Huntsville, Alabama – home of NASA, Rocket Scientist Werner Von Braun, The US Space & Rocket Center, Redstone Arsenal and King Cotton – provides many stories that are locally inspired but that are often of national interest as well. Topics include current Mayor Tommy Battle, The Historic Huntsville Depot, and picturesque Big Spring Park.
I’ve gone walkabout again in Downtown Huntsville! This time I wandered through the Christmas trees on the Tinsel Trail in Big Spring Park. All the trees made me feel like I was in that Rudolph Reindeer Christmas show, only without the snow or storm or abdominal snowman! And, of course, I missed Clarice. This is my Christmas treat for you.
I thought thirty minutes would really just be the beginning and so after a little while I decided to move down the parade route and exit back around to take a look at some of the tree lights in Big Spring Park. And then – there was Santa Clause bringing up the rear!
TOCC TV is undergoing a transition and upgrade with more video that includes live streaming. Check out this originally live streamed video tour of the Veterans Memorial and Depot in Huntsville.
It’s time for reform that includes a long hard look at the legitimacy of department policy, thorough vetting during hiring, reorganized training, legitimate oversight of department management, and a genuinely independent review board. It’s time Mr. Battle, do your job.
That’s when I got to know a little bit about Dr. Richard Showers. To be frank, that whole city council was a bunch of clowns. Dr. Showers, Glenn Watson, Bill Kling, Sandra Moon and Dick Hyatt were all up against an upstaging and strident Mayor Loretta Spencer. It didn’t matter what was on the meeting’s agenda, you were sure to get an entertaining show of some kind no matter.
Here are a couple of nice snapshots I took in Big Spring Park recently. My Galaxy A21 takes some practice to figure out the best use of its aspect. Sometimes a photo is transcendent and needs no explanation. These are such amazing photos.
Three dozen psyoptic “supernovas” in two weeks is too much and I am observing a pall around town and I am quite certain I am not the only one who is overdosed and disgusted. PANORAMA PHOTO INCLUDED.
Part of the improvements include flood mitigation along Pinhook Creek immediately adjacent to Church Street as seen in the photo.
Historic Davis House in Huntsville’s Twickenham District is being rebuilt.
A monumental day in Huntsville with two major happenings at Maple Hill Cemetery. Huntsville’s Confederate Monument has a new home and Huntsville First Lady Eula Battle has been laid to to rest.
A few months behind schedule the demolition began last week and is moving along quickly…
The Huntsville City Council should call a special session – immediately – and lock themselves in until they decided where it will go.
