Living 50 Plus Huntsville-Madison

12/04/2024

This holiday season, Madison Beltone Hearing Aid Center is spreading cheer and enhancing the lives of those with hearing loss, helping them cherish moments with family and friends. In partnership with the Beltone Hearing Care Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity, they are hosting their ‘Hear for the Ho...

12/04/2024

Tickets are now available for Huntsville Ballet’s 56th annual production of “The Nutcracker,” accompanied by the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. Performances are scheduled for December 13-15 at the Von Braun Center’s Mark C Smith Concert Hall. The production features Huntsville Ballet’s ent...

12/04/2024

Burritt on the Mountain is a fascinating place to visit regardless of the season, but there is just something extra special about Christmas on the mountain. Burritt on the Mountain is a very festive place to visit during the holidays. From the beautiful mansion decorated with a variety of Christmas....

12/04/2024

By Erin Coggins | Living 50 Plus Whether it is a new hobby or a history lesson, it is never too late to learn something new. And those wishing to do so, can look no farther than the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Alabama Huntsville. OLLI is a member-based learning comm...

12/04/2024

The award-winning Orion Amphitheater announces Holidays at The Orion, a month-long celebration of the festive season. Guests who attend select Holidays at The Orion events can enjoy seasonal snacks & festive beverages, get their photo taken with Santa Claus, participate in a range of activities, pur...

12/04/2024

By Teresa Gibbs As we approach the end of 2024, it’s time to reflect on the moments we’ve spent with our loved ones and the memories we created. Did you take your family on an awesome vacation this year? Family vacations are a great way to create those all-important memories that will last a lif...

12/04/2024

Written By Gregg L. Parker | Photographs Contributed | Living 50 Plus MADISON – A large group of Madison residents already had a dynamic place for recreation, learning and fellowship. Now, those senior citizens are excited to have a larger home with more activities at the new location of Madison S...

12/04/2024

Story By Erin Coggins | Photos By Joshua Berry | Living 50 Plus Magic. That is what Deborah McDaniel feels when she thinks back on the time, she visited her grandfather in Chicago during the Christmas holidays. The family would take the train into the city to see the storefronts on Michigan Avenue.....

12/04/2024

Story By Maria Rakoczy | Photos By John Few | Living 50 Plus Chickens flying off a rooftop may not be the tradition that immediately comes to mind when you think of Christmas, but in Madison, it’s a nearly one-hundred-year-old tradition beloved by locals that spreads Christmas cheer and gifts to t...

12/04/2024

Story By Bob Labbe | Photos By Joshua Berry | Living 50 Plus Success has always been along for the ride alongside Wes Neighbors. Born Feb. 1964 at Huntsville Hospital, and delivered by an uncle who was a doctor, to College Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman Billy Neighbors, the young Neighbors....

12/04/2024

Story By Maria Rakoczy | Photos By Joshua Berry | Living 50 Plus Whether a newcomer or an old-timer, William Hampton treats Huntsvillians to the “front porch experience” at Huntsville Revisited. Via a page, a museum, and tour opportunities, Hampton through Huntsville Revisited educates ...

11/28/2024

10/09/2024

By Bob Labbe | Photos by Joshua Berry | Living 50 Plus Carlos Mathews strives to be the best he can be while being an enormous inspiration to others. Those two facets of his life help drive him not only in his work of a business owner specializing in hosting government contracts, but as an

10/09/2024

By Maria Rakoczy | Living 50 Plus BAAM is downtown Huntsville’s newest spot for good food and good nightlife. It’s the newest venture of longtime Huntsville restaurateur Mark Komara. Komara started in the local restaurant and entertainment business forty-one years ago in 1983 with Sports Page Ba...

10/09/2024

By GraciAnn Goodin | Living 50 Plus Grant and Jenny Sweer’s backyard looks like something out of a fairy tale. Immediately after walking past the open gate, a wide expanse of model railroad tracks and miniature figurines and buildings meet the eye. Vibrant flowers and greenery weave throughout. Th...

10/09/2024

By Erin Coggins | Living 50 Plus The Huntsville Hospital Breast Cancer Center is the busiest mammography site in the entire state of Alabama. And thanks to the annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run, both Huntsville and Madison Breast Centers are fully 3D mammography capable, making breast cancer easier to de...

10/09/2024

By GraciAnn Goodin | Living 50 Plus Margy Pritchett has been an artist for pretty much her entire life. She has always loved painting, especially. She considered it just a hobby, though, and like many hobbies, other things in her life often took precedence. Her husband, Dan, has not always been an a...

10/09/2024

By Cole Sikes, Alabama Extension Service | For Living 50 Plus Many people associate garden chrysanthemums, or mums, with the beginning of autumn. These floral features are already occupying garden centers and front porches around the country. There are tips and tricks to make sure that every mum has...