Tag Archive for: City of Madison

Madison Business Expo & Kid’s Day Back in Swing With Baseball Theme

MADISON — It was a grand slam out of the skatepark for the 2021 Madison Business Expo & Kid’s Day at the Insanity Complex. In honor of the new Rocket City Trash Pandas, the theme this year was “Baseball.” More than 50 Madison businesses, all decked out in baseball themes, provided business networking opportunities and […]

Armed Forces Week: Music, Military Displays & Softball

At 8 a.m. today, Mayor Tommy Battle was scheduled to kick-start a series of free public events marking Armed Forces Week in the Rocket City with an official proclamation signing ceremony at the Huntsville/Madison County Veterans Memorial. The proclamation gives the community an opportunity to honor the service and sacrifice of men and women who […]

Five-Star Restaurant J. Alexander’s Breaks Ground at Town Madison

MADISON — Something delicious will make its debut in the shadow of Toyota Field this year. Town Madison’s first five-star restaurant, J. Alexander’s, broke ground this week bringing its famous wood-fired cuisine to the area.  Town Madison master developer Louis Breland said it was a great day not just for Town Madison, but for the city […]

Going for the Gold Brings Green to the Area

The Rocket City is quickly becoming the City of Champions and that means economic dollars for the area. Fourteen sports events over a three-month period generated an unprecedented economic flow into the city and area, based on calculations by Destinations International. Sports tourism for the Huntsville area produced more than $10.3 million in that span, […]

With 2020 Canned, Trash Pandas Ready for Opening Night

MADISON — The transition of the minor league Mobile BayBears to Madison was on a seamless track last year. Opening day for the return of professional baseball to the Tennessee Valley was not far off, and the renamed Rocket City Trash Pandas were ready to open their inaugural season at a brand new Toyota Field. […]

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 […]

Businesses Ponder Options as Mask Mandate Ends

With the statewide mask ordinance expiring Friday, Madison County businesses are considering their options concerning their customers and their employees in terms of their masking policies going forward. Local officials discussed these options, along with an update on sequencing and efficacy from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology this week. “We are so close to this […]

In the Game: Moe’s Original BBQ A Walk-off Away from Toyota Field

MADISON — The Alabama connections are strong. The Huntsville connections are even stronger. But Moe’s Original BBQ, surviving the closure of Cecil Ashburn Drive and now standing stronger than ever after COVID, is opening a location just a short hop away from Toyota Field. Located along St. Louis Street, Moe’s Original BBQ will be within […]