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April 29th, 2018

Why Do We Need Historic Districts?

As part of Preservation Month in May, the Historic Preservation Commission is focusing its 2018 #ThisPlaceMattersHsv campaign on celebrating Huntsville’s [Read More]

April 28th, 2018

Alabama’s spelling bee champion and Huntsvillian Erin Howard says libraries changed her life

Erin Howard, a seventh-grader at Mountain Gap School, will travel to Washington, D.C., in May to compete for the third [Read More]

April 26th, 2018

City embraces short-term rentals in hospitality lodging

It could merely be a fold-out sofa in a cozy bungalow. It could be a six-bedroom home with opulent décor. [Read More]

April 25th, 2018

Demolition of City Hall annex first step in downtown facelift

Slices of ceiling tile, pried loose for inspection, litter the hallways. Random pieces of obsolete furniture and office equipment stubbornly [Read More]

April 25th, 2018

Unique artwork part of the patchwork of Panoply’s crossover appeal

David Hammock is an ironworker from Arab, Alabama who has combined his skills with whimsical humor to create unique sculptures, [Read More]

April 24th, 2018

Changing the face and pace of
John Hunt Park

Bulldozers are blazing and John Hunt Park is going through its most significant overhaul in decades. It’s a big milestone [Read More]

April 24th, 2018

Huntsville music icon Microwave Dave looks back at three decades of Panoply

Microwave Dave and the Nukes have been a fixture at Panoply, Huntsville’s music and arts festival, for nearly three decades. [Read More]

April 20th, 2018

Huntsville’s swimming legacy in good hands with rising star Rebekah Hamilton

Rebekah Hamilton is just back from Ireland, full of lessons learned – for instance, even as a passenger, it’s terrifying [Read More]

April 19th, 2018

Preservation Partnership: Land Trust to open new trails, create more connectivity

For those who think of Land Trust preservation projects as merely serpentine trails through hilly forests, consider this: Hiking. Disc [Read More]

April 16th, 2018

9 reasons to celebrate Earth Day with Operation Green Team

On April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hays Nature Preserve, celebrate Earth Day with Operation Green Team! [Read More]