🌱 New John Hunt Skate Park + Best Places to Work Awards Given

Good morning, friends! It's Amy with your update on everything happening in the Rocket City, including updates on:

• John Hunt's Skate Park
• The Chamber's Best Places to Work award winners
• Cheesecake Factory

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 64 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories in Huntsville today:

1. The 15th Annual Veterans Prayer Breakfast will be November 5. The Hogan Family YMCA will host the event, with check-in starting at 6:45 a.m. (themadisonrecord.com)
2. The Huntsville- Madison County Chamber has named their Best Places To Work award winners for 2021. The nominees are broken down into five groups based on employee numbers and the top three in each category are given awards. Check out the full list in the link! (WZDX)
3. Cheesecake Factory is opening today! It is located next to Barnes & Noble at Bridge Street at 11 a.m. (WAAY)
4. The John Hunt Skate Park design is ready to be unveiled! Team Pain will present the design for the first time with the City at Fractal Brewing Project November 3. (Patch)
5. The state’s redistricting maps have been released earlier than expected, and not all of Huntsville is happy. The executive director of Alabama’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Division has said that some of the neighborhoods in Huntsville are being divided in a way that does not allow for equal minority representation. (WAFF)

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Today in Huntsville:

• PSAT (Grades 10-11) - Madison County Virtual Academy (12:00 AM)
• Building Your Legacy: A Panel Discussion about Planned Giving in 2021 and Beyond (9:00 AM)
• Grow with Google - Huntsville Madison County Chamber (9:00 AM)
• 2021 Vocational Rehabilitation Services (10:00 AM)
• 2021 Build Your Online Presence & Engage Your Community (virtual) (2:00 PM)
• School Board Meeting - Madison City (5:00 PM)
• 2021 Annual Outing - Huntsville Madison County Chamber (5:30 PM)
• District 1 Town Hall - City of Huntsville (5:30 PM)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• Make sure to catch the last few days of Festifall and the Scarecrow trail at the Botanical Garden before the fun ends with Halloween! (Details)
• The Chamber’s 85th Annual Membership Meeting has changed dates to November 3! If you’re a member of the Chamber, don’t miss out. (Details)

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— Amy Young

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