Hville Blast

09/17/2025

🎃 PUMPKIN PICKIN' TIME! If you're looking to make a day out of picking out that Halloween pumpkin, we have some suggestions for you!

We have a few cool options if you want to make a day out of picking out your Halloween pumpkin.

09/17/2025

BlastPartner 🍂 ATHENS FALL EVENTS: Looking for some can’t-miss fall festivities to put on your autumn bucket list? Athens knows how to do fall + here’s what to mark your calendar for (just 35 minutes from Huntsville!) 👇

🍎Apple cider slushes + donuts at Isom’s Orchard
🎃Fall decor in Downtown Athens’ restaurants + shops
🎶Merchant’s Alley Happy Hour Music Series (every Friday Sept. 5-Oct. 31)
🎻TN Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention (Oct. 1-4)
👻Haunt Walk in Downtown Athens (Tuesdays + Thursdays in Oct.)
📖Storytelling Festival (Oct. 23-25)

Events like these + the charming small-town feel make Athens a great place to live, even for commuters to Huntsville.
🏡 If you’re looking for a convenient spot to live to get the best of both worlds, Gateway Village Apartments is now leasing 👀
⏰Located just 3 minutes from I-65 on HWY 72, this apartment community is only 35 min from downtown Huntsville + 10 min from downtown Athens!

Schedule a tour at Gateway Village today!
📞(256) 674-5332
📍 16305 Athens Limestone Blvd, Athens, AL 35611

09/16/2025

🎻 OCTOBER CONCERTS: We have some big shows coming to the Huntsville area next month...

We have a fantastic slate of concerts coming to the Huntsville area next month. Don't miss these October concerts in the Rocket City!

09/16/2025

🥁HONORING A FIERCE SPIRIT: Meet the student grand marshal of a local high school homecoming parade + how you can help fight childhood cancer.

09/16/2025

🚧 NEW CHICK-FIL-A: One of this week's high-dollar building permits is for a new Chick-fil-A on Highway 72.

Of the 19 new high-dollar building permits issued this past week across the state, seven are for Huntsville-area projects.

09/16/2025

🛣 ROAD CLOSURES: Expect road closures in Madison for construction of a new roundabout at the Pettus Road/Pine Grove Road intersection.

A new roundabout at the Pettus Road and Pine Grove Road intersection will cause road closures through month of September.

09/16/2025

🏠 NEW SENIOR HOUSING: An affordable housing community for residents 62 and older is coming to Huntsville.

A new senior housing community is coming to Huntsville, addressing a pressing issue within the city.

09/15/2025

🏡 REAL ESTATE REPORT: Home sales were up in Huntsville in August, but median sales prices decreased.

Median sales prices for homes in Huntsville decreased slightly in August, compared to July.

09/15/2025

💥 WELCOME! Here are some new businesses to welcome to the Huntsville area!

We have four new businesses here in the Huntsville metro to welcome to the community.

09/15/2025

🎨NEW DOWNTOWN MURAL: Who doesn’t love when a new work appears downtown? Check out this beautiful three-story mural that was unveiled last Friday!

🖌️Local artist, , is the creative mind behind this piece titled “Together We Rise.” 

🖼️This mural celebrates 75 years of the Junior League of Huntsville + honors all of the service the volunteer organization has provided. 

Check out what some of the mural elements symbolize:
🌟Staircase of books = literacy + education
🌟Basket of apples = meals provided for hunger relief
🌟Girl with balloon = Panoply (art festival founded by the Junior League)
🌟Watering can = pours life into the roots of a tree

📍The Jefferson Street side of the Clinton Avenue parking deck (next to Umbrella Alley)

To view more work by Ann Moeller, check out her studio in Lowe Mill Studio 271

📸Ann Moeller

09/15/2025

🎨NEW DOWNTOWN HUNTSVILLE MURAL: Check out this three-story mural that was unveiled in Downtown Huntsville this past Friday!

09/15/2025

👦🏻 WE ARE HIRING! Check out our open positions here at Hville Blast + Bham Now!

We are hiring here at Hville Blast for a couple of positions, as is our sister publication in Birmingham!