generation of roasters and baristas is reshaping Chattanooga’s coffee culture.

| Art After Dark |

| Art After Dark |

By day: Alex Ogle is a graphic designer. By night: he’s something else.

| Purposefully Sewn |

| Purposefully Sewn |

Two Chattanooga women have merged skill and passion to create their own businesses in the textile arts.

| Made by Hands |

| Made by Hands |

Range Projects is a new kind of fabrication shop, where design and function are valued as equals.

| Music from the Streets of Home |

| Music from the Streets of Home |

A seasoned, soulful and sometimes irreverent singer-songwriter, Roger Alan Wade has become a pillar of the country music scene — in Chattanooga and beyond.

| The Fat of the Land |

| The Fat of the Land |

The 100 Dinner at Crabtree Farms is a summer celebration for a community that has rallied around the urban farming movement.

| Paint by Numbers |

| Paint by Numbers |

A small group of artists is creating something big in one of Chattanooga’s oldest neighborhoods.

| Lasting Impressions |

| Lasting Impressions |

The work of French artist Claude Monet makes a first-time visit to the Hunter Museum of American Art

| Setting the Stage |

| Setting the Stage |

Chattanooga’s appetite for the alternative is just now exploding, but a few local artists have been driving the movement for decades.

| Building Up the Bones |

| Building Up the Bones |

Chattanooga architect Thomas Palmer coaxes the charm and character out of empty, worn­out spaces, giving them new life.

| Observed Reality |

| Observed Reality |

Timur Akhriev paints what he sees, never failing to find beauty in the flaws.

| For the Love of Film |

| For the Love of Film |

Lifelong cinephile Chris Dortch founded the Chattanooga Film Festival – and discovered that there's a fan for every kind of movie in his hometown.

| The Art of Perception |

| The Art of Perception |

Multi-media artist Greg Pond uses sound, sculpture and film to demonstrate how we perceive place, and how we react to it.

| Jazz in the City |

| Jazz in the City |

Now in its fifth year, Jazzanooga celebrates the history and fosters the future of Chattanooga's music culture.

| Bridging Culture |

| Bridging Culture |

Equal parts entertainment and education, the Latin Festival was created to lift up Chattanooga’s Latino people, and to promote their connection and integration with the city.

| Writing in Good Company |

| Writing in Good Company |

Every year, writers from across the world flock to Chattanooga in celebration of literature -- and literature’s collaborative spirit.

| True to Type |

| True to Type |

Artist Sara Bang likes structure and form, rules and rulers. But her creativity and determination know no limits.

| Hacking the World: The Maker Movement |

| Hacking the World: The Maker Movement |

On a rainy October day, Chattanooga played host to its first Maker Faire: a forum for the imaginative, the resourceful, and the weird.

| Playing by Ear |

| Playing by Ear |

A master of the piano, Gloria Chien formally trained as a soloist from grade school to grad school. She knew her calling, but not her direction -- until she let the music take the lead.

| Face Painting |

| Face Painting |

Artist Kevin Bate paints large-scale murals in a struggling, but not forgotten, neighborhood. His purpose: to restore hope, and to foster the change that's already afoot.

| A Meeting of the Minds |

| A Meeting of the Minds |

There's a new conference in town. Founded by six local designers, TopCon isn't here to promote products or techniques, but simply to share what makes creative minds move.

| Home is Where the Music Is |

| Home is Where the Music Is |

Today, even in the newest of songs, you can still hear the old-time echoes of Appalachia. But some music makers are preserving the very same stylings, with the same feeling and purpose, from so many decades ago.

| Winter Cheers |

| Winter Cheers |

A round-up of seasonal cocktails, crafted by some of the finest behind-the-bar creatives in town.

| Creating Local Flavor |

| Creating Local Flavor |

A new breed of chefs is coming (or coming back) to Chattanooga after working in cities around the world. They are lured by the growing social scene, incredible produce from local farms and the chance to shape the flavor of a city.

| Art, Taking Shape |

| Art, Taking Shape |

The atelier model of art classes, imported from 18th century France, is alive and well in our city. A look at Chattanooga's Townsend Atelier and Horsin' Around.

| A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman |

| A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman |

Mia Bergeron's studio is quiet, but filled with north light. We pay a visit to one of Chattanooga's leading figurative painters, who is redefining how we look at the portrait.

| Anything but Unyielding |

| Anything but Unyielding |

Every Isaac Duncan III sculpture starts as a universe in the palm of his hand, an exploration of how space and form interact, and how we see the world. But it is his vision that takes each piece to its monumental finish.

| Do It Ourselves |

| Do It Ourselves |

"Do It Yourself" art programs are popping up around the country – inviting weekenders and hobbyists get their hands dirty, with real craft and unique experiences. In downtown Chattanooga, the Open Press is sparking a letterpress revival in the local design community, and Ignis is giving both tourists and locals a taste of glass blowing.

| The Music of Sound |

| The Music of Sound |

From a studio in an old Chattanooga church building, Tim Hinck is creating beautiful music, that’s unlike anything you've heard before.