by The Observer Staff | Apr 7, 2026 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYOPELIKA MAIN STREET OPELIKA — Opelika Main Street is proud to announce the official opening of Phase 2 of the Downtown Resource Center. This expansion, made possible through a Main Street Alabama Project Grant, marks the next chapter in the...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 7, 2026 | Featured
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — One hundred and fifteen days. That was the time the Boswell family spent living between hope and fear, watching their infant son, Davis, connected to machines and wondering if they would receive a call telling them he was a...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 5, 2026 | Calendar (Upcoming Events), Community, Events
LUNCH AT THE CHAMBERThe Opelika Chamber is hosting “Lunch at the Chamber,” a weekly food truck and pop-up vendor event held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Monday at 200 S. Sixth St., Opelika. The event runs from late February through November and features a rotating...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 5, 2026 | Column, Sean Dietrich
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — Wake up. Start coffeemaker. Turn on TV. A panicky news journalist is saying America is doomed and only minutes away from exploding. And if not America, at least my house.Turn off TV.Coffee is ready. Pour said coffee. Check my phone. Look at...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 5, 2026 | Featured
BY LANDI RUTLEDGEFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Megan Polston is the owner of Midnight Macarons that has been opened for almost two years, serving the Auburn, Opelika and Valley communities out of her home.Always having a passion for baking, Polston said that as a child...
