Crane watch: Arena construction at Ice Sports Center

Cranes are towering over the 78,675 square-foot addition to the Huntsville Ice Sports Center. The arena on the east side of the facility includes a competition sheet of ice and nearly 1,400 seats. On the west side, ground has broken for a 38,846 square-foot curling facility with five lanes and seating for nearly 200 people, […]

UNA and Samford will kick off football season at The Joe

It’s officially called Week Zero in the college football season. However, that will be a misnomer, as far as the University of North Alabama, Samford University and the city of Huntsville are concerned. It will be a real week in the schedule when the two schools meet Aug. 29 on Wicks Family Field at Joe […]

UAH Announces SportsMED Arena Under New 10-Year Partnership

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Chargers will play basketball and volleyball in the SportsMED Arena for the next 10 years under a new partnership with SportsMED Orthopaedic Specialists, P.C. As part of the agreement, the orthopedic and spine care center has contributed $325,000 toward a total $1.3 million pledge to secure naming rights […]

Greenway Expansion, Ditto Landing Project Gain Momentum with Council Support

The Ditto Landing Events Center project is moving forward, and the Huntsville City Council continues to provide aid to the project in the southernmost area of the city. At its most recent bi-monthly regular meeting, the council voted to give over $1 million to Grayson Carter & Son to complete the third phase of the […]

City Launches Major Expansion of Huntsville Ice Sports Center

There was a kilt-wearing bagpiper, politicians and assorted city luminaries. There were young figure skaters. There were equally young hockey players. All gathered inside the Benton H. Wilcoxon – Huntsville Ice Sports Center (ISC) on Leeman Ferry Road to celebrate a $44.6 million expansion that has begun, evidenced by the bulldozers and upturned dirt outside. […]

Heart of the Valley YMCA Emerges from Bankruptcy, Poised for Renewal

The Heart of the Valley YMCA has announced its successful emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, marking a new chapter in its longstanding commitment to strengthening the North Alabama community through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body. The YMCA first entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2024 as part of a strategic restructuring […]

Field Day: Huntsville’s newest entertainment venue offers games, sports and entertainment for all ages

Field Day, located next door to GigaParts on University Drive, officially opened to the public on Saturday, August 31, to much excitement from area residents.  The entertainment complex boasts a stacked menu with specially crafted food, a stocked bar, a self-pour beer wall, and activities such as indoor mini golf, duckpin bowling, axe throwing, a […]

USA Patriots Amputee Softball Team Returns to Toyota Field for Annual Game

America’s amputee softball team, the USA Patriots, will take the field at Toyota Field on Saturday, September 13, facing off against AUSA Redstone-Huntsville in their annual matchup before the Rocket City Trash Pandas’ home game. More than a pregame exhibition, the event—organized by the Young Professionals of the AUSA Redstone-Huntsville Chapter—has become a tribute to […]

From Gridiron to Green Space: Goldsmith-Schiffman Field Set for $8–10M Makeover

Another facility is being repurposed near downtown Huntsville, and while it’s not as old as the 165-year-old Huntsville Depot that is awaiting a facelift, the newest reclamation project holds its own firm place in city history. Goldsmith-Schiffman Field, which opened in 1934 to host football games, is getting a makeover, not as an athletic venue, […]

Flint River at Risk? New Market Residents Push Back on Integra Water Project

The recent announcement that Integra Water plans to build a wastewater treatment facility near the Flint River in New Market has sparked significant concern among local residents, environmental advocates, and river-dependent businesses. Questions have arisen about how the new plant might impact water quality, local ecosystems, and public health, especially given Alabama’s history of industrial […]