BY SAM VISE | FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn-Opelika dessert scene just got a little bit sweeter and a lot more inclusive. Beyond the Batch, a new home bakery based in Auburn, is crafting sweet treats that are entirely gluten-free.Owner Melissa Gipson launched Beyond the Batch this past spring, turning a lifelong passion into a dedicated business. She has been baking since she was a little girl and went to vocational school in high school...
BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Toomer’s Corner, Auburn’s most active intersection, has long been the center of downtown commerce and university spirit. Now, it also operates as an experimental crossing zone with new rules affecting both drivers and pedestrians.On Monday, officials held the “World’s Shortest Party on the Tiger Paw” to celebrate the updated traffic configuration at the intersection of College and Magnolia streets. The...
BY KADIE VICKTHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — The Boutique at Lowe’s Pharmacy & Gift Shop is holding a Fourth of July sale where customers can purchase items for 30% off through July 10.“Inside the pharmacy, we have a boutique that has ladies' clothing, jewelry, gifts and things like that,” said owner of Lowe’s Pharmacy & Gift Shop, Brent Fuller. “Now through July 10, our Fourth of July sale is 30% off of anything in the boutique.”Lowe’s...
BY JOHN BRICETHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE —LaFayette native Sid Mickle has written and published seven books since his retirement after a long career in business where he traveled acorss the country. Returning to his hometown of LaFayette, Mickle wrote his first book “A Backward Glance,” which was comprised of a collection of memories from his childhood in Chambers County. Mickle reflected on the unique experience of writing a book for the first...
BY KADIE VICKTHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — The Market at Magnolia on Main provides local small businesses a space to share their product with the community without the high cost of renting a storefront on their own.“The Market at Magnolia on Main is an incubator for small businesses,” said owner and manager Ashlee Noles. “We have been open for almost a year and currently have around 15 vendors, and we are now in the process of doing some...
BY KADIE VICKTHE LAFAYETTE SUN CHAMBERS COUNTY — The Chambers County Lake reopened in February 2025 and is providing a fishing location for locals this summer.“The Chambers County Lake has been closed since 2020, they redid the dam and the spillway,” said new operator Alan Franks. “It was closed in 2020, and it reopened in February of this year. Me and my wife interviewed last year to take it over and operate it, and we were the ones chosen to...
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BY SAM VISE | FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn-Opelika dessert scene just got a little bit sweeter and a lot more inclusive. Beyond the Batch, a new home bakery based in Auburn, is crafting sweet treats that are entirely gluten-free.Owner...
BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Toomer’s Corner, Auburn’s most active intersection, has long been the center of downtown commerce and university spirit. Now, it also operates as an experimental crossing zone with new rules affecting both...
BY SAM VISE | FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — This July, Whistle Stop Bottle and Brew is adding holiday cheer to its charity bingo nights, which are held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 830 N. Railroad Ave. in Opelika. Whistle Stop is celebrating Christmas...
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