by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Back when I was a young girl living with my parents in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), my Mama would make us a special treat. (My two much older brothers Jim and Mike were students at Auburn University, and I was thrilled to have...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Community, Events, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The sound of music will fill the air in downtown Opelika this October for the third Opelika Songwriters Festival. The festival will kick off Thursday, Oct. 13, with a cocktail dinner at 7 p.m. The music...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY SUNDILLA AUBURN — Singer-songwriter extraordinaire Jeff Black returns to Sundilla to give area music fans another evening filled with the very best jewels in singer-songwriter genre, so be sure to be there on Friday, Sept. 9 for a special evening of...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY After such a long hot summer, it was nice to turn the calendar over to September. I have noticed a few leaves with a golden hint in the yard the past few days. Soon it will be time to bring out the autumn décor and gather pumpkins. Fall is my favorite...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Column
BY KEITH HUFFMAN GUEST COLUMNIST A bittersweet emotion, nostalgia can inspire a wealth of positive feelings and social connections, as evidenced by research in psychology. Keith Huffman, who has written newspaper columns about Southern nostalgia since 2008, shares...
