Quality of Life

April 17th, 2017

Hidden Hays: Discover the beauty, tranquility of the City’s largest public park

A cyclist climbing the inclined path to the bridge across Flint River. The duck carving aimless arcs across the pond. [Read More]

March 20th, 2017

Lowe Mill: A case study of wildly successful adaptive reuse

The rich patina of age on the towering red brick walls. The steel-framed ground-to-ceiling windows, with awning windows at the [Read More]

March 13th, 2017

Expanding athletic fields to connect Merrimack and Brahan Spring Park

A major expansion for the City of Huntsville’s athletic facilities is in the early stages and designed to entertain and [Read More]

March 7th, 2017

Downtown BlueBikes program rolls into Rocket City

A leisurely, convenient way to explore and enjoy the downtown Huntsville area is literally rolling out this week. Downtown BlueBikes, [Read More]

March 2nd, 2017

Huntsville’s Arts & Entertainment Districts 101

Jim McGuffey remembers the sometimes wary early reactions. “It was like when greenways first became popular in Huntsville. Some folks [Read More]

February 28th, 2017

Sunshine Club a bright spot among many at Huntsville’s Showers Center

Sunshine Club members and their instructor, Zachary Cayson, proudly show off their strength at a recent meetup. This is the [Read More]

February 24th, 2017

A Scale Back Alabama Competition: Hefty Boyz vs. Huntsville Strong

Were bookmakers in Las Vegas to handicap this competition, they’d have to proclaim the Hefty Boyz as, well, heavy favorites. [Read More]

February 22nd, 2017

Alabama A&M History: Then and now

Photo courtesy of Alabama A&M University The story of Alabama A&M can be told from structures all across campus, from [Read More]

February 20th, 2017

Community Kite Festival returns for 5th year

It is an event that brings together diverse groups from the community for family fun. It will have more than [Read More]

January 11th, 2017

Keeping New Year’s resolutions – Parks & Rec style

You’ve made your New Year’s resolutions, but there are already hurdles in the way of exercise. Time. Money. Convenience. The [Read More]