City Stories
November 30th, 2016
Can we hurry up and finish Zierdt Road?
Photo of Zierdt Road construction courtesy of SJ & L General Contractors The $25-million Zierdt Road construction project is on [Read More]
November 30th, 2016
Behind the Scenes:
Putting on the Rocket City Classic
Basketball, for all its superstar players, remains a quintessential team sport. So, too, is the task of orchestrating a basketball [Read More]
November 16th, 2016
Taking it to the Class:
Alabama Center for Sustainable Energy
They have been teaching the teachers, and for that, their good work has been rewarded. The team at the Alabama [Read More]
November 10th, 2016
What do three caves, firefighters and travel bloggers have in common?
An audible gasp came from some in the audience as a Huntsville firefighter went full-bore Cirque du Soleil, flipping upside [Read More]
October 21st, 2016
A Lesson in De-escalation.
How HPD trains to prevent the worst
A teenager is under suspicion for a crime committed in a low-income neighborhood. He matches the vague description given to [Read More]
October 21st, 2016
Paving Pesky Potholes:
The process behind what gets paved and when
The sun beats down as summer refuses to surrender and you navigate around a fortress of orange cones protecting a [Read More]
October 12th, 2016
Huntsville to host inaugural Rocket City Classic – Crimson Tide vs. Arkansas State
For the University of Alabama basketball team, it’s a bold step as coach Avery Johnson tries to expand its outreach [Read More]
October 12th, 2016
One year in – a conversation with Police Chief Mark McMurray
As Huntsville Police Chief Mark McMurray looks up from his desk, with manila files staggered in one neat row, other [Read More]
October 12th, 2016
We’re Full – Again. The Uphill Battle to Save Lives at the Animal Shelter
“Why are you still here?” exclaims Dr. Karen Hill Sheppard, director of Huntsville Animal Services as she looks into the [Read More]