by The Observer Staff | Oct 13, 2021 | Community
CONTRIBUTEDTO THE OBSERVER It’s been 30 years since artist, printmaker and music presenter Scott Peek renovated a 1930s cotton warehouse in the tiny town of Waverly, Alabama, turning the space into a silkscreen print shop — the start of his business, Standard Deluxe....
by The Observer Staff | Oct 13, 2021 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN UNIVERSITY Sunday, Oct. 10, was World Mental Health Day, a day to help raise awareness for mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. Maintaining one’s mental health during a global pandemic has...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 13, 2021 | Community
Contributed byKeep Opelika Beautiful Keep Opelika Beautiful will host a free Recycle & Shred Day on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. The event will be from 8 to 11 a.m. at the 8th Avenue Recycle Center located at 600 8th Ave. This is the site of the former fire station...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 13, 2021 | Column, Wendy Hodge
By WENDY HODGE It is Tuesday night, and my mother and I are watching reruns of Law and Order. I say we’re watching, but I’m the one watching. My mother is listening. She can’t see much anymore, making out mostly outlines and shapes. Lamps blaze from every corner, and...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 13, 2021 | Column
By WILLIE SPEARS How important is a home-field advantage? Over a large sample size, it is documented that the home team wins the average NFL game by a score just below three points. What is even more telling is that home teams usually win between 55 and 60 percent of...
