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The 'build-to-rent' concept is giving those looking for a home more flexibility
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Being a first-time homebuyer in today’s market can be tough. "The build-to-rent concept really was born out of a lot of the challenges that first time homebuyers face and today's environment," Ron Dinwiddie, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Management Services at Landmark Properties shares. "Typically, high prices of houses across the country, and then also this high interest rate environment that we're in and what we've seen over the last few years is that because of those challenges that are present, an increasing number of folks want to be able to live in a neighborhood environment, something that feels like the neighborhood they would have purchased in, but they want the flexibility of renting."
From Disney to Simpsons, new Alabama exhibit packed with animation art, artifacts
A new Huntsville of Museum Art exhibit pulls back the curtain on how classic animated movies and TV series – and millions of memories -- were made. “A Journey into Imagimation” features 140 pieces of animation production artwork and artifacts. They were culled from the 59,000-piece collection of Hal and Nancy Miles, founders of Animation Hall of Fame, located in Celebration, Florida.
Huntsville council: Greenbrier zoning change will make homes more affordable
The Huntsville City Council’s approval of a zoning change for the southern portion of Greenbrier Preserve will allow the city more control over the development’s density, according to Councilwoman Jennie Robinson. Developers want to build 401 homes on the 94-acre site south of Swancott Road and west of...
Huntsville Music Office prepares for busy September
The Huntsville Music Office is holding its quarterly meet-up next week and the topics of discussion involve a music-filled September coming up in the Rocket City. The free event, at St. Stephens Music Hall which runs July 30 from 6PM to 8:30PM, provides an opportunity for musicians and stakeholders to network and collaborate.
UAH team places eighth internationally in 2024 University Rover Challenge
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A team comprised of College of Engineering and College of Science students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, placed eight internationally in the 2024 University Rover Challenge (URC) in Moab, Utah. A total of 102 teams began the year competing for an invitation to the URC finals, with a record 38 teams from 10 countries advancing to the last stage of the competition, held in one of the most extreme and Mars-like environments on Earth. UAH team ASTRA, a subset of the UAH Space Hardware Club (SHC), also placed fifth among all United States teams.
Huntsville Hospital’s $150 million expansion: 5 new floors, expanded ICU, 100 rooms and 350 jobs
Huntsville Hospital’s expansion of the Madison Street Tower will be a boost to the local economy, CEO Jeff Samz said in a Facebook post about the project. Samz said the construction will cost $150 million. He also said the expansion will create 350 new jobs. If you purchase a...
‘We must stick together:’ Member of British House of Parliament makes special visit to North Alabama
You don't see politicians from across the globe in North Alabama often but Lord Ross Kempsell, a member of the British House of the Lords, made a special visit to Huntsville Friday highlighting why the relationship between the U.S and U.K. is so significant.
Major contract win bolsters Akima growth in Huntsville
HERNDON, Va. — Akima Facilities Operations has been awarded a contract worth more than a half-billion dollars to provide installation support services at Redstone Arsenal. The contract, awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone, has a potential 10-year period of performance and a total contract value of $563 million if all options are exercised.
Take After Take with Carl Prather: RIP NCAA Football 14, Hello College Football 25
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - On this week’s show, Carl says goodbye to NCAA Football 14 and shares his excitement about the newest iteration, College Football 25. We also discuss the absurdity of the Home Field Advantage rankings for the new game and give our hottest sports take that is bound to make some people mad. But remember, Take After Take is a safe space...
Update: Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in North Alabama early Saturday evening
An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 5:24 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:45 p.m. for Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 5:24 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Trinity,...
UAH student group set to launch its biggest experiment into space
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Space Hardware Club is preparing to launch its largest payload yet into the upper atmosphere from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Through NASA’s RockSat Program, students work closely with NASA personnel on three payloads, each larger than the last. UAH’s first payload...
Dillon Native Jerome McQueen’s ‘AcaSTEMics’ Tapped To Conduct Professional Development By Alabama State Department Of Education
The Alabama State Department of Education tapped AcaSTEMics to conduct teacher professional development (PD) to over 175 school systems at the State’s annual conference. AcaSTEMics is the brainchild of Dillon native Jerome D. McQueen, PE focused on exposing students to career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The PD centered around each participant assembling their own “Magic Lamp” STEM kit and how to leverage hands-on fun into motivating students in the classroom.
Sierra Space heralds giant leap with historic test of expandable space station technology
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — As the nation celebrated a “small step for (a) man,” a leading aerospace company took a giant leap in space technology. Sierra Space, a commercial space-tech company, said its expandable space station technology passed a seventh key validation test, and second full-scale structural test, at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
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