Mark McCarter

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Lost and Found Pets group reunites owners with pets, eases burden on City’s services

The tail-wagging, teary-eyed reunions are so spectacular, so gratifying. “It’s like Christmas to me,” says Jeananne Phillips Jackson. “And it’s...
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History in the making: Huntsville applies new funding method to Toyota-Mazda development

History was made last Thursday at the Huntsville City Council meeting. For the first time in Alabama, the Major 21st...
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New world of education may have challenges, but also provides greater opportunity

When the three R’s are joined on a near-equal level by S-T-E-M, when neuroscience and cybersecurity are part of the...
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How the Von Braun Center’s biggest renovation yet will happen

Fifteen months from now, somebody will plug in a guitar and step up to a microphone where a parking lot...
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Huntsville City Council members share outlooks for their districts for 2018

Over the past two weeks, City Blog has looked at the hopes and the challenges for 2018 in each district...
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Jeff Easter: A distinguished legacy of leadership and building

Some time, somewhere, they should put Jeff Easter’s name on a building. After all, his fingerprints — and his heart...
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#iHeartHsv campaign is digital love-fest for Huntsville

It’s a social media campaign, now in its fifth year, but as much as anything it’s a digital Valentine to...
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District 5 outlook: Huntsville’s ‘growth spurt’ presents opportunity for better connectivity

City Blog has been taking a look at what’s in store in 2018 in each of the City of Huntsville’s...
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District 1 outlook: Transformative redevelopment opportunity awaits for Johnson High

City Blog is taking a look at what’s in store in 2018 in each of the City of Huntsville’s five...
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Expansion craft: How Huntsville landed in Limestone County

It began with conversations on the tailgates of pickup trucks and around cozy kitchen tables and on creaky wooden porches,...