Hands-on Gardening: Be a Huntsville Botanical Garden Youth Volunteer

Summer is almost here, and with it comes the end of the school year. Soon, there will be teens with unlimited spare time on their hands. Many of those teens whose parents would really like for them to find something to do besides watch TV and play computer games.  Do you have a teen (or […]

Trash Pandas Single Tickets Available Saturday at Have a Blast and Online

MADISON – The Rocket City Trash Pandas will begin selling single-game tickets for the upcoming season on Saturday. Despite the current Major League Baseball owners’ lockout, Minor League Baseball is unaffected since players who are not on any MLB team’s 40-man roster are non-union. The 2022 Trash Pandas season begins Friday, April 8 at Birmingham […]

“Be a Little Wild” with NALZS: Seeking Nature Camp Counselors

Although the “Zoo for You” may be out on the horizon, still in the planning phase, the North Alabama Zoological Society (NALZS) continues to be quite active in the community. Starting May 31st, NALZS will host their “Be a Little Wild” Nature Camp sessions and they are seeking a few good volunteers to assist as […]

Mark Your Calendar: Entertainment Mecca Main Event Opens February 25th

This weekend, it’s time to get your fun on! The Main Event Family Entertainment Center will be celebrating its grand opening on Friday, February 25th.  Main Event invites everyone to join them at their ribbon cutting ceremony from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Then, at noon, they will open the doors to the public. The […]

Construction Contract for Sandra Moon Community Complex Phase 2 Awarded

The transformation of the former Grissom High School into the Sandra Moon Community Complex came one step closer to completion with the approval of a construction contract for the project’s second phase.  On Thursday, February 10, the Huntsville City Council voted unanimously to allow Mayor Tommy Battle to enter a $4.37 million construction services contract […]

Trash Pandas, Havoc Hoping to put Pandemic Effects on Sidelines

Some Minor League Baseball teams essentially disbanded or drastically curtailed operations when the 2020 season was cancelled because of the pandemic. The Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas, looking to play its inaugural season in shiny new Toyota Field and with a strong ownership group, wasn’t one of them. Instead of trimming payroll and turning out […]

City Expects to Net $650,000 from National Tennis Championships

USTA Girls’ 16 National Clay Court Championships to be held July 11-18

The Merging of Two Visions: Singing River Trail Joins the Tennessee RiverLine

It is a partnership that brings together two visions – one green and the other blue – to create a new way of engaging with the great North Alabama outdoors. Representatives from Madison County’s legacy Singing River Trail project joined representatives from the Tennessee RiverLine project recently to kick off their vision for a continuous […]

City Garners a ‘10’ from SEC; Future Championships Possible

Host cities and venues generally have a year to prepare for the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championships. This year, the Von Braun Center had barely two months to prepare for the event after it was pulled from New Orleans because that city was deemed a COVID-19 hot spot. Alabama won the title with a late surge […]

City, Designers Asking for John Hunt Skatepark Feedback

An online meeting last month resulted in several ideas about Huntsville’s planned John Hunt Skatepark. Now, the city and skatepark designers want to hear from the public on this new project. An online survey is available at https://s.surveyplanet.com/UAFKSa5iS. Huntsville residents and skateboarding enthusiasts from across the region took part in the virtual meeting to share and […]