New construction and progress on Pratt Avenue in Five Points is bringing new apartments to the area adding population base for businesses downtown. But, there is a dark side.
Tag: Five Points
Tree Blowed Over In Five Points
Storms tear through Huntsville leaving power outages and downed trees.
West Huntsville Gentrification Arrives In Earnest
City leaders long ago tapped West Huntsville for redevelopment and after languishing for years it now appears to be happening.
Lightening Storm Reeks Havoc In Downtown Huntsville
Thunderstorm with high winds and booming lightening rolls through downtown Huntsville.
East Huntsville House Fire Leaves One Dead
House fire turns deadly in Five Points neighborhood.
Devastating Storms Totals Home
This home in an East Huntsville neighborhood met with disaster as a large tree fell squarely onto the house, and in my estimation, leaving it a total loss.
Uppity White Folks Meet In Downtown Huntsville
The Uppity Alt Left demonstrates in downtown Huntsville while in the shadow of the Solar Eclipse.
Darren Goforth dTIRRd By Miles & Miles & Miles | Pigs Don’t Learn
In the months since Ferguson, we have seen countless police shoot and kill unarmed (black) men, and virtually the entire country has stated that the consistent excessive use of force is not ok. And yet, the response from law enforcement has been the same old excuses. Oh sure, under enormous public pressure, they did some restructuring in Ferguson. But everywhere else from New York, to Cleveland, and even Huntsville, the law enforcement response has been totally wrong, and totally lacking in contrition.
Tirds Flushed From Downtown Soupbowl
Tirds Flushed From Downtown Soupbowl
BREAKING NEWS: Future Skatepark Shootouts To Be Video Taped
The gun battle that took place at the Lydia Gold skate park, located on Cleveland Avenue in downtown Huntsville, occurred in broad daylight with dozens of witnesses. I guess Bill Kling thinks video taping a gun fight will somehow make it safer.
BREAKING NEWS: Skatepark Shootout Last Straw
I guess if you escort your kid to the park, if you can avoid an argument with gunfire, you can keep an eye the kid. But, if you want to introduce you kid to the seedy underside of low level gang activity, or maybe worse, just turn ’em loose to hang out there.
BREAKING NEWS: Yard Abatement Last Straw
The scuttlebutt on the streets is that City and State officials have had it. This mayhem must be stopped! Reports at this time indicate that a contingency of armored vehicles has been commissioned from Redstone Arsenal with backup to arrive from Ft. McClellan within the week. Residents will be asked to move, and if they refuse, their homes will be bulldozed while they are still inside.
