BY LOGAN HURSTONFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — After 25 years in business, Crown Trophy in Auburn is under new ownership. Michael and Camila Tonks...
Crown Trophy engraves love into gifts and keepsakes
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Lee County School Board meeting gets heated
BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER Smiths Station Teachers Confront Superintendent Lee County Superintendent Mike Howard found himself taking heat...
Auburn trustees approve children’s garden, AU Bee Center
BY KRISTEN BOWMAN AU NEWS AUBURN — The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved two transformational projects for the College of Agriculture at...
Creative Cubs roar back to The Jule for 2025
BY MICHAELA YIELDING FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Little Tiger fans are invited to the Creative Cubs program at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine...
‘Advice for My Son’ is newest theme for local zine
BY LOGAN HURSTON FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — In recent years, there has been a rise in “zines,” which are mini magazines that can be made by...