Hotel Indigo Coming to Huntsville’s MidCity District

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Construction slated to begin on the 120-room, 5-story hotel in the spring.

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Project XYZ to Purchase Jamie Cooper Television

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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 […]

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Jim Parker Tribute is Saturday at Hobbs Island Pit Stop

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During his senior year of high school in Amarillo, Texas, in 1961, Jim Parker met his future. Jerry Gilmer, who led the band Fireballs in that era, was trying to teach Parker’s sister how to play the theme from the television show “Peter Gunn” on the guitar. Gilmer gave her brother a guitar. “I bought […]

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New MidCity Theater to Have Largest Screen in Alabama

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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 […]

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Von Braun Center Unveils LED Lighting System in Propst Arena

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It was an event fit for a king. Or, as in this case, fit for the reigning Southern Professional Hockey League champion Huntsville Havoc. In last Friday night’s home debut for the Havoc, the Von Braun Center unveiled its LED lighting system in the Propst Arena. “Over time, the previous lighting system became less efficient […]

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Welcome to Mars: VBC’s New Out of This World Music Hall

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Welcome to Huntsville, Rocket City USA and home to all things related to space. What better way to ring in the New Year than with a grand opening of a music venue with a name to match? Introducing the Von Braun Center’s newest gem: Mars Music Hall. It’s been just a little over a year […]

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Cirque du Soleil ‘Axel’ Balances Artistry, Athleticism and Logistics

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Thrilling production called ‘Ice Capades on Steroids’

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‘Dingo’ Back in the Fold at WDRM; Joins ‘Dan and Josie Morning Show’

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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 […]

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Stovehouse’s ‘Retailtainment’ Concept to Include Gaslight Alley Retail District

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There is nothing new about restaurants and retailers using a little pizzazz to entice customers to buy or experience their products and services. Mexican restaurants have Mariachi bands; traditional pizza parlors entertain customers twirling pizza crusts; New Orleans chefs shuck oysters and suck crawfish heads for their customers; and retailers have BOGOs and Midnight Madness […]

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