Ann Cipperly Articles

Ogrows Open Air Farmers Market Returns May 17

By Ann Cipperly Garden fresh vegetables and fruits along with homemade baked goods, jams, honey and other items are available Tuesday afternoons at the Ogrows Open Air Farmers Market in back of the Southside Center for the Arts on Glenn Street in Opelika. The market...

Micah Melnick Shares Thoughts On Motherhood for All Moms

By Ann Cipperly As Mother’s Day approaches, Micah Melnick, founder and executive director of BigHouse, gives her thoughts on motherhood, whether someone is a birth or foster mom or one of the “mothers” in a child’s life, such as a grandmother or Sunday school teacher....

Entire Family Helps With Tea Party Celebrating A Special Birthday

By Ann Cipperly Birthdays are special  times at the home of Natalie and Aaron Warren and their three children, Judson, 8; Ann Bradley, 6; and Caroline, 4. Natalie enjoys celebrating the children’s birthdays with a theme party at their home. For Caroline’s 4th...

Trish Toomer Enjoys Cooking At Home, For Coffee Shop

By Ann Cipperly With a love of cooking, Trish Toomer not only prepares delicious meals for her family but uses her culinary skills to create yummy pastries for Toomer’s Coffee Roasters in Opelika, which she and her husband Sandy own. Three and a half years ago the...