Featured Stories
If you’ve lived in North Alabama for any length of time, you’ve run across some interesting people and places. It’s pretty common to meet someone who makes missiles by day and brews beer in the backyard in the evenings. We have musicians, chefs, artisans, and entrepreneurs all right here in our little nook of the state, and Launch was created to tell those stories.
Holiday Tables
A Q&A with Leaders in the Huntsville Music Community
Dianya Markovitz, Cultural Programming Manager for The Orion Amphitheater, Matt Mandrella, Huntsville’s Music Officer, and Codie Global also known as Codie G., an artist and industry professional born, raised, and residing in Huntsville, Alabama, share their thoughts on the growing, changing, and thriving music community in Rocket City and how the addition of The Orion Amphitheater drives it forward.
En Pointe Education
Ballet is in their blood. Or at least that seems to be the driving force that brought dancer husband and wife duo Phillip Otto and Rachel Butler from their native New York and New Jersey to Alabama thirteen years ago to build Huntsville Ballet
The Family Farm - Isom’s Orchard in Athens celebrates five generations
Stop into Isom’s Orchard this fall and you might just be greeted by one of E.K. Isom’s great-great-grandchildren. As they say, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The beloved family farm stand got its roots after World War II and has grown not only into a flourishing business, but an Alabama institution.
Unassuming Spirits
From football festivities to Christmas cocktails, there is no shortage of merriment during this season, and whether you are hosting or just attending as a guest, it’s always a good idea to be prepared.
Saints in Saddles
Although I confess St. Jude really wasn’t on my radar until 2015, in my hometown of Tuscumbia, Alabama, Dr. Jimmy Gardiner has been a fervent supporter of St. Jude for well over two decades, hosting what is now the largest Saddle Up for St. Jude fundraising event in the country–which includes hundreds of horses and trail rides, music, food, and much more.
Road Tripping Southern Style
Perhaps nothing is more American than a road trip. From coast to coast we are connected to each other and to this land by patterns in pavement. From farmhouses and fields, to forests and mountain peaks, to coastlines and city lights, the road trip gives a wide view of America, and the Southern road trip offers some of the most diverse scenery and experiences.
A Letter From the Editor
The Southern Table
Extremely Mundane Parenting Advice
In my previous column, I offered enraptured readers with insight from famous, genius writers and professional artists about the joys and challenges of parenting. Since then, I received an outpouring of fan requests (one text from my mom) asking for parenting insights from a non-famous, non-genius local writer and amateur sandwich artist