Quality of Life

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...

Making history: meet Huntsville’s new Music Board

Danish author Hans Christian Andersen once wrote, “Where words fail, music speaks.” The City of Huntsville’s leadership team couldn’t agree...

Anatomy of a Catalyst: Johnson Legacy Center

One of the most significant pieces of North Huntsville’s past will soon become one of the most dynamic spots in...

Chilling out – Huntsville Iceplex undergoes major renovation

The much-needed renovation of the Benton H. Wilcoxon Municipal Ice Complex is set to begin in October, but that won’t...

Huntsville’s new cross country course takes it all in stride

It was the Huntsville High School cross country team that broke the ribbon at the sparkling new cross country course...

Maximizing the Value of Music in Huntsville’s growth

Is Huntsville heading to becoming Music City? Or perhaps Music City II? Not directly, but the Rocket City moniker could...

Spiking the competition with Sand Volleyball in John Hunt Park

Beach volleyball legend Sinjin Smith sees the sparkling new Sand Volleyball Complex in John Hunt Park as an “absolutely incredible”...

Downtown urban planners
set sights on Huntsville

Animate, Amplify, Activate.  At first glance, this combination of words might sound like the beginning of a catchphrase for the...

The Public Inn: From Huntsville’s first hotel to historic home

As part of the 2019 “This Place Matters” campaign, the Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission salutes Alabama’s Bicentennial by profiling homes built in...