ATHENS — A Huntsville-based technical solutions company is planning to purchase the area’s only locally owned television station. Project XYZ is purchasing Athens-based Jamie Cooper Television, a Class A station broadcast on WTZT-TV. Kim and Larry Lewis own Project XYZ, which provides expertise in the research, design, development, integration, and sustainment of innovative solutions in […]
There are big things going on in Huntsville’s MidCity District. And the latest is a story right out of Hollywood. Well, maybe not right out of Hollywood, but it is all about movies. Touchstar Cinemas has announced plans for a flagship location at MidCity. A new 50,000 square-foot movie theater will feature the largest screen […]
There will soon be a new look to some South Huntsville businesses. Nearly a dozen small businesses will be able to improve their storefronts, facades and even landscaping thanks to Façade Improvement Grants, the South Huntsville Main Business Association announced. Business owners applied for the grants, sponsored by Redstone Federal Credit Union. The businesses demonstrated […]
As Huntsville continues to grow and evolve, its downtown is going through a metamorphosis of its own. And, sometime in the next decade, Huntsville will eclipse other cities in the state economically, culturally and in population. Speaking of Eclipse, that’s the name of the newest project that will add to the downtown skyline. “We are […]
It took more than a decade’s worth of sweat and tears for Scott McLain, but he’s finally able to harvest the fruits of his labor with Constellation. The multi-use development will be breaking ground next month on an apartment complex and that’s just the first of several projects planned at the Clinton Avenue-South Memorial Parkway […]
If you tuned into WDRM FM this week and thought you heard a familiar voice, your ears did not deceive you. Brent “Dingo” Crank has returned to the country music station and joined the “Dan and Josie Morning Show,” which broadcasts weekday mornings from 5-10 a.m. and Saturdays from 6-10 a.m. Dingo joins veteran show […]
From the folks who brought Five Guys, Nothing Bundt Cakes and other eateries to the Rocket City, comes Super Chix. And, it’s another first for the Patels. “This will be our first location outside of the Dallas market and we are very excited to partner with local restaurateurs Kumar Patel and Rajesh Patel to bring […]
MADISON — Town Madison construction continues and, with that, work on the project’s on- and off-ramps to I-565 proceeds. The Alabama Department of Transportation said motorists should expect single-lane closures and traffic shifts on I-565 eastbound east of Exit 9 (Wall Triana Highway in Madison) tonight for paving to tie-in the newly constructed ramps. Work […]
The TVA STEM Classroom Grant Program sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority and Bicentennial Volunteers Inc., a TVA retiree organization, is now open for applications. The program funds Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics learning projects in classrooms and schools in the TVA service areas throughout the Tennessee Valley. The 2019-2020 application closes Oct. 20. Grants […]
The board of directors of Huntsville Botanical Garden has named Sue Wagner its Chief Executive Officer. Wagner succeeds Paula Steigerwald, who served as president and CEO for the past 17 years and announced her retirement in February. Wagner will start Oct. 1. “I am excited to join the team at the Huntsville Botanical Garden,” said […]
