by The Observer Staff | Feb 22, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned many times before in this column, I love living here in Lee County. Although I lived in Georgia for 26 of my 60 years, in my heart, I have always been an Alabamian. I love that as a Southerner, I was taught: 1. to say “Yes or...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Last Thursday night, Walters’ Gas and Grill in Opelika was featured on the national television show “Restaurant: Impossible” after it was revamped last October by show host Robert Irvine and his team. Penny and Robert Walters,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY When Pastry Chef Melissa Dorman Baysinger and Executive Sous Chef Derek Land are not working at their full-time jobs with the Marriott at Grand National, they are busy with their cottage business, Jewel Green Baking Company. While Baysinger handles the...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYMARCUS MARSHALL OPELIKA — Hometown developer Marcus Marshall Jr. last week announced a major update to an app he created in 2020. “I’m excited to unveil a preview of the next version of Beary Hungry here in the Opelika and Auburn community before...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 8, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve often mentioned in this column, I love to eat, but I dislike cooking intensely. Therefore, family and friends who love to cook and are talented at the culinary arts hold a special place in my heart. One such person, who meets the above...
