by The Observer Staff | Jul 13, 2022 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika is bringing back the Financial Health Initiative with Dr. Nathaniel Dunlap Jr. of the PRF Institute. This initiative focuses on helping residents of Opelika develop a healthy financial strategy to...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 13, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYFUZZY’S TACO SHOP AUBURN — Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, the popular Baja-style taco restaurant, opened its first Auburn location on Tuesday, July 12. The 4,975-square-foot restaurant is located at 1678 S. College St. It is owned and operated locally by GARG, LLC,...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 13, 2022 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST ALABAMA OPELIKA –– The Community Foundation of East Alabama is pleased to announce its fourth Annual Opelika Giving Day raised a total of $24,150 for 10 nonprofit organizations in Opelika. Opelika Giving Day is a 24-hour...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 13, 2022 | Community
By Hannah Lester hlester@opelikaobserver.com OPELIKA — First Baptist Church of Opelika is encouraging music-lovers of all ages to pick up their instruments. The church is the host of a Fine Arts Academy teaching a variety of instruments including piano, drums, voice,...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 13, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH Do this. Get a tomato. Not just any tomato. A Slocomb, Alabama, tomato. Make sure the tomato is firecracker-red and softer than the hindcheeks of a 2-month-old. Find a serrated knife. Cut said tomato into thick slices about the width of the unabridged...
