City Stories

A Place for You: Parking in downtown Huntsville is easier than ever

If you’ve driven around downtown Huntsville lately, you may have noticed more hustle and bustle than usual. A combination of must-try...

City Planners: Smart growth principles guide preservation and development

Anyone who’s ever planted a garden knows there’s a bit of preplanning involved. Not only does the gardener have to...

Calm in a Storm: Huntsville dispatchers tout benefits of service-focused career

If you haven’t already, odds are good you’ll have to dial 911 at some point. Whether it’s an emergency happening...

Building a quality pedestrian network, one alternative mode at a time

What makes a “healthy” city? According to Dennis Madsen, manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning for the City of Huntsville,...

Huntsville’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion inches closer to reality

The City of Huntsville’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is one step closer to reality following Thursday night’s City...

‘Not just a job – it’s a career.’ Huntsville Fire & Rescue hiring underway

As a driver-engineer with Huntsville Fire & Rescue, Dennis Allmon never has trouble finding motivation to come to work. “I...

National Water Quality Month: How to keep Huntsville’s water supply safe

When we turn on a faucet to get a drink of water, we rarely think about where the water came...

North Huntsville Business Association inspires growth, unity

On a recent morning in her office in North Huntsville, Judy Hardin reflected on the impact her organization has on...

It’s About Time: How traffic signals keep the Rocket City moving

Traffic signals tell drivers when to stop or go, but few people give them much thought beyond that. It’s only...

Get to know Cory Green, Huntsville Fire & Rescue recruiter

As Huntsville Fire & Rescue’s lead recruiter, I get a lot of questions about how I landed this role. The...