by The Observer Staff | Mar 22, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
COURTESY OF THE CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — This year’s Empty Bowls will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kiesel Park (520 Chadwick Lane in Auburn). Tickets are $20 and can be purchased via the city of Auburn’s MyRec website. A few...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 22, 2023 | Community
Cannongate features beautiful homes in family-focused neighborhood in Opelika CONTRIBUTED BY 10TO1 PUBLIC RELATIONS OPELIKA — Stone Martin Builders (SMB), one of the largest homebuilders across Alabama and the region, officially opened the model home for the...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 22, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE It has always amazed me that my sweet Mama Barbara Patton (not the former mayor of Opelika) could get everything done and done so well: 1. taking care of a husband and three children, 2. working full time in the main office of Russell Mills in...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 22, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN / ANN BERGMAN AUBURN — The 22nd Auburn CityFest will take place Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kiesel Park. All ages are invited to spend the day shopping from over 100 arts and crafts, food and nonprofit vendors. Enjoy...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 22, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH A crowded plane. I had an aisle seat. The guy beside me was snorting. I say “snorting” because he was actually making swine-like sounds as he slept. I am a frequent flyer; I’ve heard lots of snoring. But it had been a long time since I heard anyone...