Venue of the Month: Dublin Park
A short glance out of a car window doesn’t do it justice. Drive by on Old Madison Pike, you see the shimmering pond, some carpet of green and the entrance that leads up a hill by a thicket of woods…
Continue ReadingThe Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau resident “sports guy,” Mark McCarter is – in no particular order of importance – commissioner of the CVB’s fantasy football league and a Convention Sales Manager, working to bring sporting events to the area. He was a long-time sportswriter and columnist and four-time Alabama Sportswriter of the Year. His third book, “Pandamonium,” will goes behind-the-scenes on the return of professional baseball to north Alabama and will chronicle the 2021 season. It will be released in the fall by August Publications.
A short glance out of a car window doesn’t do it justice. Drive by on Old Madison Pike, you see the shimmering pond, some carpet of green and the entrance that leads up a hill by a thicket of woods…
Continue ReadingBiotechnology. Rocket engines. Missile defense. Software development. Research. Engineering. Cyber technology. And sports. Cummings Research Park, which sprawls across 3,843 acres west of downtown…
Continue ReadingAt age 7, Chase Elliott was speeding around in a quarter midget race car. As he turns 25 this month, he reigns as the NASCAR Cup champion. Jeff Gordon’s first ride was a quarter midget car, painted…
Continue ReadingThink your family has been disappointed by canceled or altered trips? Well, how about the University of Alabama basketball team? It was set to play in the Maui Jim Invitational in Hawaii – but the…
Continue ReadingThe blue and gold paint, the Jaguar faithful will appreciate. The new that mixes with the old, it makes for a spectacular example of adapting an historic location to serve future growth. Huntsville…
Continue ReadingOK, if nothing else, you’ve been walking. Or at least on your bicycle, right? Too hot to run and you’re wary of the machines at the gym, and since you were marooned at home – maybe you still are –…
Continue ReadingIt’s more than five hours to the closest beach, and John Hunt Park is woefully lacking when it comes to palm trees, the soothing sound of crashing waves, and the comfort of ocean breezes. But the…
Continue ReadingComing through one door, two people in shorts, adjusting their sunglasses to the afternoon glare and adjusting their temperatures from the chill inside. Outside another door, a waist-high snowbank…
Continue ReadingMasks are no longer mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people with the Safer Apart…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 may be leading to the "Quarantine 15" for a lot of us – an extra 15 pounds that sneaked up because of inactivity, greater distance from workout facilities and closer proximity to our…
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