New Auburn location and the Bluebonnet Market CONTRIBUTED BY BOW & ARROW PUBLIC RELATIONS AUBURN — Following a soft opening over Labor Day weekend, five-time James Beard Award semifinalist Chef David Bancroft officially opens the next chapter of Bow & Arrow with a second Auburn location. The Bluebonnet Market — an old-fashioned, grab-and-go market connected to the restaurant and designed to function as both a waiting area and a...
Proposed ordinance removed from Sept. 15 agenda but is expected to return for future council consideration BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council was scheduled to consider an ordinance amendment during its meeting on Tuesday night that would establish new licensing and reporting requirements for residential, commercial and short-term rental properties, as well as self-storage facilities. The proposal, however, was removed...
BY STEVEN STIEFEL | FOR THE OBSERVER Lee County Superintendent of Education Mike Howard stated he will resign, effective Dec. 31. He did not attend a Sept. 8 work session, where school board members discussed options for finding his replacement with board attorney Woody Sanders. Howard did, however, lead the regular meeting thereafter. The Lee County Board of Education hired Howard in December 2023. He previously served as superintendent of St....
BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER AUBURN — Hardy Gilbert remembers the silence. In a city known for noise, movement and crowded sidewalks, that was one of the things he said stood out most on Sept. 11, 2001. Gilbert, owner of The Avondale Bar & Tap Room in Auburn, lived in Manhattan for nearly six years, from 2000 to 2006. At the time of the terrorist attacks, he lived in an apartment at Riverside Drive and West 141st Street in Hamilton Heights....
CONTRIBUTED BY JEFF MILLER, ACES AUBURN — Service is at the heart of the Alabama Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Through a network of Extension agents and trained volunteers, the program is an active partner across Alabama — devoting time and expertise to improving communities and helping residents flourish in their gardening journeys. People now have a new way of supporting the work of Alabama Extension Master Gardeners by...
Last-minute opportunity brings longtime friends Adam Hood and Dallas Dorsey Jr. together on hometown stage BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER AUBURN — For Adam Hood and Dallas Dorsey Jr., taking the stage at Neville Arena was about more than just playing another show; it was a homecoming decades in the making.Both musicians trace important parts of their stories to Opelika, and their paths have been intertwined for roughly 20 years. On a recent Saturday...
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BY GATOR KINCAID GATOR MEDIA AUBURN UNIVERSITY — Long considered one of college football’s greatest traditions, Auburn’s War Eagle flight was on full display this week ahead of the Tigers’ home game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. On Thursday, Sept. 10,...
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Following years of sustained growth in participation, the War Eagle Run Fest is set to pitch the Auburn and Opelika chambers of commerce against each other in a friendly rivalry for a good cause. Organizers...
CONTRIBUTED BY ACES AUBURN UNIVERSITY — Alabama gardeners turned extra rows, backyard plots and community gardens into 124,414 pounds of donated produce during the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Grow More, Give More 250 Pound Challenge,...
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