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Turn ‘n’ Burn food truck offers elevated street food

BY MICHAELA YIELDINGFOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Best Friends Adam Stiff and Dickie Johnson are bringing a new food truck to the Auburn-Opelika area. The food truck, Turn & Burn, gives an elevated spin on popular street foods.Stiff and Johnson have worked in...

Argentine Tango Club offers fun, fitness, fellowship

BY LOGAN HURSTON FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA —For some, tango is just a dance. For others, it’s a way to communicate. That’s where Auburn’s Argentine Tango Club comes in. The club was started in the early 2000s by Omar Romagnoli, a native of Argentina who was...

Opelika woman enjoys repurposing quilts into useful items

BY HANNAH BEASLEY FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Leigh Ann Parker of Opelika recycles old quilts and gives them new life. Her passion for repurposing old quilts began two years ago during when she stumbled upon a quilt coat pattern and became intrigued.“I began going...

AHS goes to 7A Region finals

Boys, girls basketball teams both advance BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY – With their eyes set on bringing a state title home, the Auburn High School boys and girls basketball teams looked to make some noise in the opening round of the 7A state...

Opelika Book Festival offers chance to meet authors | Event to feature author stage, book fair, writer workshops and keynote address

Feb 11, 2025

CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA PUBLIC LIBRARY OPELIKA — The second annual Opelika Book Festival will be held Feb. 22 at Opelika Public Library. Included in...