Quality of Life

The BIG Picture: Where we’ve been, where we are and where we’re going

Almost five years ago, the City of Huntsville was finalizing its first comprehensive plan in at least four decades. It...

What’s growing on: Huntsville Parks & Recreation building for the future

No longer just the star of Alabama, the City of Huntsville is drawing national and international attention. The population is...

Turn It Up: Establishing Huntsville as a new music destination

It’s an exciting time for music in Huntsville. Music tourism is already a large draw for the City, and the...

‘Heel’ mental health issues with help from a Huntsville shelter pet

When it comes to mental health struggles, pet ownership can take “heeling” to “healing.” By adopting from an animal shelter,...

How to help keep Huntsville clean and beautiful all year long

When you think about why Huntsville is a beautiful place to live, we hope you think of Operation Green Team....

Summer in the City: Huntsville offers activities for visitors and citizens

As Memorial Day weekend approaches and more people are vaccinated, setting out on that long-awaited, long-overdue vacation sits atop many...

Keeping Huntsville healthy: City launches air monitoring station

It should come as no surprise that the City of Huntsville has had air pollution standards for nearly six decades....

Music in the time of COVID: How Huntsville is poised to top the charts

Eight months ago, when Huntsville’s inaugural Music Board was installed, COVID-19 had yet to completely upend, well, everything. “It’s not...

Lifting as they climbed: Celebrating Huntsville’s first Black women voters

Following the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, more than 100,000 Alabama women registered to vote, including 1,373 Madison...

Mayor Tommy Battle proclaims Straight to Ale Day in Huntsville

Love was in the air – and on tap – Friday afternoon at Straight to Ale in Huntsville. Why? Because...