Christmas festivities bring cheer to downtown Opelika
By Rachel Davis | Community Writer | December 11The night of December 12, Christmas in a Railroad Town will draw in visitors and residents alike to the growing downtown.
The night of December 12, Christmas in a Railroad Town will draw in visitors and residents alike to the growing downtown.
The Auburn Arts Association and Auburn Parks and Recreation are partnering to host the Holiday Art Sale for the eighth consecutive year. Located at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, the event is scheduled for Dec. 13 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Momma G's is one of my favorite places to hang out with my friends. Unfortunately, on that Saturday, a pint cost $4 and a pitcher was $11.99. Did I buy the pint? Sure. Was I happy about the 60 percent price increase of the pint? Of course not.
Friday mornings at 8:30, a group of students from IMPACT, a group that provides volunteer opportunities, meets at the intermural fields on campus to make the trip to the Auburn United Methodist Church to work at the church's food pantry. The AUMC Food Pantry is the product of two women, Shirley Rose Glisson and Reeder Dulaney. Fourteen years ago, the duo banded together to start the charity.
Nia Denham has a passion for music -- specifically, to help young musicians find places toperform. For the past five years, Niahas helped young musicians in the Auburn-Opelika area find places to perform. This year, she decided to form Amplify Auburn, a nonprofit group helping young musicians find performance venues and make music connections in the area.
Marleigh Jones is a slim girl with red hair as fiery as her passion for music. Jones graduated high school in May 2014 and is following her dream of being a folk musician. Her first album, "Jubal," was released in April 2014 through Noise Train, a music blog, under her solo project's name Streetparty in Liverpool.
Alabama Highway 14 trailing through Loachapoka, Alabama was a parking lot October 18, but it tends to be crowded on a particular Saturday in October.
How much do you weigh? If you were to ask me that, I wouldn't have an answer. I have no idea. "Above 100? Below 200?" Yeah, no clue.
I've never been great at makeup. If I put on concealer and mascara, it's a good day. Eyeliner? Get outta town. So, when I had the chance to get my makeup done by one of my favorite drag queens, I leapt at the opportunity.
Creepy Wonderful Critters is an event sponsored by Auburn University's Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve and Nature Center on Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. The event is devoted to educating children and adults about often-feared animals that are beneficial to the ecosystem. This year, the creature of focus is the bat.