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Opelika puts pause on new residential building permits

BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council voted 4–1 to approve the temporary moratorium on new residential and multiple-occupancy development projects.Ward 5 Council Member Todd Rauch led discussion and proposed amendments to the ordinance.“I want to...

Brown Girls Ink authors encourage young writers

By Kadie Taylor The Observer OPELIKA — Young authors exploring the empowering world of writing, 11-year-olds Jaliyah Wilson and Mackenzie Todd have co-written three books, showing others that no one is too young to follow their dreams.  Todd said it all began...

Fun and local literacy at OPL

BY LANDI RUTLEDGE FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — On Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m., Sarah Penner will be the keynote speaker for the Third Annual Opelika Book Festival. Sarah Penner is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of “The Lost Apothecary” and...

Grooms by Brooke pampers pets

By Kadie Taylor The Observer OPELIKA —Pampering local furry friends, Grooms by Brooke serves local pups and pawparents by providing a range of grooming packages.  “I started working for myself, like four-ish years ago, but I have been in the pet industry since...