by The Observer Staff | Jan 6, 2021 | Community, Featured
By Will FairlessAssociate Editor John Bucko said that he wants to be the first thought for all of Opelika’s cartooning needs. Bucko is originally from the Seattle area and has been living in Hawaii for the past five years. Perhaps evidence of that half-decade stint,...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 6, 2021 | Featured, Schools
hlester@opelikaobserver.com Another semester is over, and teachers have now been fully immersed in both in-person and online teaching during a pandemic. Julie Worth has been teaching for 27 years, but this is her first time to teach during a pandemic. She currently...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 6, 2021 | Community
Photo contributed by Dough Pizzeria “We have a traditional wood fire oven imported from Italy and do authentic Neapolitan pizzas as well as an American style pies,” said Dough Pizzeria owner Graham Hage. “We have a huge beer selection and also serve...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 6, 2021 | Column
By Bradley Robertson I got COVID for Christmas. I was preparing the way for my savior, and on my journey of caroling, gifts and Isaiah, I fell ill. I first thought it was a simple head cold. I have been there, done that before; it felt just the same. Until it lingered...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 6, 2021 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By Sean Dietrich A newsroom. I was in my mid-20s. Unruly red hair. Big nose. A necktie that was suffocating me. Don’t ask me how, but I had a job interview. I was pure nerves. I had no business being there. But then, I have a well-documented history of being in places...
