Culture

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS In a city where nearly three out of four residents identify as Christian, the Huntsville Islamic Center has spent decades doing something quietly extraordinary — building a home for hundreds of […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS On a warm Saturday afternoon in one of Huntsville’s most storied neighborhoods, the front porches of Five Points became stages — and the streets became a festival. PorchFest returned to the […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Atop Monte Sano Mountain, beneath a canopy of azaleas and Japanese maples, Huntsville’s Asian American community gathered on May 3 to celebrate a tradition that has grown from one man’s backyard […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — For Suzanna Stewart Jackson, the repairs were more than new siding on an old house. They were proof that someone had not forgotten her. “This is a blessing,” she […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — High school students across Huntsville have a little more time to apply for one of the city’s most competitive youth leadership programs. The City of Huntsville has extended the […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — Free outdoor fitness classes are coming to parks across Huntsville this spring and summer, and everyone is invited. Healthy Huntsville’s Fitness in the Park series returns on Saturday, May […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The 60-year-old singer and actress was diagnosed in 2015 after years of  unexplained symptoms, including tremors, numbness, and changes in movement.  Initially dismissed as stress, her condition went undiagnosed for about […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS For three days this past weekend, the Von Braun Center became Alabama’s unofficial capital of fandom, as the Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo celebrated its 11th year with one of […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A historic Birmingham congregation is once again rising—this time with a new home and renewed purpose in the heart of Woodlawn. First Baptist Church of Woodlawn has begun construction on a […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS After a brief separation, Judge Greg Mathis and his wife, Linda Mathis, are back  together, ending their divorce proceedings and reaffirming their decades-long  marriage.  Court records confirm that Linda Mathis has […]