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November 7th, 2017

Giving back: Phoenix makes American flags, creates opportunities

City Blog is taking a look at the good work performed by corporate citizens. Phoenix, which produces flags for the [ Read More ]

November 6th, 2017

Huntsville honors its veterans with more than a week of events

As Mayor Tommy Battle notes, “Veterans Day” isn’t big enough for Huntsville. “We celebrate Veterans Week around here,” Battle says. [ Read More ]

November 6th, 2017

Medal of Honor winner Mike Rose: Huntsville’s humble hero

On Oct. 23, retired U.S. Army Captain Gary Michael Rose, a 70-year-old resident of Huntsville, was presented the Medal of [ Read More ]

November 6th, 2017

‘Conscientious’ City Custodian Josh Bennett returns to classroom to move up ladder

The promotion was a simple progression in Josh Bennett’s career with the City of Huntsville. Then a lot of complicated [ Read More ]

November 2nd, 2017

‘Handle With Care:’ Eliminate household hazardous materials

OK, it’s going to be a warm weekend and, face it, you haven’t cleaned the shelves in your garage since [ Read More ]

November 1st, 2017

Housing Expo 2017: Helping navigate the challenges of home ownership

Having the means to purchase a house can be challenging enough. To add the complexities of financing and furnishing, upkeep [ Read More ]

October 30th, 2017

Never at a loss for (big) words: City officials offer tribute to the late Ralph Timberlake

He was concerned “that privacy had been obfuscated and absconded from.” He wanted to assure there was never a “penumbra” [ Read More ]

October 27th, 2017

Mayor Battle honored with prestigious National Space Club award

He’s never flown into space or designed an intricate guidance system. He’s never launched anything more spectacular than one of [ Read More ]

October 25th, 2017

Good neighbors: Joint Land Use Study between Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal encourages public input

Even the best of neighbors may have barking dogs. You have to figure out who mows the narrow strip alongside [ Read More ]

October 24th, 2017

What top planners are learning from Birmingham about redevelopment

Earlier this month, Birmingham hosted the annual joint planning conference for the Alabama and Mississippi chapters of the American Planning [ Read More ]