City Stories

East Clinton to Providence Classical: A preservation case study

Imagine the moments of tension and wonder. Like a nervous game-show contestant, what would be revealed? Slowly, surely the workers...

Welcoming Dr. Matthew Akin to Huntsville City Schools

As the process to determine a new superintendent for Huntsville City Schools unfolded, Mayor Tommy Battle referred to the impending...

Helping our homeless – a point in time

It’s equal parts civic responsibility and sheer human compassion. It’s quite simply, as Turkessa Coleman puts it, “the right things...

From Gray to Gold – Revitalizing Madison Square Mall

For more than three decades, Madison Square Mall anchored Huntsville’s commercial corridor along University Drive and Cummings Research Park. The...

Training the Next Generation of City Leaders

Pictured above:  Mayor Tommy Battle greets the City’s fourth class in its Leadership Academy by telling them “You’re what our...

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Kenny Anderson was an elementary school student, living in a second-floor apartment in the 16-story LaGuardia Apartments on the Lower...

Promoting a culture of ethics and civic trust in City Hall

It’s back to class for Administrators, Department Heads and Council Members to learn the latest ethics laws As City of...

Citizen Classroom: 
Why police do what they do

Huntsville Police train citizens and media on what it’s like to be a cop on the street Dangerous, complex scenarios...

2016 Year in Review: Mayor Battle looks back on a great year

Pictured Above:  February announcement at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center on Huntsville becoming a Gig City with Mayor Battle, Huntsville...

Keeping the Christmas spirit year-round in City Hall

Pictured above:  Officer Tory Green volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama, an organization that provided mentoring...