I-565 Interchange Helps Town Madison Ramp Up Progress

MADISON — Toyota Field looked a bit like Mudville on Thursday as the long-awaited opening of the new Town Madison exit off I-565 struck out mightily in rain.  Moving the celebration into the open-air Toyota Field concourse from the exit ramp, the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison Mayor Paul Finley, Madison County Commission Chair Dale […]

$100M Mixed-Use Development in Village of Providence Starts Construction

2020 at Providence to include 360 apartments and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail

Dollar General Opening State’s First DGX in Huntsville

DGX stores are designed to capture the aesthetics of an ever-changing urban landscape

Scents, Sights, & Sounds: Town Madison is Coming to Life

MADISON — There is still a lot of roiling red dirt and tractors grinding at the firmament. Not all the landscape has been planted and you will see a spattering of bare spots here and there like missing jigsaw puzzle pieces waiting to be filled in. But over the next few days and weeks – […]

Looking for That Perfect ‘Out-of-the-Ordinary’ Gift? Pimentos is the New Go-To at the Stovehouse

Pimentos, the Athens-based home décor and gift shop is now open for business at the Stovehouse. For owner Teresa Brodie, Pimentos fulfills her passion to develop strong customer relationships, along with showcasing a wide variety of distinctive merchandise. The Pimentos business venture arrived at the perfect time for Brodie. After 25 years of working in […]

Blue at Valley Bend: Retail Center with ‘Local Flair’ Rises on Aldridge Creek

Curbs are poured, dirt is being moved and Phase I development is underway of a new retail center — Blue at Valley Bend — on Four Mile Post in southeast Huntsville. Developer John D. Blue said the retail center will have approximately 30,000 square feet, with about 16,000 spoken for now. Peppered Pig, a popular […]

Construction on Constellation, the City’s ‘Front Door,’ is Underway

After decades of planning and dreaming, Constellation Huntsville is finally under construction. Located on about 11 acres sandwiched between Memorial Parkway, Clinton Avenue and the Von Braun Center, the mixed-use project has sparked numerous questions and much speculation over the years. Developer Scott McLain never lost faith, although it may have been shaken a bit […]

End of an Era: Huntsville’s Spencer Oil Sold to Mississippi-based Company

After nearly 100 years in Huntsville, an iconic business has been sold. Spencer Oil, founded in 1923, was sold Monday to Mississippi-based Dutch Oil and Victory Marketing, the operators of the Sprint Mart convenience stores. The family-owned company has operated from the same building on Woodson Avenue for 98 years. “We’ve had a good run […]

Shaken, not Stirred: Oscar Moon’s Milkshake Bar Opening at Stovehouse

In a year when we’re all yearning for simpler, sweeter, times, Oscar Moon’s milkshake bar will serve up frozen treats and a nostalgic experience straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. The shake shop/vintage soda fountain/milkshake bar is slated to open in the spring in Stovehouse, the company announced Monday. With names such as “The […]