Entries by Laura Boehringer

Alabama Drought Reach seeks community input to enhance drought communication in Huntsville

The Alabama Drought Reach Program, a collaboration between the Auburn University Water Resources Center, the Alabama Extension experiment stations, and the Office of State Climatology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) launched two months ago. The hiring of Program Coordinator Brianne Minton, who will be working closely with Dr. Lee Ellenburg of the […]

Huntsville Culinary Month and Restaurant Week kick-off, includes special events throughout August

Baker and Able Rooftop Bar at 106 Jefferson hosted a kick-off for Huntsville Culinary Month and Restaurant Week at 2 p.m. on August 1. The objective of Huntsville Culinary Month and Restaurant Week is to highlight the Huntsville dining scene. Restaurant Week in particular is being called the event’s “main course”. From August 11-20, participating […]

August City Council President’s Forum addresses economic growth by city area

On August 1, at 4 p.m., the Huntsville City Council President sat down with a panel of guests representing business resources in Huntsville to raise public awareness of and help facilitate economic growth in Huntsville. This economic discussion was the August installment of the Your City, Your Huntsville City Council President’s Forum, hosted by City […]

Huntsville City Council approves 29 business items, accepts $2.7 million donation for John Hunt Park

The Huntsville City Council met at 5:30 p.m. on July 27 for its regular meeting, appointing several positions in advisory councils and boards, approving 29 business items, and accepting a $2.7 million donation for the construction of a skatepark. Resolutions Resolutions appointing NiCarla Friend and Brian Webb to the Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council and […]

ALS Association’s Alabama Chapter Raises $19,000 with CEO Soak

On July 18, the Alabama chapter of ALS Association hosted its second annual CEO Soak to raise funds and awareness for the treatment of ALS at the Bicentennial Park in downtown Huntsville. Participants walked through the Bicentennial Park splash pad in formal attire. Those “soaked” included company presidents, CEOs, and the ALS Association’s Alabama Chapter’s […]

USSRC Hosts James Webb Space Telescope Chief Engineer

Dr. Jon Arenberg, Chief Engineer of Northrup Gruman’s James Webb Space Telescope, delivered presentations about the telescope’s design, building, and findings at the Space and Rocket Center’s planetarium on July 15 at 4 and 7 pm. The James Webb Space Telescope sets itself apart from other Space Telescopes, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, in […]

Huntsville City Council Approves 16 Acre Property Sale, Talks Alligator Issues

On June 13, Huntsville City Council approved the declaration of a property surplus to be sold for industrial supply business and to implement additional part-time city employee retention measures before discussing the alligator presence with concerned citizens at its regular meeting. In order to improve part-time city employee retention, the council unanimously voted to offer […]

HudsonAlpha Showcases Spring 2023 AgTech Accelerator Cohort

On June 22, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha) hosted its second AgTech Accelerator showcase in partnership with gener8tor, a global startup accelerator, in Saturn V Hall. The five startups that received $100k each in investments from gener8tor each pitched its agricultural technology product to the attendees. Respectively, the founders of OmniVis, Khepra, SAVRpak, Terra Bioforge, […]