Community Articles

Free concerts return this summer with Summer Swing, Noon Tunes

Contributed by Opelika Parks and Recreation Opelika Parks and Recreation is bringing  its two outdoor concert series back this summer. Summer Swing and Noon Tunes will begin the first week in May. Both of these outdoor concerts are free and open to the public....

AUBURN-OPELIKA TOURISM LAUNCHES BURGER BATTLES THIS MAY

Eat burgers. Vote for your favorite. Repeat. Contributed by AOTourism  The area’s top chefs and restaurants are putting their best burgers to the test this May in a new competition: introducing Burger Battles! In honor of Burger Wars, Opelika’s annual burger...

Lee County resident awarded United Way Lifetime Volunteer Service Award

Contributed by United Way of Lee County, Inc. Eric Canada, a 30 plus year United Way of Lee County volunteer has been awarded the Frank M. deGraffenried, IV Lifetime Volunteer Service Award. This award, named in honor of Chief Frank “Buddy” M. deGraffenried, IV is...

‘Break the Biases’: Becoming the Beloved Community

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Asian-American community was rocked in March when a shooter visited three separate Atlanta massage parlors and let loose a spray of bullets. Many questioned whether the shooter had been racially-motived to hate crimes...