When it dawned on me there is so much more to the story of Andrew Jackson in Huntsville than mentioned in a previous walkabout, I did the research and came up with this “Hollywood” version of the spectacle.
Jim Casey live on the scene to preserve historic Huntsville in the making as Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle leads a pack of bikers on a tour in downtown Huntsville.
The 40th edition of Huntsville’s Panoply Arts Festival is ready for you with art, arts, and more arts and entertainment, but you’ll need a ticket, kids under 12 are free.
After publishing this walkabout a couple weeks ago I got some unexpected but not surprising positive nods from several black people acknowledging my remarks in regard to diversity fascism
Ground breaking ceremonies are over and the heavy equipment is rolling on the construction site for Huntsville’s new Municipal building. No word yet as to whether a sky bridge will connect the two sides of Big Spring Park.
U.S. Paralympics came to Huntsville for a second time in a three day event beginning in Big Spring Park with hand-cycle relays on Friday, time trials on Saturday and road races in Research Park on Sunday. This video is from the first races on Sunday.
The U.S. Paralympics Cycling Open, presented by Toyota, is underway at two locations in Huntsville April 8-10, 2022. The first event, the hand-cycle relays, are the subject of this video.
Jim Casey goes live walkabout again in downtown Huntsville starting at the Calhoun House historic marker where the last walkabout in this series left off. Watch the video for more commentary and information, and to see all the historic scenes in this remarkably small half-mile stretch in downtown Huntsville, Alabama.
First, it was Miss Charleece’s, then Small Wonder’s Preschool and Brooke’s Bundles of Joy. All gone as the House Eating Monster descended upon East Huntsville earlier this week leaving the scene above. WARNING – this video includes graphic House Eating Monster details.
The parade commenced as scheduled with an amazing number of courageous onlookers braving the cold with wind chills around 20°. I staked out a vantage point between buildings where the wind wasn’t blowing quite as much while a lively crowd gathered along Jefferson Street hooten and hollering along with the wind being funneled in like it was green beer.
A support rally for Ukraine was held at the Big Spring Park Gazebo in downtown Huntsville this afternoon. This video live streamed on Twitch begins with a/the Ukrainian anthem and an inspiring and heartfelt prayer prior to the introduction of speakers.
This live walkabout in downtown Huntsville features Huntsville’s renown Spite House, Maria Howard Weeden, a desperado named Frank James the older brother of Jesse James no less, and the first Confederate Secretary of War Leroy Pope Walker who gave the word to fire upon Fort Sumter starting the Civil War.
