Huntsville residents may still be eating their Halloween candy, but Christmas has arrived at the Von Braun Center. The VBC ushered in the holiday season with a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday evening, the first such event hosted by the multipurpose venue. Samantha Nielsen, director of marketing for the VBC, said the idea for […]
Opal Meek has been a tireless and long-time advocate for the Treymore neighborhood of North Huntsville. In saluting her service to the community, the city of Huntsville cut the ribbon Thursday for a 1.3-mile stretch of the Meek Greenway. The latest addition to the city’s network of greenways connects Sparkman Drive to the area of […]
For North Alabama residents, Huntsville’s rapid growth has brought welcome additions of national retailers, restaurants, and shopping destinations. But as new developments continue to emerge across the city, older shopping centers are also finding opportunities to reinvent themselves. From downtown Huntsville to the city’s northern and southern corridors, developers are responding to population growth, shifting […]
Huntsville’s Bridge Street Town Centre has rapidly evolved from a retail shopping destination into a truly experiential district. The recent addition of brands like LEGO, L.L. Bean, Warby Parker, Madewell, Crocs, Rowan, North Italia and an upscale Old Navy location reflect local consumer interest in diverse, premium shopping and dining destinations. Bridge Street, acquired by […]
When national chains and big-box stores move into a growing market like Huntsville, independent retailers often find themselves competing for the same customers with a fraction of the marketing budget. But several local business owners say the answer was never to compete on price or scale. Instead, they leaned into what a national brand cannot […]
What’s Huntsville’s “secret sauce?” According to Mayor Tommy Battle, it’s building relationships across all levels of government and industry. And that is what helped the Rocket City earn recognition as a Secret Sauce Community, according to Heartland Forward. The Bentonville, Ark.-based think-and-do tank honored three cities — Huntsville; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Oklahoma City — […]
The University of North Alabama celebrated a historic milestone with the opening of Bobby Wallace Field at Bank Independent Stadium, bringing to life a vision for an on-campus stadium nearly 50 years in the making. Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday evening, the North Alabama Lions took the field Saturday for the first football game ever […]
Huntsville’s growth is undeniable, and its thriving retail market clearly reflects this progress. As demographics across the metro area continue to evolve, retail businesses engage with an increasingly diverse array of customer needs and desires. Among the top 100 largest cities in the country, and among the top 20 most rapidly-growing cities nationwide, Huntsville has […]
Huntsville International Airport (HSV) and regional leaders gathered today to ceremonially launch Phase I of the West Aviation development, marking the start of a project aimed at expanding the airport’s aerospace and economic infrastructure. “North Alabama is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, and we need the infrastructure to match that growth.” said […]
John Cooper, the director of the Alabama Department of Transportation, was to the point in stressing the importance of good roads and highways in a way that anyone can relate. “I think it is important for the quality of life in Alabama,” he said. “Miss Maude needs to be able to drive to church and […]
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